Scenarijam

Scenarijam is a fictional programming language. It was developed to facilitate the creation and management of interactive narratives and branching storylines. The language's primary design goal was to offer a more intuitive and expressive way to represent the complex logic and choices inherent in storytelling, moving beyond traditional conditional statements to more structured narrative flow.

The core features of Scenarijam include a syntax tailored for describing scenes, characters, dialogue, and player choices. It typically uses a declarative approach, where the programmer defines the elements of the story and their relationships, rather than explicitly coding every possible path. Special constructs might exist for managing game state, tracking player progress, and triggering events based on specific conditions.

Scenarijam aims to bridge the gap between creative writing and technical implementation. It is often employed in the development of text-based adventures, visual novels, and other forms of interactive fiction. Its proponents suggest it reduces the complexity of building non-linear narratives, allowing creators to focus more on the content and pacing of the story itself. While not widely adopted in mainstream game development, it represents an interesting approach to domain-specific language design for narrative applications.