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Brass Lantern Interactive Fiction Theory - The theory of adventure game and interactive fiction design, from elements such as puzzles to game analysis.

OnyxRing - Covers topics from interactive fiction design to Inform implementation.

NPC Characterization - A guide on how to create believable NPCs.

Interactive Fiction Page - Information on playing and developing interactive fiction.

Choosing a Text Adventure Language - Some handy tips about picking which language to use when writing a text adventure.

XYZZYnews: Interview with Michael Kinyon - Interview with a Player Extraordinaire.

Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer - The full book by Tim Hartnell.

Feelies.org - Company dedicated to distributing feelies for shareware and freeware interactive fiction.

Interactive Fiction and the Future of the Novel - An article by Michael Berlyn and Marc Blank.

Exposition in Interactive Fiction - This document introduces the concept of exposition in interactive fiction, and offers three versions of the same brief interactive fiction text, so that you may experience interactive exposition for yourself.

The Interactive Fiction Translator's Page - Promotes the translation of interactive fiction games into other languages. FAQ, translated games, want list, and translators.

IF Collaborators List - A list of people who are willing to work with others to create Interactive Fiction.