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Inform: Inform 6, Inform 7 & Z-Machine and Glulx

Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. Inform can generate programs designed for the Z-code or Glulx virtual machines. Versions 1 through 5 were released between 1993 and 1996. Around 1996, Nelson rewrote Inform from first principles to create version 6 (or Inform 6). Over…

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Inform topic overview

The analysis highlights Inform 6, Inform 7 and Z-Machine and Glulx as prominent areas in the source structure around Inform.

Related topics
60
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
64
Extracted relationships
173
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
64

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Inform 6 · 29 topics
Inform 7 · 21 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Z-Machine and Glulx · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Graham Nelson
License
Artistic 2.0
Operating system
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, others
Original author
Graham Nelson
Stable release
10.1.2 / August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)
Type
Interactive fiction development and play

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Z-Machine and Glulx

Inform 6

Inform 7

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Inform connects Entity context

The extracted context around Inform shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Inform → Activision, Adam Cadre, Anchorhead, Best Game, Considered, Curses, Daniel Ravipinto, Emily Short, Foster, Galatea, Gentry, Gerry Kevin Wilson, Given, Graham Nelson, Grand Inquisitor, Infocom's, Interactive Fiction Competition, It, Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, Marc Blank Another extracted example is Inform → An, Emily Short, Graham Nelson, Graham Nelson's Inform Designer's, Inform's, Interactive Fiction, ISBN, It, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Manual, Natural Language, Roger Firth, Semantic Analysis, Sonja Kesserich, The, The Inform Beginner's Guide, The SPAG Interview, This. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Inform

Top relations

related to Notable games developed in Inform 6 or earlier versions · 34
Inform → Activision, Adam Cadre, Anchorhead, Best Game, Considered, Curses, Daniel Ravipinto, Emily Short, Foster, Galatea, Gentry, Gerry Kevin Wilson, Given, Graham Nelson, Grand Inquisitor, Infocom's, Interactive Fiction Competition, It, Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, Marc Blank
related to Further reading · 21
Inform → An, Emily Short, Graham Nelson, Graham Nelson's Inform Designer's, Inform's, Interactive Fiction, ISBN, It, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Manual, Natural Language, Roger Firth, Semantic Analysis, Sonja Kesserich, The, The Inform Beginner's Guide, The SPAG Interview, This
related to Inform 7 IDE · 21
Inform → Andrew Hunter, Books, Chapters, Comments, David Kinder, GNOME Inform, Headings, IDE, It, Like, Linux, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Parts, Philip Chimento, Sections, The Inform, The Linux IDE, The Mac OS, The Microsoft Windows IDE
related to Inform 7 · 15
Inform → As, Blorb, GitHub, Glulx, Graham Nelson, IDE, Linux, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, On April, Since April, The, The Inform, The Standard Rules, Z-code
related to Notable games written in Inform 7 · 14
Inform → April, Bronze, Damnatio Memoriae, Emily Short, Graham Nelson's The Reliques, It, March, Mystery House Possessed, Mystery House Taken Over, On March, Savoir-Faire, Short, Tolti-Aph, When
related to External links · 11
Inform → Cloak, Darkness, FAQ Archived October, Guncho, Inform Archived August, MUD-like, Official, Playfic, Roger Firth's IF Pages, The Interactive Fiction Archive, Wayback Machine
related to The Inform 6 programming language · 11
Inform → All, Because, However, In, Interactive, Later, Object, Objects, Since, The Inform, Typically
related to Example game · 8
Inform → Blank, Hello Deductible, Here, It, Statements, The, The Inform, The Standard Rules
related to Z-Machine and Glulx · 8
Inform → Because, Glulx, Infocom, Originally Inform, The Inform, The Z-machine, Z-code, Z-machine
related to Inform 6 library · 7
Inform → InformATE, Platypus, Some, Spanish, The Inform, There, Zork

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

interactive fiction game language ide code objects compiler nelson library programming source glulx version also graham z-machine released z-code games

Inform relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 173 structured relationships around Inform. Examples in this analysis include Inform → Developer → Graham Nelson and Inform → License → Artistic 2.0. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
InformDeveloperGraham Nelson1.00infobox
InformLicenseArtistic 2.01.00infobox
InformOperating systemMicrosoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, others1.00infobox
InformOriginal authorGraham Nelson1.00infobox
InformStable release10.1.2 / August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)1.00infobox
InformTypeInteractive fiction development and play1.00infobox
InformWebsitehttps://ganelson.github.io/inform-website/1.00infobox
Informis aprogramming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson0.90text
Informrelated to Example gameHere0.60section
Informrelated to Example gameThe Inform0.60section
Informrelated to Example gameStatements0.60section
Informrelated to Example gameBlank0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Inform bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Library, Code and Nelson. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Inform
    • Library
    • Code
    • Nelson
    • Compiler
    • Source
    • Language
    • Graham
    • Fiction
    • Interactive
    • Programming
    • Game
    • Also
  • inform
    • Library
    • Code
    • Nelson
    • Compiler
    • Source
    • Language
    • Graham
    • Fiction
    • Interactive
    • Programming
    • Game
    • Also
  • programming language
    • Programming
    • Nelson
    • Interactive
    • System
    • Written
    • Also
    • Compiler
    • Objects
    • Tools
    • Release
    • Example
    • Development
  • interactive fiction
    • Interactive
    • System
    • Language
    • Graham
    • Game
    • Library
    • Originally
    • Many
    • Inform
    • Developed
    • Z-machine
    • Development
  • graham nelson
    • Nelson
    • Release
    • System
    • Development
    • First
    • Language
    • Interactive
    • Programming
    • Originally
    • Written
    • Inform
    • Example
  • glulx
    • Files
    • Story
    • Z-code
    • Z-machine
    • Also
    • Compiler
    • Release
    • Code
    • Games
    • Source
    • Inform
    • Many
  • based on principles of natural language
    • Programming
    • Nelson
    • Interactive
    • Written
    • Compiler
    • Tools
    • Release
    • System
    • Example
    • Development
    • Version
    • Also
  • compiler
    • Story
    • Code
    • Library
    • Also
    • Files
    • Glulx
    • Inform
    • Source
    • Language
    • System
    • Two
    • Z-code

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Inform, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Inform with Inform 6. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Inform — Inform 6 · splits 35 ⟂ 30
Inform — Inform 7 · splits 43 ⟂ 22
Inform — Overview · splits 57 ⟂ 8
Inform — Z-Machine and Glulx · splits 61 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Inform

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples173
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Inform to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Inform 6, Inform 7 & Z-Machine and Glulx, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Inform · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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