View source for Past raif topics: IF Theory: part 2

This is part two of a collection of [[Past raif topics]] to do with IF theory.

The first part may be found at [[Past raif topics: IF Theory: part 1]].

''If you add or change any of the sections on this page, remember to update the entry on the [[Past raif topics]] page as well.''
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==Genres / themes / types of IF==

''See also => [http://www.wurb.com/if/genre Game Listings by Genre (Baf's guide to the IF Archive)]''<BR>
''See also => [http://members.aol.com/ryukage/ifmi IF Metadata Initiative page]''<BR>
''See also => [[Genre]] .. [[Cave crawl]] (IFWiki articles)''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/bc3721a75a2ee38a Game classifications (cruelness, puzzleness, etc) (Oct 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/4b86b15125dc6ae1 Cruelty rating system (Dec 2005)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/dcb75b0bb1f541fc IF Classification System (Nov 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/bc3721a75a2ee38a Useful game classifications (cruelness, puzzleness, etc) (Nov 1998, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/819f3f469ad00dea Classifying IF games (Mar 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/22882ab6c6f34069 Categorizing IF (Mar 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/07eb7c70357c36fd Categories / typology of IF (Dec 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/c19e1115df51d397 IF indicators (summary stats) (Feb 2006)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/bbedc2a6b8b890d2 Game types + commercial IF (Aug 2005)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/13cebabcaeed031b Simulationist vs decision oriented IF (Jun 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/85c0d4d1c878624e IF genres / unclassifiable games (Oct 1996)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/b106318ccdda59c9 IF genres / classifying IF (Feb 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/8ffa0edae9c7c8b8 IF game categories / genre tags (Oct 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7181d8ba87d8c1f6 Good IF archival (Oct 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/c7a4c1929efe9300 Genre study 1: Science Fiction (Apr 1995)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/5592f1bec5c33aae Genre study 1: Science Fiction #2 (Apr 1995)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/3833443dcc2c36c5 Genre study 2: Fantasy (Apr 1995)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/cc96c6a928a5cf34 The "Example" genre (Mar 2006)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/1b0dc2987a580b6f Puzzle box games (Nov 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/5b1f6ff6dd45b8b8 "Observational IF" (Oct 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/07b428a9210e2b12 Audio-only IF (Apr 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/04dd830be84b7674 Romantic IF (Feb 1993)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/74e6875c43fceb3f Why romance doesn't work as a game (Dec 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/e6cfbb77a97cee51 Mystery games (clues &amp; solving / winning) (Apr 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/8eebff61e3e19a9b Mystery games (solving / winning) #2 (Apr 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/6013bbde405929cb Writing a murder mystery (Feb 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/797b0d94a38371b0 Time travel games (Sep 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/0ded8eb01b0c53fd Interactive fact (virtual tourism / simulation) (Apr 2005)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/5ea51dcfd1bbc809 Interactive non fiction (Dec 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/de62f3ccbc47bbec Historical IF (Feb 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7ec016f708d15a98 Educational IF (May 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/f95ea8fa1c0ec00d Educational IF ? (Nov 1995)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/0e5f983ef973b039 Non-game IF / training using IF (Jan 1993)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/f41407799a5522ee Writing IF for children (Sep 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7af89dc3d7c4580b IF games for children / recommendations (Oct 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/15fa8076f5444b01 Musicals / dancing in IF (Dec 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/e5621325b1225505 Forensic IF game thoughts (Jun 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/071695ffdc084e5f Legal IF (silicitors &amp; barristers) (Oct 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/facb34d2c5534a56 Religious themes in IF (Aug 1998, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/ec7aeb068d580fed Biology-related IF (Apr 2006, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/992ce44b4f02335b Tragedy IF (Nov 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7264055e7e483b25 Tragedy in IF / puzzleless IF (Nov 1998, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7f59c97e21a217f8 Tragedy in IF + problems with adapting IF + AI &amp; NPCs (Nov 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/f889d2520bd17f04 Introspective / thoughtful / &quot;depressing&quot; games (Oct 1996)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/3b2d14fd4d8e0bc6 One room games (Aug 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/6c5cc2b4c59b3767 Games with 1 or 0 objects, or no PC (Apr 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/e04a6e54af8aaf9b IF &quot;chick flick&quot; stories (Oct 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/8c01de14208292d3 Comic-style adventure games (Apr 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/0426e3e33fc59d26 Writing humorous IF (Nov 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2e85786dfa2fc920 What level of humor in a humorous adventure ? (Mar 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/d23fdf15c1730e2a Adaptations of existing literature (Feb 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7f59c97e21a217f8 Problems with adapting IF / tragedy in IF (Nov 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/067f2193e7aa66ae Interactive Metafiction (fiction about fiction) (Nov 1994)]

==Never ending games==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/d0b143fc3217b325 Never ending game (Jan 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/dde5513e1c810c63 Never ending games (Aug 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/95a80ea47c706446 Infinite number of rooms (Jan 2000)]

==Replayability==

''See also => [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/ifgems/gems_16.html#16.2 Replayability] in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/general-discussion/IFGems.zip IF Archive])''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2abf28e58c050126 Replayability (Oct 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/ecbdf7a6448a03af Rereading games / menu of chapters (Dec 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/a2eeef760308a3ce Rereading IF / repeatable IF (Mar 1993)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/620cada149dcbcd3 Replayability / re-reading IF (Jan 2006)]

==Interactivity==

''See also => [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/ifgems/gems_10.html Interactivity] in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/general-discussion/IFGems.zip IF Archive])''<BR>
''See also => [[Interactivity]] (IFWiki article)''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/25fdb01e4f316b6a Linearity, interactivity &amp; overinteractivity (Jun 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/7d030ef0a1e32bdc Linearity vs interactivity (Tapestry) (Dec 1996, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/5ecf412dbb9386c4 Freedom of choice in IF games (Narcolepsy) (Jan 2006, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2d28774e6f8f952c Narrative / art &amp; interactivity (Dec 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/0ce98feb69e78c7e Interactivity vs puzzles (Jul 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/78d3c576f1fa093e Making cut scenes interactive (Mar 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/117afa374ee82c25 Non-interactive games ? (Nov 1999)]

==Linear IF &amp; multiple endings==

''See also => [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/ifgems/gems_10.html#10.5 Linearity] and [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/ifgems/gems_10.html#10.4 Multiple Paths] in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/general-discussion/IFGems.zip IF Archive])''<BR>
''See also => [[Linear]] .. [[Rails, being on]] .. [[Multipath]] .. [[Multiple endings]] (IFWiki articles)''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/5d488fadecfcd2f8 Linear IF / being "led by the nose" (Jan 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/5cfc9f55239b4740 Games "on rails" (Jan 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/0f64f80c2e99e302 Railroading + adapting static fiction (Tower of the Elephant) (Nov 2006, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/622be70df4afb83d Linearity (May 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/a2ae85c2ab98b433 Linearity + modelling player knowledge across restarts (Nov 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/6710257b3503720b Avoiding linearity / what makes a game linear (Jul 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/c00e650b713377de Nonlinearity (Aug 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/25622d1933e20e95 Multiple endings (Mar 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/49453f0fd3458db6 Multiple endings necessary / desirable ? (Mar 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/c40d74c40417b3ac Sequels to games that have multiple endings (Jan 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/e37acb1283fbcf36 Preventing inconsistencies in a non linear plot (Dec 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/927bbac913580b26 Mutually exclusive storylines / changes behind the player's back (Nov 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2ea9e6048b116837 Ensuring things happen in the right order without the player noticing (Aug 2006)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/dc1624aa6e73768b Multi-threaded stories / butterfly effect (Sep 2005)]

==Real time games==

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/6478b939f9ddfa57 Real time games (Dec 1996)]

==Graphical games / graphics &amp; sound in IF==

''See also => [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/ifgems/gems_15.html#15.2 Sound and Graphics] in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/general-discussion/IFGems.zip IF Archive])''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2eec539b499a6824 Graphical IF (Nov 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/08cb7e774d466249 Graphics in IF (Feb 2006, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/79959122f31f593c Graphics in IF (Apr 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/3bec8699ccebed0e Graphics in IF + puzzleless IF (Jan 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/a258ccf3528d1f8f Text vs graphics (Mar 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/4bce1d1bedd7789e Graphical vs text oriented games (Jul 1992)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/09e287d3c704c582 Text vs graphic adventures (Sep 1992, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/ee17bc58b4581e9f Text vs graphic adventures (Myst etc.) (Nov 1996, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/529166f7185474fb Text vs graphics / why people don't like IF (Apr 1998, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/bbedc2a6b8b890d2 Text vs point &amp; click interfaces (Sep 2005)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/a9216792055ad56b Graphics vs text + how much parser should understand (Jun 1996)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/ba3c6fdd3e7442e2 Graphical adventures / Sierra vs LucasArts interfaces (Oct 1993)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/1401e67f4bbc64c2 Types of graphical games (Longest Journey) / interactivity (Jan 2003, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/8d85a619142d444f Graphic adventure &amp; graphic IF (Apr 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/ac2ef397864c31a4 Why people don't like graphical IF (Dec 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/f6ea971fc2a48f48 Bad idea to have graphics in games ? (Aug 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/f779fbaa5bb278e5 Imagination the best illustrator ? (Jul 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/6fb401c61b9369ec Tile based IF / using a graphical tile engine (Nov 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/c4dca9144a1f52b6 Sound &amp; graphics in IF / mixing modes (graphics &amp; text) (May 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/edcede2bfb9bb8a1 Graphics &amp; sound in IF (Dec 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/3d4da6c516a68b0e GUI interfaces &amp; text adventures (Feb 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/b7cffbbee90ace95 Hotspots in graphical games (May 2005, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/268c6950f4e3404e Good graphical interfaces / point &amp; click games (&quot;Multidimensional Thief&quot; game) (Sep 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/ba415c7275506285 Adding graphics without making a &quot;graphic adventure&quot; (Aug 1996)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/759d860eb9bc0a52 HTML TADS a bad idea ? + sound / audio in IF (Aug 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/e429397b6be6b3ab Music (audio) in IF (Nov 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/4174043922776022 Multimedia and blind IF players (Jul 2007)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/56c289e6ec3c45c2 IF on terminals and the like (graphics / GUIs) (Jan 2007)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/84d882659781b8fc 3D Interactive Fiction? (Jul 2007)]

==Quality of IF==

''See also => [http://www.mts.net/~coyne/foibles.html First-Timer Foibles]''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/89d19fdc826a89bc Amateur IF / what not to do (May 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/d440e5a69b3d3752 Signs of an amateur author + default messages (Jan 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/8bba655e0462386b Checklist for IF authors (Aug 2006)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/3f18837b52e501dd Editing games post release (Jul 2004)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/4aa2dc4a7bb424ee IF with poor English / writing in a foreign language (Jan 2000, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/0ed580eb4103c3c9 Good writing / IF aesthetics (Losing Your Grip) (Feb 2000, RGIF)]

==Copyright issues==

''See also => [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/license.html IF Freeware General Public License]''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/953bdf6783cf57d8 Copyright message (May 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/075915ac2f1fa195 Ten big copyright myths (Oct 1995)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/56f2f8fe64104402 Distributing IF archive games / rights of authors (long) (Jan 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/e9b3a68386b9986f Licensing an IF game / library (Jun 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/dfe757515485e9c5 Copyright issues in IF (using quotations) (Jan 2007)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/8170c9a4cf1c680e Mentioning real life company names in IF (May 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/36b7a19cf1df3e4e Mentioning trademarks in an IF game (Sep 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/aa40508cd876f566 Legality of using a well known place (Jul 2001)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/b1aafd62611f1f59 Using copyrighted characters in IF (Apr 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/1d07a3c78f834910 Fan fiction / copyright (Jan 2002, RGIF)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/349d0879ff7fa73c Adapting existing works / copyright (Dec 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/04ed0d2edd620311 Cameos / using authors' worlds &amp; copyright (Jan 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/cf41d946eb3bbc26 Are newsgroup postings copyrighted ? (Aug 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/bd1b182f4ca1429b Copyright on old games / Magnetic Scrolls (Dec 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/41a0cf15c75443d5 Derivative games / copyright (Oct 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2ac4f8bc1f4ce774 Trademarks + originality in IF (Mar 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/44521a2763b110b7 Copy protection schemes in Infocom games (Sep 1992, RGIF)]

==Commercial IF==

''See also => [[Past_raif_topics: Community#Promoting IF|Promoting IF]]''

* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/4ec9faacf803366e Westfield Chandler Publishing announcement (TextFyre) (Dec 2006)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/0083e74d7769b7e1 Cost of commissioning a work of IF (May 2007)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/cee280968cd08dcb Commercial IF]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/bbedc2a6b8b890d2 Publishing / selling modern IF (commercialized freeware + flashier interface, etc) (Sep 2005)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/17504d4a2f01d0f4 Why would we want commercial IF ? (Jul 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2d2050cf5a1ee7b6 Commercial IF / killer IF app (Jul 2003)]
[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/bbedc2a6b8b890d2 Commercial IF + game types (Aug 2005)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/2c45327ec7ae0cb7 Commercial IF + guess the verb problems (Jul 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/cfcefcd71a52199c Commercial possibilities of IF (Apr 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/8bb6db209a4c10c5 What killed commercial text adventures ? (Aug 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/fb60625f4a9c96be Is the market for pure IF really gone ? (Dec 1991)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/394d258cc18114bc Making money with IF (Jul 1996)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/ece18405888dce74 Marketing / making money with IF (Nov 1995)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/6deba6faf59edb9b Viable IF business (Jul 2003)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/3244eb39ea580bc8 Marketing IF commercially (Jan 2002)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/5cf4bb0faa2f1349 IF as shareware / price of IF games (&quot;Avalon&quot; game) (Aug 1994)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/446f740460c2071e Selling IF (Dec 2000)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/435f831dce979d9c Selling software (SUDS IF system) (Oct 1999)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/50080701cad2f6c7 Selling IF games (Aug 1997)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/828ea7d4235eb2a4 Selling IF + conversation trees (May 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/992ce44b4f02335b IF as a career + tragedy IF (Nov 1998)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_frm/thread/48a820c9da8330f3 Appropriate pay for writing IF (Oct 2006)]

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