Inform and Interactive Fiction Resources
The materials here have been developed for classroom use when teaching an ddesigning with Inform. The brainstorm cards encourage students to plant their simulation on paper and get a feel for the physical layout of the world they are simulating before turning to code. The design guide gives instructions for enough initial inform code to design simple simulations.
Inform 7 Sim Guide
Inform Brainstorming Cards
Inform and Interactive fiction provide outstanding opportunities for literary creativity, entertainment, and language arts, beyond their potential for the history class. The resources listed here deal with the medium of interactive fiction, Inform 7 as a design tool, and general issues of interactive fiction design and critique
Emily Short’s Interactive Storytelling Blog
GTP Designer Talks
Interviews with designers of historical video games. Posted here and on Spotify , Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.
Gaming the Past 