Quest

Interactive Fiction

In this Session

• Thinking out of the box

• What is Quest?

• Playing “Off to the ICT Conference”

• Having a go with Quest

• Next steps…

What is Interactive Fiction?

• Text based adventures• Text commands to control characters• Narrative and storyline is key• Images and sound possible• The new? digital literacy

Why Quest?

• Free software• Good community of learners• Different “programming”• Good cross-curricular activity• Possibly KS2-KS4• Not too difficult to learn

Where have we used it at Perins?

• Transformation learning program Yr7 & Yr8• English Yr 8 topic• Maths “extended project”

Resources and Support

• http://www.textadventures.co.uk/quest/– Software v5

• http://www.textadventures.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=10– Quest v5 forum

• https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7336564/IF-HELP/IF-HELP.zip– Some of my helpsheets

• http://play.textadventures.co.uk/v5/Play.aspx?id=611– Quest Game you can play on line – based on “characters” at

the ICT Conference

Where have we used it at Perins?

• Transformation learning program Yr7 & Yr8• English Yr 8 topic• Maths “extended project”