Design and Development

Brass Lantern Interactive Fiction Theory

brasslantern.org

The theory of adventure game and interactive fiction design, from elements such as puzzles to game analysis.

68 visits May 21, 2025 Details

Choosing a Text Adventure Language

brasslantern.org

Some handy tips about picking which language to use when writing a text adventure.

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Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer

atariarchives.org

The full book by Tim Hartnell.

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Exposition in Interactive Fiction

jerz.setonhill.edu

This document introduces the concept of exposition in interactive fiction, and offers three versions of the same brief interactive fiction text, so that you may experience interact…

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Feelies.org

feelies.org

Company dedicated to distributing feelies for shareware and freeware interactive fiction.

355 visits Jul 26, 2025 Details

Interactive Fiction and the Future of the Novel

atariarchives.org

An article by Michael Berlyn and Marc Blank.

307 visits Apr 17, 2025 Details

Interactive Fiction Page

cs.cmu.edu

Information on playing and developing interactive fiction.

76 visits Jun 5, 2025 Details

NPC Characterization

emshort.home.mindspring.com

A guide on how to create believable NPCs.

478 visits Dec 7, 2024 Details

OnyxRing

onyxring.com

Covers topics from interactive fiction design to Inform implementation.

7 visits Jan 28, 2026 Details

XYZZYnews: Interview with Michael Kinyon

xyzzynews.com

Interview with a Player Extraordinaire.

12 visits Jan 26, 2026 Details

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