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Glk (software)

Glk is a portable application programming interface (API) created by Andrew Plotkin for use by programs with a text interface; these programs mostly include interactive fiction (IF) interpreters for Z-machine, TADS, Glulx, and Hugo games, and IF games written in more obscure file formats such as those used by Level 9 Computing and Magnetic Scrolls.

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Glk (software)

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples10
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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glk api interpreters glulx programs formats virtual interpreter machine z-machine implementations use text games obscure file may interactive specification interface

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those used by Level 9 Computinginstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
Magnetic Scrolls.The Glk API specification describes facilities for inputinstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
outputinstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
text formattinginstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
graphicsinstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
soundinstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
and file I/O.Glk does not describe a virtual machineinstance ofand IF games written in more obscure file formats0.80text
Gargoyleinstance ofprograms0.80text
Spatterlight which can run all popular IF formatsinstance ofprograms0.80text
almost all of the more obscure onesinstance ofprograms0.80text

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