Multiplayer Interactive Fiction

• resources:
  • https://www.ifwiki.org/Multiplayer_IF
    • An IF game where two or more players adopt the roles of multiple PCs simultaneously is referred to as strong multiplayer IF or true multiplayer IF.
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      • To date, there's been very little true multiplayer IF. Some of the problems are:
        • How to put IF and chat together. Wedding an IF game to any of the available chat environments is not obvious, and most authors would not want to invent their own chat systems -- just writing IF can be challenging enough!
        • Multiple output text streams. True multiplayer IF must display different text to different players. They shouldn't all see the same thing when they're playing different characters within the game.
        • Multiplayer puzzle design. Many standard IF puzzles can't be used as is in multiplayer games without inviting deadlock.
        • Getting people to play it. Getting IF players together at the same time can itself be a challenge, especially when they are accustomed to playing solo.
  • http://bluerenga.wordpress.com/2005/02/17/designing-multiplayer-puzzles/