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[[File:Play-if-card.png|right|thumb|500px|'''How to Play Interactive Fiction''' (An entire strategy guide on a single postcard). Written by [[Andrew Plotkin]]. Design by [[Lea Albaugh]]. Licensed under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License]. This postcard shows the typical pattern of commands used in parser-based IF.]] | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
* [[FAQ]] — The ifwiki Interactive Fiction FAQ. | * [[FAQ]] — The ifwiki Interactive Fiction FAQ. | ||
* [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/if.html Overview of IF] by [[David Fisher]]. | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20100310060037/http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/if.html Overview of IF] by [[David Fisher]]. | ||
* [http://inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/dm/IntroductionToIF.pdf Introduction to IF] (PDF) by [[Emily Short]]. | * [http://inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/dm/IntroductionToIF.pdf Introduction to IF] (PDF) by [[Emily Short]]. | ||
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* [http://pr-if.org/doc/play-if-card/ IF Cheat Sheet] by [[Andrew Plotkin]]. | * [http://pr-if.org/doc/play-if-card/ IF Cheat Sheet] by [[Andrew Plotkin]]. | ||
* [http://www.microheaven.com/IFGuide/ A Beginner's Guide to Playing IF] by [[Fredrik Ramsberg]]. <!-- old url was http://ifguide.ramsberg.net --> | * [http://www.microheaven.com/IFGuide/ A Beginner's Guide to Playing IF] by [[Fredrik Ramsberg]]. <!-- old url was http://ifguide.ramsberg.net --> | ||
===Software Apps=== | |||
* [[Mobile apps for downloading or playing IF]] - software to load and play works on mobile phones and tablets. | |||
==Authoring== | ==Authoring== | ||
* [http:// | * [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/index.php Interactive Fiction Community Forums], currently has 6 categories on Authoring. | ||
* [http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/if4.html Writing IF] by [[David Fisher]]. | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20080416221129/http://jacl.game-host.org:8080/dfisher/if4.html Writing IF] by [[David Fisher]]. | ||
* [http://gilsoftpawreservoir.wordpress.com/ The PAW Reservoir by Nacho A. Llorente]. | * [http://gilsoftpawreservoir.wordpress.com/ The PAW Reservoir by Nacho A. Llorente]. | ||
[[Category:Basics]] | [[Category:Basics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:01, 15 March 2024
This page needs to be updated.
An "introduction" section explaining the page's purpose would be helpful. The content should be fleshed out with links to other IF Wiki pages and more recent resources.
An "introduction" section explaining the page's purpose would be helpful. The content should be fleshed out with links to other IF Wiki pages and more recent resources.
How to Play Interactive Fiction (An entire strategy guide on a single postcard). Written by Andrew Plotkin. Design by Lea Albaugh. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. This postcard shows the typical pattern of commands used in parser-based IF.
General
- FAQ — The ifwiki Interactive Fiction FAQ.
- Overview of IF by David Fisher.
- Introduction to IF (PDF) by Emily Short.
Playing
See also: Recommended games.
- IF Promotional CD, July 2005 Edition
- IF Cheat Sheet by Andrew Plotkin.
- A Beginner's Guide to Playing IF by Fredrik Ramsberg.
Software Apps
- Mobile apps for downloading or playing IF - software to load and play works on mobile phones and tablets.
Authoring
- Interactive Fiction Community Forums, currently has 6 categories on Authoring.
- Writing IF by David Fisher.
- The PAW Reservoir by Nacho A. Llorente.