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Saturday, February 15, 2025
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.
Calendar
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Event News
Competitions and jams
- PunyComp 2024 (Results announced: 20 Jan 2025)
- IF Short Games Showcase 2024 (Results announced: 26 Jan 2025)
- ShuffleComp 2024 (Results announced: 11 Feb 2025)
- IFDB Awards 2024 (Voting ends: 16 Feb 2025)
- Russian Interactive Fiction Winter Jam 2025 (Submissions due: 23 Feb 2025)
- Smoochie Jam 2025 (Submissions due: 1 Mar 2025)
- Grand Prix 2025 (Registration ends: 1 Mar 2025)
- SeedComp! 2025 (Submissions due: 1 Mar 2025)
- Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Mar 2025)
- Spring Thing 2025 (Registration ends: 1 Mar 2025)
- Concours de Fiction Interactive Francophone 2025 (Submissions due: 3 Mar 2025)
- Dialogue Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Apr 2025)
- Neo-Twiny Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Jun 2025)
- IFComp 2025 (Registration begins: 1 Jul 2025)
- Single Choice Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 15 Jul 2025)
- Bare-Bones Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Oct 2025)
- Interactive Fiction Showcase 2025 (Submissions due: 31 Dec 2025)
Meetings and conferences
- NarraScope 2025 (20–22 June 2025)
- ClubFloyd (weekly meeting)
- Jams hosted by the Neo-Interactives (monthly jam)
- People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (monthly meeting)
- Seattle IF Group (monthly meeting)
- SF Bay Area Interactive Fiction Group (monthly meeting)
Announcements
- 28 Dec 2024: IFWiki turns twenty! Twenty years ago today, on 28 Dec 2004, David Cornelson created the IFWiki:About page. See IFTF Service Birthdays for more detail.
- 9 Jun 2024: Each month we send a report about the wiki to the IFTF Board. You can help write it by going to: IFWiki reports to the IFTF Board.
- 2 Feb 2024: We added a Dark Mode toggle to the wiki. Just click on the "Dark mode" link in the Navigation menu (log in to see it).
- 2 Feb 2024: Automatic formatting of code is now possible on the wiki. Just use the
<syntaxhighlight>
tag to enclose code. See the extension's page on the MediaWiki website for full details.
Feature of the Day
- Aunts and Butlers (Robin Douglas Johnson; 2006; Versificator).
- Book and Volume (Nick Montfort; 2005; Z-code).
- Chicken and Egg (Adam Thornton; 1998; Z-code).
- Color and Number (Steven Kollmansberger; 2002; TADS 2).
- Earth and Sky (Paul O'Brian; 2001; Z-code).
- Lists and Lists (Andrew Plotkin; 1996; Z-code).
- Lock & Key (Adam Cadre; 2002; Glulx).
- Once and Future (G. Kevin Wilson; 1998; TADS 2).
- Snakes and Ladders (Ken Franklin; 2004; ADRIFT).
- Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; 1998; 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.
- Annual competitions like IF Comp, Spring Thing, and the XYZZY Awards.
- Parser-based authoring tools like ADRIFT, Dialog, Inform 6, Inform 7 and TADS 3.
- Choice-based authoring tools like ChoiceScript, Ink and Twine.
- Hybrid authoring systems like Quest.
- Retro-style parser authoring tools like Adventuron, PunyInform and ZIL.
Software Updates
- 9 Feb 2025: M3ZVM version 8
- 9 Feb 2025: M4ZVM version Release 18
- 9 Feb 2025: Vezza
- 4 Feb 2025: Quest (Language) version 5.9
- 1 Feb 2025: Frotz version 2.55
- 1 Feb 2025: Bocfel version 2.2.3
- 21 Jan 2025: PunyInform version 5.12
- 14 Jan 2025: Parchment version 2025.1.14
- 12 Jan 2025: Balladeer version 0.59.0
- 11 Jan 2025: Fabularium (F-Droid) version 1.5.1
(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)
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- Check out the About IFWiki page for an overview.
- Read Help:Contents and How to edit IFWiki for detailed guidance.
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