Authoring

Inform 7 Inquiries and discourse concerning the development of interactive fiction utilizing Inform 7 (http://inform7.com/). Other Development Systems Inquiries and discussions regarding the creation of interactive fiction using alternative development platforms. Publishing Let’s chat about publishing interactive fiction! Feel free to share tips, tricks, and great spots to showcase your work. Choice-based IF This forum is dedicated to discussion about authoring choice-based interactive fiction, encompassing structural design, theoretical frameworks, gameplay mechanics, dialogue systems, and related topics generally as not related to a specific authoring system. Looking for Collaborators Welcome! This is a great place to find and connect with collaborators for your project—whether you’re looking for writers, designers, artists, or programmers. Inform 6 This category is designated for discussions regarding the development of interactive fiction using the Inform 6 language, including projects utilizing the standard Inform6lib or alternative libraries. Posts concerning the integration of Inform 6 within Inform 7 should be submitted to the Authoring > Inform 7 category. ZIL For questions and discussion about ZIL and ZILF. Twine For questions and discussion about the Twine development system. When asking for help, please specify Twine version and Story Format if known. Adventuron For topics about using the Adventuron development system. Resources A repository for sharing game-related resources. All media must be either owned by the contributor, in the public domain, or distributed under an appropriate Creative Commons (CC) or equivalent license. TADS Questions and discussion relating to authoring IF using TADS, generally TADS 2 and TADS 3. Story Research and Design Need help with verifying puzzle math or want to chat about your character relationship statistic setup? Want to dive into how police procedures or mail delivery in space might work? Looking for advice how to wrangle a wandering NPC? Wondering if that grandfather-clock grind fits your story? Let’s chat Story Design here. (Possible spoilers for games in progress) Dialog Discussion about the Dialog IF authoring Language. General Design Discussions Welcome to our space for exploring what goes into making interactive fiction! Feel free to chat about storytelling, puzzles, writing, and game design here. If you have a question about a listed development system, please use that subcategory.