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Mark Sample

*From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction*

From Ars Technica, a fun romp through fifty or so years of interactive fiction history, which—surprise!—is not history at all, but alive and thriving (as I write from the 2024 Narrascope conference).
arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06

Ars Technica · From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fictionMUDs, Usenet, and open source all play a part in 50 years of IF history.