Interactive Fiction Design - Interactive Fiction Design

Interactive Fiction : rec.arts.int-fiction Online Archive - The archives of the newsgroups dedicated to creators of Interactive Text Games

Interactive Fiction (IF) Authorship - Links to Interactive Fiction authorship resources by Stephen Granade.

XYZZYnews: The Art of the Puzzle - Three accomplished IF authors discuss the art of creating puzzles for a game.

The Craft of Adventure - Five articles on the design of adventure games by Graham Nelson.

Cloak of Darkness - getting started in IF - Presents the same adventure implemented in various authoring systems to illustrate their differences and capabilities.

IF, AI, and the confabulating-arranger model of interactive fiction - Article by Jorn Barger about the confabulating-arranger model of IF.

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.

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.