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* AMFV = ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' | * AMFV = ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' | ||
* [[BTZ]] = Better Than Zork | * [[BTZ]] = Better Than Zork | ||
* [[CAAD]] = Club de Aventuras AD | |||
* C.A.T. = [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]] | * C.A.T. = [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]] | ||
* [[CRPG]] = Computer Role-Playing Game | * [[CRPG]] = Computer Role-Playing Game | ||
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* [[DM4]] = Inform Design Manual version 4 | * [[DM4]] = Inform Design Manual version 4 | ||
* [[GAGS]] = Generic Adventure Game System | * [[GAGS]] = Generic Adventure Game System | ||
* IBG = ''[[The Inform Beginner's Guide]]'' by [[Roger Firth]] and [[Sonja Kesserich]]. | |||
* IF = [[interactive fiction|Interactive Fiction]] | * IF = [[interactive fiction|Interactive Fiction]] | ||
* [[IFML]] = Interactive Fiction Markup Language | * [[IFML]] = Interactive Fiction Markup Language | ||
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* rgif = rec.games.int-fiction | * rgif = rec.games.int-fiction | ||
* [[RPG]] = Role-Playing Game | * [[RPG]] = Role-Playing Game | ||
* [[SPAC]] = Sociedad para la Preservación de las Aventuras Conversacionales | |||
* [[SPAG]] = Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games | * [[SPAG]] = Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games | ||
* [[SUDS]] = | * [[SUDS]] = | ||
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Uncommonly understood abbreviations: | Uncommonly understood abbreviations: | ||
* A = ask about | * A = ask about, or aft | ||
* F = fore | |||
* P = port | |||
* SB = starboard | |||
* T = talk to | * T = talk to | ||
[[Category:Glossary| Abbreviations]] | [[Category:Glossary| Abbreviations]] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 17 June 2006
A list of some abbreviations used in articles about interactive fiction:
- AAS = Advanced Authoring System
- ADRIFT =
- AGT = Adventure Game Toolkit
- AIF = Adult Interactive Fiction
- AMFV = A Mind Forever Voyaging
- BTZ = Better Than Zork
- CAAD = Club de Aventuras AD
- C.A.T. = Creative Adventure Toolkit
- CRPG = Computer Role-Playing Game
- CYOA = Choose Your Own Adventure
- DM4 = Inform Design Manual version 4
- GAGS = Generic Adventure Game System
- IBG = The Inform Beginner's Guide by Roger Firth and Sonja Kesserich.
- IF = Interactive Fiction
- IFML = Interactive Fiction Markup Language
- JACL = JACL Adventure Creation Language
- LGOP = Leather Goddesses of Phobos
- M.A.C. =
- MDL = MIT Design Language
- MUD = Multi-User Dungeon
- NPC = Non-Player Character
- PC = Player Character
- r*if = refers to both rec.arts.int-fiction and rec.games.int-fiction.
- raif = rec.arts.int-fiction
- rgif = rec.games.int-fiction
- RPG = Role-Playing Game
- SPAC = Sociedad para la Preservación de las Aventuras Conversacionales
- SPAG = Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games
- SUDS =
- TADS = Text Adventure Development System
- T.A.G. = Text-Adventure-Generator
- ZIL = Zork Implementation Language
Abbreviations understood by most modern interpreters of interactive fiction:
- D = down
- E = east
- G = again
- I = inventory
- L = look
- N = north
- NE = northeast
- NW = northwest
- O = oops
- Q = quit
- S = south
- SE = southeast
- SW = southwest
- U = up
- W = west
- X = examine
- Y = yes
- Z = wait
Uncommonly understood abbreviations:
- A = ask about, or aft
- F = fore
- P = port
- SB = starboard
- T = talk to