The inaugural issue of the Journal of Interactive Narrative (JIN) represents a revolutionary milestone in academic publishing, fulfilling a vision conceived by Hartmut Koenitz in 2018 to create a journal that embodies the very interactivity it studies. Published by ARDIN in partnership with Carnegie Mellon's ETC Press, this groundbreaking publication moves beyond traditional static PDFs to integrate interactive works, embedded videos, and playable elements directly within scholarly articles. The issue features five diverse articles spanning VR storytelling analysis with embedded Twine narratives (Barbara & Haahr), citizenship education through gaming (Blokland et al.), VR curriculum development (Fisher & Samuels), interactive essaying theory (Dunlop), and a foundational piece on interactive scholarship methodology (Koenitz & Fisher), plus Richard Holeton's featured combinatorial fiction "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid." Led by Editor-in-Chief Koenitz and Managing Editor Fisher, with distinguished advisory board members including Janet Murray and Michael Mateas, JIN establishes new standards for scholarly communication where readers can fluidly transition between theoretical critique and hands-on interaction with the artifacts being analyzed, creating an integrated academic environment that matches the interdisciplinary, experiential nature of interactive narrative research itself.