What is IF?
What is IF?
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| Interactive fiction is a kind of story in which the reader
plays the part of an important character, deciding, most of the time, what the character
will do. By typing ordinary English sentences at a computer keyboard, the reader or,
frequently, a group of readers, decide where the main character will go, what objects he
or she will pick up and use, how he or she will solve problems, and how he or she will
behave toward other characters. Often, when people talk about interactive fiction, also known as IF or adventure gaming, they are thinking about stories that are told mainly through words, not pictures. Sometimes, though, people use the term "graphical interactive fiction" when they mean stories that are told largely through pictures. Famous examples of graphical interactive fiction include Myst and Riven. This web site is about the kind of interactive fiction that uses mostly words to tell its story. Would you like to try some IF right now? If your browser is Java-enabled, you can try out some stories, including a shortened version of the famous story Zork, using this link. However, you may want to read about communicating with interactive fiction before you attempt one of the stories. If you try out MiniZork and get really stuck, you may want to consult these hints or this walkthru. Use them only when you really need them, though. Otherwise they will spoil a lot of the story. Return to Fun and Learning With Interactive Fiction |