Exploring Interactive Fiction

An short introduction to interactive fiction (text adventures, such as Adventure and Infocom's games), the history of the form, how they are played, and a little about what's involved in writing them. With Nick Montfort, http://nickm.com Video by Talieh Rohani for the 2009 Jornada Nacional de Literatura in Passo Fundo, Brazil.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• interactive
• ficiton
• text
• adventure
• zork
• infocom
• maps
• computer
• history
• electronic
• literature
• e-lit

[swiftalb]

Thank you for this. I really enjoy interactive fiction. Maybe I'm just old-school, but I feel typing an action on a keyboard is more fulfilling and engaging than most graphics-intensive games on the market today. My personal favorite IF game is Babel by Ian Finley. Thanks again.

[sandman2PCGAME]

It's ultimate first-person game!

[blugtar87]

I really want to play these games but i dont understand tads and the such! Someone help!

[blackdragonwingz]

Like if you're from Ian Bogost's or Magerko's class!!!

[dronespace]

Great video.

[vinceandlilly]

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[InteractiveFictionTV]

That was AWESOME Thanks for the helpful info! I am working on an IF Game myself, using ADRIFT. Please check it out sometime, yeah, it is not done yet, but I am releasing demos from time to time.

[Elround4]

A book shows you a world. Interactive fiction places you in one. ^_^

[JOHNCONNELLGROUP]

i write computer programmes

[davelister2005]

Great stuff, Nick!