Computer-based interactive fiction is lots of fun for kids, and it gives them fresh and exciting ways to improve their thinking and reading. I hope that this site will help kids to use this wonderful, but largely unknown, resource. Please feel free to contact me, if I can be of any further help.
On this site, you'll find
A brief introduction to interactive fiction
Why kids like interactive fiction
Recommended interactive stories, especially for middle school students
Information about obtaining interactive stories
Arthur, with maps and more--highly recommended!
The Firebird, with walkthru--also highly recommended
"The Enterprise Incidents: A Middle School Fantasy"
Ways to communicate better with interactive fiction
Ways to avoid getting stuck in interactive fiction
An outline of the entire site, Teaching and Learning With Interactive Fiction
Useful Links for Obtaining, and Learning About, Interactive Fiction
Teaching and Learning With
Interactive Fiction, Which Includes
This Page
Teaching With Interactive Fiction
The Interactive Fiction Page for Non-Commercial
IF and Much More
The Infocom Home Page for IF Classics
The Activision Home Page for Contemporary Commercial
Titles
Two Great Newgroups for Exchanging Views and Information on Interactive Fiction
rec.games.int-fiction,
about reading IF, and its excellent Frequently
Asked Questions document
rec.arts.int-fiction,
about writing IF, and its outstanding Frequently
Asked Questions document
About the Author, Brendan Desilets
You can reach Brendan by e-mail at: bdesilets@comcast.net You'll find him most willing to help with any problems you may have with interactive fiction.
This site was last updated on August 13, 2004.