Wiki RPG: Tutorial Game

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Master File

A Wiki RPG consists of a set of Wiki pages. All Wiki pages must be listed in a "master" Wiki page. Here is the master Wiki page for the "Tutorial Game":

• Wiki RPG: Tutorial Game: Files

The starting location of the player is always the first link in the master page (in our case it is the Central Room). The remaining links can contain either other locations (Room with Image) or NPC's (Alice).

Locations

Locations are rendered as simple html pages. They have associated content (text, images, sounds) and links to other locations and/or NPC's. When the player clicks on a link to another location she simply goes there (notice that the "Central Room" is indeed central, i.e. it is accessible from all other rooms).

NPC's

When the player clicks on a link to an NPC she initiates a dialog with that NPC. A dialog is not a simple html page but changes dynamically depending on what the player chooses to say. Let's have a look at the definition of the dialog with Alice.

The basic dialog structure lets you "browse through" all the information an NPC can give you. But for many situations you want to have more complex interactions. For example, the player could get certain information from an NPC only after she has already talked to a different NPC.

To see how this works take a look at the dialog definitions for Bob and Claire. As an exercise, look at the dialog for Dave and figure out how the dialog will work.

Start Playing, Start Editing

Now it is time for you to take action. The first thing to do is try out the game as it is. To do that go back to Wiki RPG and follow the installation instructions. Once you're done playing, start editing the "Tutorial Game". To keep the basic tutorial intact, we have a Wiki RPG: Tutorial Game: Sandbox Room for the "Tutorial Game". Feel free to edit content of that room and put up links to new pages (locations and/or NPC's). Also, please make sure you conform with the naming convention of Wiki pages (they should begin with "Wiki RPG: Tutorial Game: ").