Game Design

Game Design Links

The Craft of Adventure Five articles on the design of adventure games by Graham Nelson.
Interactive Fiction Design Interactive Fiction Design
Gamasutra: Turning a Linear Story into a Game This article offers a tips for designing games that capture the look and feel of the cinema.
XYZZYnews: The Art of the Puzzle Three accomplished IF authors discuss the art of creating puzzles for a game.
Interactive Fiction (IF) Authorship Links to Interactive Fiction authorship resources by Stephen Granade.
IF, AI, and the confabulating-arranger model of interactive fiction Article by Jorn Barger about the confabulating-arranger model of IF.
Cloak of Darkness - getting started in IF Presents the same adventure implemented in various authoring systems to illustrate their differences and capabilities.
Inspiracy Articles - Game Design Articles on all aspects of Interactive Entertainment
Interactive Fiction : rec.arts.int-fiction Online Archive The archives of the newsgroups dedicated to creators of Interactive Text Games
Interactive Fiction Patterns A discussion on the use of patterns in creating interactive fiction.
I Have No Words & I Must Design 1994 article from Interactive Fantasy #2, a British roleplaying journal. With Japanese and Korean translations.

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