Articles related to "Interactive Fiction"
About This Site
A short summary of the purpose of this site, and a description of what sorts of information about IF will be available here in the coming months.
introduction • second person • interactive • fiction • literature
A short summary of the purpose of this site, and a description of what sorts of information about IF will be available here in the coming months.
introduction • second person • interactive • fiction • literature
Book Review: Hamlet on The Holodeck (Part One)
A book that many consider to be the bible of interactive writing, reviewed.
paint • interactive • fiction • storytelling • art
A book that many consider to be the bible of interactive writing, reviewed.
paint • interactive • fiction • storytelling • art
Getting Into IF - Part One
How to obtain the tools you need to run IF programs on your own PC.
if • interactive fiction • software • utilities • tools
How to obtain the tools you need to run IF programs on your own PC.
if • interactive fiction • software • utilities • tools
How to Play Interactive Fiction
Knowing the standard commands and conventions of text adventures greatly helps players to play within the bounds of the interaction available in the game.
interactive fiction • if • text adventures • games • commands
Knowing the standard commands and conventions of text adventures greatly helps players to play within the bounds of the interaction available in the game.
interactive fiction • if • text adventures • games • commands
Interactive Fiction Competitions
Four annual competitions, the IFComp, Spring Thing, IntroComp, and the IF Art Show, along with smaller ones, encourage the composition of new interactive fiction.
interactive fiction • text adventures • competitions • games • prizes
Four annual competitions, the IFComp, Spring Thing, IntroComp, and the IF Art Show, along with smaller ones, encourage the composition of new interactive fiction.
interactive fiction • text adventures • competitions • games • prizes
Joe Dever – Role Playing Gamebooks Author
Joe Dever, famous for his Lone Wolf Books, has been one of the most influential authors in interactive fiction. This is his story.
joe dever • gamebooks • lone wolf • project aon • lone wolf dever
Joe Dever, famous for his Lone Wolf Books, has been one of the most influential authors in interactive fiction. This is his story.
joe dever • gamebooks • lone wolf • project aon • lone wolf dever
Lone Wolf Books – The Interactive Fiction Game
In the 1980s the Lone Wolf gamebooks developed a strong fan base. Now fans can rejoice, as the Lone Wolf Books have returned!
lone wolf books • lone wolf book • lone wolf gamebooks • lone wolf books online • lone wolf
In the 1980s the Lone Wolf gamebooks developed a strong fan base. Now fans can rejoice, as the Lone Wolf Books have returned!
lone wolf books • lone wolf book • lone wolf gamebooks • lone wolf books online • lone wolf
Questions In Search of Answers
New additions to online WOD, interview and convention listing and a reader survey.
rp gaming gamer mud mush mux roleplay wod if inter
New additions to online WOD, interview and convention listing and a reader survey.
rp gaming gamer mud mush mux roleplay wod if inter
Text Adventures Still Around
Everything is becoming more graphic intensive. Even operating systems. But one gamer sub-culture doesn't care. In fact, they don't need graphics at all.
interactive fiction • infocom • zork • xyzzy • hotel dusk
Everything is becoming more graphic intensive. Even operating systems. But one gamer sub-culture doesn't care. In fact, they don't need graphics at all.
interactive fiction • infocom • zork • xyzzy • hotel dusk
Why Interactivity?
So why is interactivity in literature such a good thing after all?
interactive fiction • interactivity • aesthetics • didacticism
So why is interactivity in literature such a good thing after all?
interactive fiction • interactivity • aesthetics • didacticism
IF Competition 2006 Results
The top seven games of this IFComp are all exceptionally good games. Two are by well-known authors in the community, and two by first-time IF authors.
interactive fiction • if • text adventures • games • ifcomp
The top seven games of this IFComp are all exceptionally good games. Two are by well-known authors in the community, and two by first-time IF authors.
interactive fiction • if • text adventures • games • ifcomp
Modes of Collaboration
Why don't more IF writers collaborate with one another?
collaboration • philip k dick • roger zelazny • science fiction • computer games
Why don't more IF writers collaborate with one another?
collaboration • philip k dick • roger zelazny • science fiction • computer games
The Game is Where the Hype is
The future of gaming lies in its past.
gaming • rp • roleplay • role-play • gamer
The future of gaming lies in its past.
gaming • rp • roleplay • role-play • gamer
New Toys in the Toybox
Tools for interactive fiction and LARP creation
if game programming mage tads alan larp rp rolepla
Tools for interactive fiction and LARP creation
if game programming mage tads alan larp rp rolepla
Tool Time
LARP productions and interactive fiction tools
gaming rp roleplay mud mush mu* gamer interactive
LARP productions and interactive fiction tools
gaming rp roleplay mud mush mu* gamer interactive
IF Programming Series, Second Installment: ADRIFT
A new system for designing IF that can be mastered in a couple of days. Yes, really.
game design • adrift • fiction • writing • interactive
A new system for designing IF that can be mastered in a couple of days. Yes, really.
game design • adrift • fiction • writing • interactive
Games and Gifts
Some seasonal reflections on the intimate connection between gift-giving and game design.
gift-giving • games • 3d • presents • fiction
Some seasonal reflections on the intimate connection between gift-giving and game design.
gift-giving • games • 3d • presents • fiction
Hot Potato Fiction!
Stories that are started by one author and passed on seqentially to others are a vulgar but enjoyable brand of IF that have a natural home on the web.
collaboration • fiction • storytelling • games • art
Stories that are started by one author and passed on seqentially to others are a vulgar but enjoyable brand of IF that have a natural home on the web.
collaboration • fiction • storytelling • games • art
LOTECHComp Prizes
Six books that will be mailed out to the winners of our multiple-choice game programming contest.
ayn rand • contests • books • novels • prizes
Six books that will be mailed out to the winners of our multiple-choice game programming contest.
ayn rand • contests • books • novels • prizes
Roguelike Games
Like interactive fiction, ASCII-based roguelike games still have their own following.
roguelike • rogue • roguelike magazine • dungeons • ascii
Like interactive fiction, ASCII-based roguelike games still have their own following.
roguelike • rogue • roguelike magazine • dungeons • ascii
Shared Worlds
Some musings on why there aren't more fictional 'worlds' made use of by different IF authors to tell stories against a common backdrop.
dungoens and dragons • muds • roleplaying • fiction
Some musings on why there aren't more fictional 'worlds' made use of by different IF authors to tell stories against a common backdrop.
dungoens and dragons • muds • roleplaying • fiction
Slices O' Life
Some thought on the prevalence of fantasy elements in interactive games and literature, at the expense of everyday life.
art • formalism • fantasy • internet games • realism
Some thought on the prevalence of fantasy elements in interactive games and literature, at the expense of everyday life.
art • formalism • fantasy • internet games • realism
The Mediterranean Food, Travel,and Life Summer Reading List!
A summer reading "wish list" on the Mediterranean theme.
books • summer • tuscany • italy • mediterranean
A summer reading "wish list" on the Mediterranean theme.
books • summer • tuscany • italy • mediterranean
Video Game Programming
Learn what the different areas of video game programming are, and how choosing them effects the kind of video game programming and general programming skills needed.
game programming • video game programming • game programming software • scripting • level design
Learn what the different areas of video game programming are, and how choosing them effects the kind of video game programming and general programming skills needed.
game programming • video game programming • game programming software • scripting • level design
IF Programming Series, First Installment: TADS
An invitation to the IF authoring system known as TADS.
tads • tads • text adventures • programming • games
An invitation to the IF authoring system known as TADS.
tads • tads • text adventures • programming • games
Letter to Johann Gutenberg
A gently humorous introduction to the pleasures of reading interactive fiction.
gutenberg • hypertext • i-f • stories • literature
A gently humorous introduction to the pleasures of reading interactive fiction.
gutenberg • hypertext • i-f • stories • literature
Point of View Definitions and Examples
The Point of View (POV) determines the narrator of a story and how much the reader knows. Writer use first, second or third person, limited or omniscient, with purpose.
point of view in fiction • first person point of view • third person point of view • limited and omniscient point of view • what is pov
The Point of View (POV) determines the narrator of a story and how much the reader knows. Writer use first, second or third person, limited or omniscient, with purpose.
point of view in fiction • first person point of view • third person point of view • limited and omniscient point of view • what is pov
Multimedia IF: Pitfalls and Prospects
Can traditional interactive fiction incorporate multimedia elements - pictures, photos, sound effects, music and so on - without Selling Out To The Man?
multimedia • games • myst • interactive design • majestic
Can traditional interactive fiction incorporate multimedia elements - pictures, photos, sound effects, music and so on - without Selling Out To The Man?
multimedia • games • myst • interactive design • majestic
Interview with authors Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
Interview with historical mystery writing pair Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
interview • mystery • mary reed • eric mayer
Interview with historical mystery writing pair Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
interview • mystery • mary reed • eric mayer
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