Interactive Fiction Resources – Practicum 1
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Explore Interactive Fiction
Install Twine – Visit http://twinery.org
Click Download desktop app or Use in your browser
Download the correct version (Windows, Mac, or Linux)
Unzip the compressed file
Place the application where you can find it
Start the application – Windows double click the icon
Twine also works well with Chrome, Firefox,
Internet Explorer, Safari, and Edge web browsers
Let’s Explore! –
Let’s explore some top-rated interactive fiction built using Twine. The Internet Fiction Database offers a wide array of old and new choice-based narratives to explore.
We will focus on Twine in this course, so let’s see what Twine is capable of creating!
Built Using Twine –
A ‘Play Online’ option is often available for most of these titles.
A Very Empty Basket by Melissa Ford (Twine)
Seedship by John Ayliff (Twine)
Abbess Otilia’s Life and Death by Arno von Borries (Twine)
Open Sorcery by Abigail Corfman (Twine)
The Kuolema by Ben Jackson (Twine)
LUNIUM by Ben Jackson (Twine)
Ataraxia by Lauren O’Donoghue (Twine)
The Good Ghost by Kirk Damato and Sarah Willson (Twine)
Will Not Let Me Go by Stephen Granade (Twine)
A Long Way to the Nearest Star by SV Linwood (Twine)
The Axolotl Project by Samantha Vick (Twine)
Bogeyman by Elizabeth Smyth (Twine)
Every Genre and Voice –
Readers can enjoy interactive fiction from every genre and theme as traditional narratives.
Many voices contribute to the interactive fiction renaissance. However, you may notice a distinct lack of Christian voices in this medium.
Here are a few titles that include Christian themes or content.
Cana According To Micah by Christopher Huang (Inform 7)
All Hope Abandon by Eric Eve (TADS 3)
Vespers by Jason Devlin (Inform 6)
Abbess Otilia’s Life and Death by Arno von Borries (Twine)
The Bible Retold: Following a Star by Justin Morgan (Inform 6)
Noah by Mike Young (The Quill)
(* playable on Internet Archive)
The Plagues of Egypt by Mike Young (Professional Adventure Writer)
Delve Deeper! –
Don’t stop at those few examples. As you step into the world of choice-based narrative, there are countless adventures ahead.
When you are ready to go further, you may require different tools and want expert help navigating complex puzzles.
Abridged Guide To Start Playing Interactive Fiction
1. Download a free game (or 10,000 free games): https://ifdb.org
2. Get Interpreters (there are multiple formats for different game development and operating systems, get the one that meets your needs): https://www.ifwiki.org/Category:Interpreter
3. Learn how to play an IF game: https://eblong.com/zarf/if.html
4. Use the interpreter to run the game and have fun!