Inform


 
 

Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction, created in 1993 by Graham Nelson.

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The Inform system properly consists of two major components: the Inform compiler, which generates story files from Inform source code, and the Inform library, a suite of software which handles the most difficult work of parsing the player's input and keeping track of the world model. The name Inform also refers to the Inform programming language that the compiler understands.


 

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Interactive fiction: Interactive fiction, often abbreviated as IF, describes software containing simulated environments in which players use text commands to control characters. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as computer games. In common usage, the word refers to text adventures, a type ...

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Theory in Form
Theory in Form

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Introduction
Overview
The Compiler
The Programming Language
The Library
Notable Games Developed in Inform
Further Reading
External links
 


 

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