Analytical Perspectives in Game Design
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Here are some links and references that have influenced the development of this game.

Interactive Fiction

Interactive Fiction Page An index of pages on interactive fiction.
Interactive Fiction The third link for today, and easily the best of this category. And I thought adventure had disappeared into the realms of the forgotten past. now you can play it on the net!
miningco Nicely laid out with a wealth of information.

Language

WORDNET An online lexical database. I have used info from this site in the development of the view creators and filters for converting the "real world" things into individual perceptions.

Mud information

A lot of connections to information on MUDs.
Pacific Coast Net Some general information on MUDs.

Programming

javasoft The people who developed Java and have lots of goodies that have influenced this game's design.
design patterns No OO programmer should be without this reference. It is the other foundation of all software developed for this game.
Cetus Lots and lots of links on Java, Patterns and Frameworks.
Yahoo Lots of links on Java, patterns and language.
Java Games Development Centre An interesting resource for writing games in Java.
Amit's Game Programmer Information Another site with lots of goodies on how to program games. More general in it's approach.
Fast Game Programming With tips on doing just that!
Java Oasis Lots of free software

Psychology

PSYCHE An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research. Lots of good stuff on the way people think.

Role Playing

AD&D roleplaying system The main system I play and write in.
Cthulhu Role Playing System The main competitor to AD&D.
Exile III- ruined World A computer based system. It's free!

HTML stuff

Professional Web Design A set of tutorial pages on writing HTML.
 

22/11/99

 


See also: [Role Playing Games] [Game Engine]
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