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An Application Programming Interface (API) for programs with textual user interfaces, created by Andrew Plotkin. Glk is not itself a [[programming language]], nor is it a [[virtual machine]]; it merely defines an abstract mechanism to handle input and output. [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/glk/index.html A full description of Glk] is available at the author's website. | An Application Programming Interface (API) for programs with textual user interfaces, created by Andrew Plotkin. Glk is not itself a [[programming language]], nor is it a [[virtual machine]]; it merely defines an abstract mechanism to handle input and output. [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/glk/index.html A full description of Glk] is available at the author's website. | ||
[[Glulx]] is a [[virtual machine]] that uses Glk and is designed for use in writing [[interactive fiction]]. | [[Glulx]] is a [[virtual machine]] that uses Glk and is designed for use in writing [[interactive fiction]]. [[Gargoyle]] project has modified most interpreters to use Glk API. | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, 29 July 2008
An Application Programming Interface (API) for programs with textual user interfaces, created by Andrew Plotkin. Glk is not itself a programming language, nor is it a virtual machine; it merely defines an abstract mechanism to handle input and output. A full description of Glk is available at the author's website.
Glulx is a virtual machine that uses Glk and is designed for use in writing interactive fiction. Gargoyle project has modified most interpreters to use Glk API.
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