IF Quest: The Seven Trials of the Lost Creators

IF Quest: The Seven Trials of the Lost Creators is a procedural narrative game designed to teach parser-based interaction through play.

Players progress through seven structured trials, each introducing core commands and interaction patterns fundamental to interactive fiction. Rather than relying on external instruction, the game requires players to learn by experimenting within the system, interpreting feedback, and refining their inputs.

This project explores procedural authorship as both a creative and pedagogical practice. Meaning is not primarily conveyed through static text, but through the rules governing interaction—what the player can do, when actions succeed, and how the system responds.

As a result, the game functions as both a playable experience and a model for procedural assessment, where understanding is demonstrated through interaction rather than reproduced through written explanation.

FEATURES:

- Seven guided trials introducing parser literacy

- Classic text adventure interaction (LOOK, EXAMINE, TAKE, USE)

- Structured progression with feedback-driven learning

- Designed for players new to interactive fiction

HOW TO PLAY:

Type commands into the parser (e.g., LOOK, EXAMINE OBJECT, TAKE ITEM, GO NORTH). Progress by understanding how the system interprets your inputs.

This project was created using Inform 7.