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Notes on interactive fiction and AI narrators
Essays and guides on interactive fiction, AI narrators, story memory and the craft of reading a story that writes itself. From the makers of Fabledrift.
AI Dungeon Alternatives for Readers, Not Players
A sorted guide to AI Dungeon alternatives: which AI story apps optimise for roleplay chat, which for gamified RPG systems, and which for reading prose.
How to Play AI Text Adventures and Write Better Moves
How to play AI text adventures well comes down to one habit: write your move as a sentence with a single intention, in your character's voice.
Interactive Fiction Apps for Adults Who Actually Read
Most interactive fiction apps for adults are rated adult, not written for adults. Here is how to tell prose-first reading from gem-gated serials.
Why a Text Adventure Without Stats Reads Better
A text adventure without stats drops the dice, the XP bar and the inventory grid, so nothing on the page competes with the prose. Here is what replaces them.
What Is AI Interactive Fiction? A Reader's Guide
AI interactive fiction is a story where the prose is written live in response to what you do. Here is the lineage from Zork to AI narrators, and what changes.
Why AI Story Games Forget, and How Memory Gets Fixed
AI story games forget because the model only sees what fits in its context window each turn. The fix is tracking story facts outside the model.