Inform
Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. Inform can generate programs designed for the Z-code or Glulx virtual machines. Versions 1 through 5 were released between 1993 and 1996. Around 1996, Nelson rewrote Inform from first principles to create version 6 (or Inform 6). Over the following decade, version 6 became reasonably stable and a popular language for writing interactive fiction. In 2006, Nelson released Inform 7 (briefly known as Natural Inform), a completely new language based on principles of natural langua
Key facts
- Software.name
- Inform
- Software.logo
- File:Inform 7 IDE Icon.png
- Software.author
- Graham Nelson
- Software.developer
- Graham Nelson
- Software.latest release version
- 10.1.2
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, others
- Software.genre
- Interactive fiction development and play
- Software.license
- Artistic 2.0
- Software.website
- https://ganelson.github.io/inform-website/
- Programming language.name
- Inform 7
- Programming language.paradigm
- natural-language, declarative, procedural
- Programming language.year
- 2006
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Z-Machine and Glulx
- Inform 6
- The Inform 6 compiler
- The Inform 6 programming language
- Inform 6 library
- Example game
- Notable games developed in Inform 6 or earlier versions
- Inform 7
- Inform 7 IDE
- Inform 7 programming language
- Example game
- Notable games written in Inform 7
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. Inform can generate programs designed for the Z-code or Glulx virtual machines. Versions 1 through 5 were released between 1993 and 1996. Around 1996, Nelson rewrote Inform from first principles to create version 6 (or Inform 6). Over the following decade, version 6 became reasonably stable and a popular language for writing interactive fiction. In 2006, Nelson released Inform 7 (briefly known as Natural Inform), a completely new language based on principles of natural language and a new set of tools based around a book-publishing metaphor.
== Z-Machine and Glulx ==