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For a couple of years I've been compiling an (admittedly worse) fuzzy-parsed version of this with GPT-3 (and friends) to generate and play out executable Javasc

by avaer 4y ago

For a couple of years I've been compiling an (admittedly worse) fuzzy-parsed version of this with GPT-3 (and friends) to generate and play out executable Javascript lore in an RPG engine. So, I am very surprised I'm only hearing about Inform now -- clearly not hanging out in the right circles. Does anyone have any recommendations for keeping abreast of projects like this so we can leverage the best of open source and not reinvent the wheel? I just found out about NarraScope and I hope to attend the next one. Is there other things I should check out? Twitter firehose doesn't work too well...

bawolff 4y ago
Wikipedia perhaps. Twitter etc are great for learning about new things. I don't think they are good for learning about specialized topics that have a long history.
nightpool 4y ago
https://intfiction.org/ https://intfiction.org/ is the main community hub these days for parser based game development, maybe some of the topics there might tickle your fancy
georgeoliver 4y ago
Wow, if you've been working on interactive narrative and you don't know about Inform and (I assume) interactive fiction (IF)...you are in for a treat. Probably a reasonable overview of the community is the IF forum, intfiction.org. But there are many others. A good overview of games written is ifdb.org and ifcomp.org. For example, https://ifdb.org/viewlist?id=k7rrytlz3wihmx2o https://ifdb.org/viewlist?id=k7rrytlz3wihmx2o Things to search (include "interactive fiction" in each): Tools: Inform, TADS, Dialog, Twine, Choicescript, Ink People: Emily Short, Andrew Plotkin, Jon Ingold, Christine Love, Aaron Reed, Chris Crawford, Porpentine...there's so many. Have fun!
- nathell 4y ago
  Also, do yourself a favor and read the Inform Designer’s Manual, Edition 4. It’s dated (I think it came out in 1998) and pertains to Inform version 6, but it is still very relevant (modern Inform uses I6 under the hood), and it’s a lovely piece of technical writing.
ChicagoDave 4y ago
Also https://IFWiki.org https://IFWiki.org is exactly what it sounds like. A Wiki of Interactive Fiction stuff.
rossvor 4y ago
In case you'll get an itch to play IF games, and don't know which one to choose. Picking at random from this list of top 50 as voted by community, never failed me so far: https://ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=1lv599reviaxvwo7 https://ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=1lv599reviaxvwo7

by avaer 4y ago

bawolff 4y ago

Wikipedia perhaps. Twitter etc are great for learning about new things. I don't think they are good for learning about specialized topics that have a long history.

nightpool 4y ago

https://intfiction.org/ https://intfiction.org/ is the main community hub these days for parser based game development, maybe some of the topics there might tickle your fancy

georgeoliver 4y ago

Wow, if you've been working on interactive narrative and you don't know about Inform and (I assume) interactive fiction (IF)...you are in for a treat. Probably a reasonable overview of the community is the IF forum, intfiction.org. But there are many others. A good overview of games written is ifdb.org and ifcomp.org. For example, https://ifdb.org/viewlist?id=k7rrytlz3wihmx2o https://ifdb.org/viewlist?id=k7rrytlz3wihmx2o Things to search (include "interactive fiction" in each): Tools: Inform, TADS, Dialog, Twine, Choicescript, Ink People: Emily Short, Andrew Plotkin, Jon Ingold, Christine Love, Aaron Reed, Chris Crawford, Porpentine...there's so many. Have fun!

nathell 4y ago
Also, do yourself a favor and read the Inform Designer’s Manual, Edition 4. It’s dated (I think it came out in 1998) and pertains to Inform version 6, but it is still very relevant (modern Inform uses I6 under the hood), and it’s a lovely piece of technical writing.

ChicagoDave 4y ago

Also https://IFWiki.org https://IFWiki.org is exactly what it sounds like. A Wiki of Interactive Fiction stuff.

rossvor 4y ago

In case you'll get an itch to play IF games, and don't know which one to choose. Picking at random from this list of top 50 as voted by community, never failed me so far: https://ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=1lv599reviaxvwo7 https://ifdb.org/viewcomp?id=1lv599reviaxvwo7