Interactive Fiction
This page includes Jason's works of Interactive Fiction or IF, a smash-up of creative writing and computer programming.
Untold RichesYou were reluctant to undertake another adventure with Professor d'Squarius (especially after the last near-catastrophe, in the Tomb of the Screaming Mummies), and from the moment you agreed to join the expedition, things have gone exactly the way they always do: horribly.
Untold Riches earned 8th place in the 21st Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2015). Click here to play online. |
Escape From SantalandUgh. Christmastime at the mall. The last place you want to be, during the worst time of year to be there. All your shopping is done (mercifully!) and now, gifts in hand, all that remains is for you to remember where you parked. What could go wrong?
Escape From Santaland earned 4th place in the 17th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2011). Click here to play online. |
Moon-ShapedGrandmother promised to come for your birthday. When she doesn't arrive, you decide to make the trip to check on her -- for all you know she may have been eaten by a wolf! With a few supplies in your basket and your red cape tight around your shoulders, you are off to visit grandmother's cottage, deep in the woods...
Moon-Shaped earned 5th place in the 12th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2006). Click here to play online. |
Short works and tutorials...
The stories below are shorter works designed to introduce new players to either choice-based or parser-based interactive fiction. Among these materials is a tutorial project, "Lime in the Coconut," which includes the full source code and a step-by-step discussion of its implementation.
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Lime in the Coconut
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