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Welcome to the Interactive Fiction Wiki
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

IFWiki is an encyclopedia of interactive fiction, including IF history, theory, craft, tools, and people. IFWiki serves as both a historical record of community knowledge and a guide to resources for playing and creating interactive fiction.

News

What's new in the IF scene:

• IFDB's adoption by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
• NarraScope, a games conference hosted by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
• ngPAWS, a PAW-like authoring system for web-based IF by Uto
• Gruescript, a parser/choice hybrid development language by Robin Johnson

Still going strong:

• Annual competitions like IF Comp, Spring Thing, and the XYZZY Awards
• Popular parser-based authoring tools like Inform 7, TADS, Dialog, and Quest
• Popular choice-based authoring tools like Twine, ChoiceScript, ink, Squiffy and Texture
• Retro-style parser authoring tools like Adventuron and PunyInform
• Experimentation in parser, choice and hybrid IF
• Meetup groups like Boston's People's Republic of Interactive Fiction and San Francisco's SF Bay Area Interactive Fiction Group

Competition News

January 2022

• 17: Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022: Last day for registration and submission.
• 31: Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022: Voting closes.

February 2022

• 5: Winter TADS Jam 2021/2022: Results announced.

(More news at Competition news)

Feature of the Day

Trains

• Basic Train-ing (bpsp; 2010; Z-code).
• Downtown Train (Owen Lockett; 2004; Z-code).
• The Ghost Train (Paul T. Johnson; 2003; Z-code).
• Late Train To Nowhere (Michael D. Hilborn; 2009; Z-code).
• Reality Railroad (Admiral Jota; 2003; Z-code).
• Ticket to No Where (Richard Otter; 2004; ADRIFT).
• Train (Sly Dog; 2005; ADRIFT 4).
• Trainstopping (Ben Collins-Sussman; 2007; Z-code).
• Tube Trouble (Richard Tucker; 1995; Z-code).

FAQ

• What is "interactive fiction"?
• How can I download and play IF?
• Where can I find out what games I might enjoy?
• Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?

(See all frequently asked questions)

Check out these articles!

• See Craft for how-to articles.
• See Theory for articles on IF concepts.
• See Starters if you're new to IF.

Contribute!

You want to help edit the IFWiki? Great!

• Check out the community portal for an overview.
• Visit our list of wanted pages.
• Read the Game reference (style guide) and other style guides.
• Read Help:Editing if you're new to editing wikis like ours.