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Monday, December 23, 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
- InkJam2024 (Results announced: 16 Nov 2024)
- ECTOCOMP 2024 (Results announced: 2 Dec 2024)
- Partim 500 numéro 9 (Submissions due: 29 Dec 2024)
- PunyComp 2024 (Submissions due: 29 Dec 2024)
- Interactive Fiction Showcase 2024 (Submissions due: 31 Dec 2024)
- IF Short Games Showcase 2024 (Submissions due: 1 Jan 2025)
- Interactive Fiction Showcase 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Jan 2025)
- ShuffleComp 2024 (Submissions due: 19 Jan 2025)
- Smoochie Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Feb 2025)
- Russian Interactive Fiction Winter Jam 2025 (Submissions due: 22 Feb 2025)
- Spring Thing 2025 (Registration ends: 1 Mar 2025)
- Grand Prix 2025 (Registration ends: 1 Mar 2025)
- SeedComp! 2025 (Submissions due: 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)
- Single Choice Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 15 Jul 2025)
- Bare-Bones Jam 2025 (Submissions begin: 1 Oct 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
- 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
- An Act of Murder (Christopher Huang; 2007; Z-Code).
- The Hollywood Murders (Michael Zerbo; 1996; Alan).
- Murder at the Aero Club (Penny Wyatt; 2004; Z-Code).
- Murder at the Diogenes Club (Gerald Lientz; 2002; Z-Code).
- Murder at the Folkestone Inn (Anne Laughlin; 1993; AGT).
- Murder at the Manor (Keith Bolam and Allan Morton; 1983; Spectrum.
- Murder on the Hill (Craig Dutton; 2012; Quest).
- Murder Mansion (Roy Lee; 2005; ADRIFT).
- Murder Mystery Weekend (Jonathan Scott and Stephen Boyd; 1997; PAW).
- Mustard, Music, and Murder (Christopher Huang; 2016 Z-Code).
- A Party to Murder (David Good; 2002; ADRIFT).
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
- 14 Dec 2024: PunyInform version 5.11
- 14 Dec 2024: Emglken version 0.7.0
- 13 Dec 2024: Bamboozle version 0.8.0
- 12 Dec 2024: Parchment version 2024.12.12
- 7 Dec 2024: Balladeer version 0.58.0
- 3 Dec 2024: Lectrote version 1.5.2
- 27 Nov 2024: QSP version 5.9.1
- 23 Nov 2024: Quixe version 2.2.5
- 22 Nov 2024: Decker version 1.52
- 13 Nov 2024: ThinBASIC Adventure Builder version 71
(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)
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