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title = "From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-06-20T20:23:00+02:00
categories = ["blog"]
draft = false
weight = 2001
abstract = "Ars knocks is out of the park"
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When **Ars Technica** does it, it truly does it.
This time - an amazing look at Interactive Fiction:

> To understand the history of IF, the best place to turn for insight is the authors themselves.
> Not just the authors of notable text games—although many of the people I interviewed for this article do have that claim to fame—but the authors of the communities and the tools that have kept the torch burning.
> Here's what they had to say about IF and its legacy.

Be sure to [read the piece](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06/from-infocom-to-80-days-an-oral-history-of-text-games-and-interactive-fiction/) by Anna Washenko.