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Introducing Playfic - Waxy.org

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2012-02-21T05:55:01.000Z
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Playfic is a community for writing, sharing, and playing interactive fiction games (aka "text adventures") entirely from your browser, using a "natural language"-inspired language called Inform 7.

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Brass Lantern: Write a Text Adventure With Inform 7

brasslantern.org
2007-04-24T04:14:25.000Z
ifiction inform7 if gaming interactivefiction tutorial writing imported:pinboard

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"In this tutorial we'll use I7 to write a simple game. By the time we're done, you'll have the beginnings of your very own masterpiece."

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Some Observations on Using Inform 7

brasslantern.org
2006-05-14T14:29:56.000Z
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"Several people have asked me to discuss in depth why I find I7 more powerful than I6 for complex projects."

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Google Groups: rec.arts.int-fiction

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2006-05-02T22:44:46.000Z
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