Is kinetic IF is a thing?

You called it “kinetic IF” - I know there are “kinetic novels” which I understand is a term for Visual Novels without plot-branching, essentially stories that have media elements but are read linearly.

In IF the term some people use is “dynamic fiction” - it does stuff, but isn’t necessarily “interactive” in the way we usually classify it. It is a legitimate format. It kind of coincides with “ergodic literature” which in most cases is a physical/printed novel that you somehow interact with in some manner besides linear reading, such as House of Leaves or S.

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