Computer-based interactive fiction is lots of fun for kids, and it gives them fresh and exciting ways to improve their thinking and reading. I hope that this site will help kids to use this wonderful, but largely unknown, resource. Please feel free to contact me, if I can be of any further help.
On this site, “Fun and Learning With Interactive Fiction,” you’ll find
A brief introduction to interactive fiction
Why kids like interactive fiction
Recommended interactive stories, especially for middle school students
Information about obtaining interactive stories
Arthur, with maps and more–highly recommended!
The Firebird, with walkthrough–also highly recommended
“The Enterprise Incidents: A Middle School Fantasy”
An outline of the entire site, Teaching and Learning With Interactive Fiction
About the Author, Brendan Desilets
You can reach Brendan by e-mail at: bdesilets@comcast.net You’ll find him most willing to help with any problems you may have with interactive fiction.
