Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7 (Paperback)

CREATING INTERACTIVE FICTION WITH INFORM 7 is a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to mastering the basics of creating dynamic, text-based story worlds. Inform 7 is a free multiplatform interactive fiction authoring environment that uses an intuitive natural language syntax. A tool focused on writers, not programmers, Inform allows users construct complex, rich storytelling worlds by writing sentences as simple as "Tom is a person," or as complicated as "Instead of attacking Tom when something lethal is held, now every nearby watchdog owned by Tom hates the player." No prior programming experience is required. Throughout the book, readers develop a full-length, release-quality example game, exploring the real-world issues involved in authoring participatory narratives and gaining skills that can be applied to the creation of future games and stories.

《使用Inform 7創作互動小說》是一本不涉及行話的逐步指南，幫助讀者掌握創建動態、以文字為基礎的故事世界的基礎知識。Inform 7是一個免費的多平台互動小說創作環境，使用直觀的自然語言語法。Inform是一個針對作家而非程式設計師的工具，它允許使用者通過簡單的句子（如“Tom是一個人”）或複雜的句子（如“當持有致命物品時，現在每個附近屬於Tom的看門狗都討厭玩家”）構建複雜而豐富的故事世界。不需要任何編程經驗。在整本書中，讀者將開發一個完整、發行品質的範例遊戲，探索參與性敘事創作所涉及的現實問題，並獲得可以應用於未來遊戲和故事創作的技能。