We did it! The 2025 Colossal Fund hit $8K! 85 entries means more authors will share the prize pool. Let's stretch to $10K to boost the prizes a bit. If you are in a position to donate and haven't, consider heading to ifcomp.org to hit the big blue donation button.

🎉 The 31st Annual #IFComp is live! 85 new interactive fiction entries are ready for you to play and judge. (You only need to rate 5 to cast a ballot!) Read more about this year's competition at blog.ifcomp.org Or just dive straight in: ifcomp.org/ballot

Service has been restored to the intfiction.org forum following this week's Linode outage. Thank you to our tireless admins for getting everything repaired!

All IFTF services are now functional following yesterday's outage, with the exception of Intfiction, which will likely be offline for at least another 12 hours. We appreciate your patience as we try and resolve the lingering linode issues!

With the advent of the UK Online Safety Act, all games on the IF Archive are currently unavailable to users whose connections place them in the UK. This restriction is temporary as we review the IF Archive's holdings and flag works that are legally required to be restricted. Our apologies!

Just a few more days to register your intent to participate in the 2025 Interactive Fiction Competition!

IFTF's servers are affected by a linode outage this morning. Things are slowly beginning to come back online, but functionality may be limited until service is fully restored. More information: status.linode.com

Calling all artists on Bluesky! The IFComp is seeking an artists for our 2025 logo! Check this post for more info! blog.ifcomp.org/post/7855116... #interactivefiction #ifcomp #ifcomp2025 #artist #digitalart

The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation has launched a Patreon! Now there's a new way to support us and all we do (Narrascope, Twine, IFComp, IFDB, IF Wiki, IntFiction, and so much more!)

The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation has launched a Patreon! Now there's a new way to support us and all we do (Narrascope, Twine, IFComp, IFDB, IF Wiki, IntFiction, and so much more!)

Ready to support writers of games, interactive fiction, digital stories, visual novels, electronic lit, and the like? Even a small donation to parent non-profit org @iftechfoundation.org goes a long way to help IfComp, NarraScope, Twine carry on. Chip in here: iftechfoundation.org/give/

A message from IFTF's president about this year's event (don't panic!):

We've posted IFTF’s 2024 Transparency report, summarizing our activity over the previous calendar year, including financial figures. Narrascope! Twine! IFComp! Grants! And much more—it's all in there. Transparency is a core value at IFTF, and we encourage you to see what we were up to in 2024. 👀

🚨NarraScope 2025 tickets are on track to sell out! 🚨 At last count, there are ONLY 10 IN-PERSON MEMBERSHIPS LEFT. Claim yours before 11:59PM tonight, and join us in June at Drexel University: www.eventbrite.com/e/narrascope... #NarraScope

In-person tickets for NarraScope 2025 close Friday, May 23rd, at 11:59pm! Lock in your in-person ticket so you can join our amazing speakers in Philadelphia next month!

We have reached $8,524 in NarraScope donations, which is 34% of our goal! Make the green bar go up and donate on our EventBrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/narrascope...

Applications for the 2025 Processing Foundation Fellowship open April 1! This year’s theme: #DataStorytelling 📊📖—turning #code into narrative through #art, #theater, and more. Fellows receive $10K, mentorship, and public programming. processingfoundation.org/fellowships #CreativeCoding

NarraScope 2025 registration is live! Philadelphia is the place to be June 20-22 to talk games & narrative. Register before April 11 for the early bird rate!

Registration is now open for NarraScope 2025! Until April 11, full NarraScope 2025 memberships are available at a discounted Early Bird rate. Your membership provides access to all NarraScope talks, meals, and opportunities to sign up for workshops. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/narrascope...

Announcing our 2025 keynote speakers: Saturday’s keynote will be delivered by world-famous, cult-favorite designer SWERY, and Sunday’s will be delivered by Philadelphia’s own Dain Saint. Join us in Philadelphia this June to learn from Dain, SWERY, and other narrative design pros!

We are pleased to announce the creation of our new Institutional Relations committee! The intent behind this committee is to help support IFTF in establishing and nurturing relationships with institutions that align with our vision.

Today is the absolute last day to register intent for the Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction. Make stuff, tell your friends, etc. www.springthing.net/2025/submit....

For the first time, NarraScope is hosting a game Showcase! 🎮 Submit narrative-based digital games in any format and genre by May 1st: itch.io/jam/narrasco...

The February 21 deadline for proposing a Narrascope talk is fast approaching. Whether it’s an all-new analysis of an old classic, a groundbreaking design paradigm, or a profound realization from your last narrative project, we want to hear about it!

The Twine Cookbook now has a print edition! It has the same content as the web site, but is fun to leaf through and enjoy when you're not on the internet. Proceeds go to the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation. Get it for $16 through December: twinery.org/cookbookprin...

The last report on a 2023 microgrant project is up! Felicity Banks travelled to Indonesia and gave a series of IF-focused workshops to authors, planting the seeds of IF in Indonesia!

NarraScope 2025 will take place June 20th-22nd at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. We hope to see you there! As always, we intend to stream all of our talks for those who cannot attend in person. Details: t.co/KXJP5oSDXM #NarraScope #InteractiveFiction