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References & Resources (Annotated)
Note: Because of the multimedia focus, Inform7 is inappropriate as a tool for this project; however, many of the principles and techniques employed in writing interactive fiction with this tool could be applied to a hypertext environment.
Desilets, B. (2014). Teaching and Learning with Interactive Fiction. Retrieved from http://bdesilets.com/if/.
Desilets, B. (2014). Teaching and Learning with Interactive Fiction. Retrieved from http://bdesilets.com/if/.
- This website is dedicated to explaining and exemplifying the merits and possibilities of IF in the classroom. It has a section for students and another for teachers.
- This article provides a background on using the program Inform7 to create historical simulations through interactive fiction, as well as teaching/ PBL strategies.
- An example of hypermedia fiction based on the original book by Bill Manhire and Gregory O'Brien (illustrator).
- This site contains articles about and examples of literature in electronic media.
- This webpage contains multiple links to resources used during a workshop on IF.
- This webpage outlines hypertext fiction and compares it to interactive and regular fiction.
- This site exemplifies and discusses differences between traditional and hypertext.
- The Inform7 official website has a section on teaching using this program for IF, and organizes resources by grade level and subject area.
- The Inform7 official website has a section with links to various tutorials and quick reference guides for using the program and learning syntax. Mark Oliver-Reiser’s “Cheat Sheet” provides fantastic infographics.
- Playfic is a platform for writing and playing interactive fiction. It has games and tutorials, and integrates easily with Inform7. When writing, it enables drafts to be shared online.
- Dreamhold is a traditional work of interactive fiction (IF), but also features an in-game tutorial that explains the conventions and gameplay of IF as you play.
- This site contains a link to Bare Bones, a hypermedia narrative based on the fairy tale Vasalisa and the Baba Yaga.
- This website contains a number of resources on reading, writing, and teaching IF.
- This article features a lesson plan for writing a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story using hypertext. It includes planning and assessment resources.