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Welcome to the Interactive Fiction Wiki
Thursday, November 21, 2024
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
- IFComp 2024 (Results announced: 19 Oct 2024) – First place: THE BAT
- InkJam2024 (Results announced: 16 Nov 2024)
- ECTOCOMP 2024 (Voting ends: 30 Nov 2024)
- SeedComp! 2025 (Submissions due: 1 Dec 2024)
- IF Short Games Showcase 2024 (Submissions begin: 1 Dec 2024)
- PunyComp 2024 (Submissions begin: 1 Dec 2024)
- Interactive Fiction Showcase 2024 (Submissions due: 31 Dec 2024)
- Concours de Fiction Interactive Francophone 2025 (Submissions due: 3 Mar 2025)
Meetings and conferences
- 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
- 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
- 18 Rooms to Home (Carolyn VanEseltine; 2015; Z-code).
- Back Home (James Webb; 2011; ADRIFT).
- Coming Home (Andrew Katz; 1997; Z-code).
- Far From Home (Mad Monk; 2002; ADRIFT).
- Going:Home (SaintOfPenguins; 2012 Twine).
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; 2010; Z-code).
- Home Open (Emily Boegheim; 2016; TADS 3).
- Home Sweetie-Bot Home (Jacques Frechet; 2012; Web-browser).
- Letters from Home (Roger Firth; 2000; Z-code).
- Light My Way Home (Caelyn Sandel; 2014; 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
- 17 Nov 2024: PunyInform version 5.9
- 13 Nov 2024: ThinBASIC Adventure Builder version 71
- 13 Nov 2024: Spatterlight version 1.2.7
- 17 Oct 2024: QSP version 5.9.0
- 16 Oct 2024: Babel (utility) version 0.7
- 29 Sep 2024: Balladeer version 0.56.0
- 18 Sep 2024: Gelek Vanilla version 3.1.0
- 6 Sep 2024: Windows Frotz version 1.26
- 6 Sep 2024: (U)nix IF Development Server
- 1 Sep 2024: Infocom Frotz
(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)
Contribute!
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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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