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A list of some abbreviations and acronyms used in articles about interactive fiction: | A list of some abbreviations and acronyms used in articles about interactive fiction: | ||
* [[AAS | * '''AAS''' = [[AAS|Advanced Authoring System]] | ||
* [[AGT | * '''AGT''' = [[AGT|Adventure Game Toolkit]] | ||
* [[AIF | * '''AIF''' = [[AIF|Adult Interactive Fiction]] | ||
* AMFV = ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' | * '''AMFV''' = ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' | ||
* [[BTZ | * '''BTZ''' = [[BTZ|Better Than Zork]] | ||
* [[CAAD | * '''CAAD''' = [[CAAD|Club de Aventuras AD]] | ||
* C.A.T. = [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]] | * '''C.A.T.''' = [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]] | ||
* [[CRPG | * '''CRPG''' = [[CRPG|Computer Role-Playing Game]] | ||
* [[CYOA | * '''CYOA''' = [[CYOA|Choose Your Own Adventure]] | ||
* | * '''DM4''' = ''[[The Inform Designer's Manual]]'', Fourth Edition, by [[Graham Nelson]] | ||
* [[GAGS | * '''GAGS''' = [[GAGS|Generic Adventure Game System]] | ||
* IBG = ''[[The Inform Beginner's Guide]]'', by [[Roger Firth]] and [[Sonja Kesserich]] | * '''IBG''' = ''[[The Inform Beginner's Guide]]'', by [[Roger Firth]] and [[Sonja Kesserich]] | ||
* IF = [[interactive fiction|Interactive Fiction]] | * '''IF''' = [[interactive fiction|Interactive Fiction]] | ||
* [[IFML | * '''IFML''' = [[IFML|Interactive Fiction Markup Language]] | ||
* [[JACL | * '''JACL''' = [[JACL|JACL Adventure Creation Language]] | ||
* LGOP = ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' | * '''LGOP''' = ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' | ||
* | * '''M.A.C.''' = | ||
* [[MDL | * '''MDL''' = [[MDL|MIT Design Language]] | ||
* [[MUDs and MOOs| | * '''MUD''' = [[MUDs and MOOs|Multi-User Dungeon]] | ||
* [[NPC | * '''NPC''' = [[NPC|Non-Player Character]] | ||
* [[PC]] | * '''PC''' = [[PC|Player Character]] | ||
* r*if = refers to both rec.arts.int-fiction | * '''r*if''' = refers to both '''raif''' and '''rgif''' | ||
* | * '''raif''' = [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction rec.arts.int-fiction] | ||
* '''rgif''' = [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction rec.games.int-fiction] | |||
* [[RPG | * '''RPG''' = [[RPG|Role-Playing Game]] | ||
* [[ | * '''SPAC''' = [[SPAD|Sociedad para la Preservación de las Aventuras Conversacionales]] | ||
* [[SPAG | * '''SPAG''' = [[SPAG|Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games]] | ||
* [[SUDS | * '''SUDS''' = [[SUDS|Single-User Dungeon System]] | ||
* [[TADS | * '''TADS''' = [[TADS|Text Adventure Development System]] | ||
* [[T.A.G. | * '''T.A.G.''' = [[T.A.G.|Text-Adventure-Generator]] | ||
* [[ZIL]] = Zork | * '''ZIL''' = [[ZIL|Zork Implementation Language]] | ||
* '''ZIP''' = [[ZIP|Zork Interpreter Program]] | |||
Abbreviations understood by most modern [[interpreter]]s of interactive fiction: | Abbreviations understood by most modern [[interpreter]]s of interactive fiction: | ||
* D = down | * '''D''' = down | ||
* E = east | * '''E''' = east | ||
* G = again | * '''G''' = again | ||
* I = inventory | * '''I''' = inventory | ||
* L = look | * '''L''' = look | ||
* N = north | * '''N''' = north | ||
* NE = northeast | * '''NE''' = northeast | ||
* NW = northwest | * '''NW''' = northwest | ||
* O = oops | * '''O''' = oops | ||
* Q = quit | * '''Q''' = quit | ||
* S = south | * '''S''' = south | ||
* SE = southeast | * '''SE''' = southeast | ||
* SW = southwest | * '''SW''' = southwest | ||
* U = up | * '''U''' = up | ||
* W = west | * '''W''' = west | ||
* X = examine | * '''X''' = examine | ||
* Y = yes | * '''Y''' = yes | ||
* Z = wait | * '''Z''' = wait | ||
Uncommonly understood abbreviations: | Uncommonly understood abbreviations: | ||
* A = ask about, or aft | * '''A''' = ask about, or aft | ||
* F = fore | * '''F''' = fore | ||
* P = port | * '''P''' = port | ||
* SB = starboard | * '''SB''' = starboard | ||
* T = talk to | * '''T''' = talk to | ||
[[Category:Glossary| Abbreviations]] | [[Category:Glossary| Abbreviations]] | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 18 June 2006
A list of some abbreviations and acronyms used in articles about interactive fiction:
- AAS = Advanced Authoring System
- 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 = The Inform Designer's Manual, Fourth Edition, by Graham Nelson
- 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 raif and rgif
- 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 = Single-User Dungeon System
- TADS = Text Adventure Development System
- T.A.G. = Text-Adventure-Generator
- ZIL = Zork Implementation Language
- ZIP = Zork Interpreter Program
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