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Friday, September 29, 2023
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
- ParserComp 2023 (Results announced: 3 Aug 2023)
- IntroComp 2023 (Results announced: 10 Sep 2023)
- IFComp 2023 (Voting begins: 1 Oct 2023)
- Bare-Bones Jam (Submissions begin: 1 Oct 2023)
- ECTOCOMP 2023 (Submissions begin: 1 Oct 2023)
- PunyJam 4 (Event begins: 18 Nov 2023)
Meetings and conferences
- AdventureX 2023 (5–6 November 2023)
- ClubFloyd (weekly meeting)
- People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (monthly meeting)
- Seattle IF Group (monthly meeting)
- SF Bay Area Interactive Fiction Group (monthly meeting)
Feature of the Day
Xyzzy
A magic word implemented by Will Crowther in the original text adventure, known as "Advent" or "Colossal Cave Adventure", among other names.
(Read more at Xyzzy)
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
- 19 Sep 2023: Lectrote version 1.4.5
- 14 Sep 2023: Moiki version 0.7.5
- 10 Sep 2023: PunyInform version 5.0
- 3 Sep 2023: ThinBASIC Adventure Builder version 71
- 31 Aug 2023: Folia version 1.2.1
- 14 Aug 2023: Evergreen.ink version 1.1
- 13 Aug 2023: Balladeer version 0.39.0
- 11 Aug 2023: Zawk
- 19 Jul 2023: Ozmoo version 13.1
- 8 Jul 2023: Twine version 2.7.0
(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)
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