Parchment
| Parchment | |
|---|---|
| Interpreter | |
| Links | Home page Download Play online |
| Developers | Atul Varma, Dannii Willis |
| Formats | ADRIFT 4, Glulx, Hugo, TADS 2, TADS 3, Z-code |
| System | Browser |
| Latest version | 2024.2.12 / 12 Feb 2024 |
| Status | Stable |
| Uses interpreter | Emglken, Quixe, Ifvms.js |
| Used by | Parchmap, Vorple |
| Multimedia support | Colours, graphics (No TADS multimedia support) |
| License | MIT (parts under BSD, GPLv2) |
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Parchment is a web interpreter for ADRIFT 4, Glulx, Hugo, TADS, and the Z-machine.
As noted on its development page, Parchment is available in several forms, including:
- the website https://iplayif.com/ where you can specify a story file (on the web or on your computer) to play
- an interpreter template for Inform 7 for both Glulx and Z-code, which allows Inform 7 authors to easily publish their own online Parchment websites
- a site generator at https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen to turn a story file into a single, self-contained HTML file to publish or play offline
Embedded software
Parchment includes:
- AsyncGlk
- Emglken
- Git (via Emglken)
- GlkOte
- Glulxe (via Emglken)
- Hugo (via Emglken)
- Quixe
- RemGlk (via Emglken)
- Scare (via Emglken)
- TADS (via Emglken)
- ZVM
History
Parchment was originally a Z-machine-only web interpreter, created in 2008 by Atul Varma by reviving Gnusto. Dannii Willis became heavily involved shortly afterward.
The IFComp 2009 site promoted Parchment to play some entries online. (This functionality was integrated into the IFComp site itself as of IFComp 2010.)
In June 2010 (build 6E59), Inform 7 integrated Parchment with its ability to "release along with an interpreter", allowing Inform-7-authored games to easily be published on the web.
In March 2011, Parchment became a multi-format interpreter with the integration of Quixe, and got a new home at iplayif.com.
Links
- WikiCAAD (archive)
- https://github.com/curiousdannii/parchment
- https://iplayif.com
- Historical info:
- http://brasslantern.org/news/060308.html - news article at Brass Lantern, 3 June, 2008.
- Original Parchment site (no longer functional).
- Archived Google code repository (2008-2011) -- history also in GitHub repository on branch old-master.
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