interactive fiction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of interactive fiction
First recorded in 1975–80
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The Immersive Invitational, now in its fourth year, celebrates the communal power of interactive fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
It’s very weird and a lot of fun, but it’s light on traditional game mechanics — more like an interactive fiction engine.
From The Verge ● Dec. 19, 2021
Yet interactive fiction is experiencing something of a renaissance these days, thanks in part to easy-to-learn tools like Twine that can turn almost anyone with a computer into a text game creator—no programming skills required.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2016
The reason Quinn was targeted varies, depending on whom you ask, but most explanations lead to Depression Quest, a free interactive fiction game, released in 2013.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2014
Exploring those possibilities is one reason Ms. Short became a writer of interactive fiction rather than of more conventional stories.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
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