Available Commands

The games used in this study were built with TextWorld, which itself is built on Inform 7. Though many text-adventure games share commands, the specific syntax for an engine may be unique. The only commands needed to play our games are listed below:

• look - describe the current room
• goal - print the goal of this game
• inventory - print player's inventory
• go <dir> - move the player north, east, south or west
• examine ... - examine something more closely
• eat ... - eat edible food
• open ... - open a door or a container
• close ... - close a door or a container
• drop ... - drop an object on the floor
• take ... - take an object that is on the floor
• cut ... - cut food with a knife
• mix ... - mix food with a spoon
• peel ... - peel food with a peeler
• help - repeat these commands in-game