Welcome to my Interactive Fiction page. Here you will find various tidbits of information scattered about like items dropped in a vast labrynthine system of hallways meant to help find ones's way, except someone else has come by and moved all of the items that you have placed, making it impossible to find your way around.

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I put this list together some time ago, but it should at least be a good start to look for more information about Interactive Fiction. Let me know if any of these are broken.

About Interactive Fiction

History

A Short History of Interactive Fiction
A (brief) History of Adventure

A (longer) History of Adventure

Beginner's Resources

A Beginner's Guide to Interactive Fiction

Popular Sites

Baf's Guide
Brass Lantern
SPAG (Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games)
Interactive Fiction Archive
XYZZY News
IFDB
IFReviews

Competitions, Etc.

IF Art Gallery
IF Comp
IntroComp
Spring Thing
One-Room Comp

Interpreters / Design Systems

TADS
Inform
Hugo
Adrift

Discussion Forums

www.IntFiction.org

Miscellaneous Other Sites

IF Wiki
Infocom
Another Infocom Site
Play Infocom Adventure Online
Adult Interactive Fiction Games

Usenet Newsgroups

These two newsgroups are a great resource for programmers and non-programmers alike:

rec.arts.int-fiction
rec.games.games-fiction

If you are not familiar with newsgroups, you can visit:
rec.arts.int-fiction FAQ for more information.