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Welcome to the Interactive Fiction Wiki
Thursday, August 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:
- 28 April 2022: Inform 7 is now open-source!
- 3 July 2022: IFWiki has a searchable database of interpreters, authoring systems, and other software!
- 23 January 2022: The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation has adopted IFWiki!
- 15 August 2021: Gruescript, a parser/choice hybrid development language by Robin Johnson
Still going strong:
- Annual competitions like IF Comp, Spring Thing, and the XYZZY Awards.
- Parser-based authoring tools like Inform 7, Inform 6, ADRIFT, TADS 3 and Dialog.
- Choice-based authoring tools like Twine, ChoiceScript and Ink.
- Hybrid authoring systems like Quest.
- Retro-style parser authoring tools like Adventuron, PunyInform and ZIL.
- Meetup groups like Boston's People's Republic of Interactive Fiction and San Francisco's SF Bay Area Interactive Fiction Group
Competition News
July 2022
- 1: IFComp 2022: Open for authors to declare their intent to enter.
- 31: ParserComp 2022: Voting closes; results announced.
August 2022
September 2022
- 1: IFComp 2022: Deadline for authors to declare their intent to enter.
- 28: IFComp 2022: Deadline for authors to submit their games.
(More news at Competition news)
Software Updates
- 9 August 2022: Ozmoo version 11
- 8 August 2022: Parchment
- 6 August 2022: Emglken version 0.5.0
- 30 July 2022: IFM version 5.5
- 12 July 2022: Git version 1.3.7
- 12 July 2022: Windows Git version 1.3.7
- 4 July 2022: Quixe version 2.2.1
- 30 June 2022: FrankenDrift version 0.5.0
- 25 June 2022: Glulxe version 0.6.0
- 24 May 2022: ThinBASIC Adventure Builder version 70
(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)
Feature of the Day
- 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.
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