Category: Events
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XYZZY Awards
The 2011 XYZZY Award nominees have been annouced, and several games written by authors within the People’s Republic are among the contenders. The PR-IF nominees are: For Best Story:“The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M,” by Michael D. Hilborn (writing as Edmund Wells); For Best Individual NPC: The puppy in “Beet the Devil,” by Carolyn…
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Interactive Fiction Competition 2011
The 17th annual Interactive Fiction Competition has come and gone, and the members of PR-IF were heavily involved this year, submitting no less than five games to the total of 38 games entered. A quick glance at our contributions: “Beet the Devil” by Carolyn VanEseltine; placed 7th “Cold Iron” by Andrew Plotkin (writing as Lyman…
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IF at Pollard Memorial Library
Interactive fiction came to the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 2 and 9, 2011, as a group of high school students played Admiral Jota’s “Lost Pig.†Originally, a “mystery club†for middle-schoolers had planned to read “Mrs. Pepper’s Nasty Secret†on those dates, but the older participants appeared at the right place…
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The Second Annual IF Mini-Con Has Come to a Close
Three days. Three nights. And even longer for those of us who attended dinner on Thursday and finished up with a brunch Monday morning. Although our second Boston gathering has wrapped up, we’re certain that our annual IF mini-cons have not come to an end. Both our hospitality suite and our event room were filled…
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Day Two: Done. Day Three: Underway
The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction has opened its hospitality suite for its third and, regrettably, final day. We are hosting one more event: Nick Montfort will present his experimental narration-centric IF development system, Curveship, at 1:30pm. At 3pm we will start deconstructing the suite (actually, we will be throwing it back together lest the…
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Day One: Complete. Day Two: To Commence
We finished up our first day here at PAX East, but our second day will be starting up in a few hours. You will find us from noon to midnight in the Alcott conference room in the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Highlights incude: Speed-IF launch (1:00-1:45 pm) Panel: “Setting as character in narrative games” (2:00-3:00…
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It Begins Tonight: The Second Annual IF Mini-Con
Join the People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction tonight as we kick off our second annual Interactive Fiction mini-convention for PAX East. Over two dozen IF enthusiasts will be reuniting at the Tavern in the Square this evening at 7pm for dinner, drinks, good conversation, and just plain-old-having-fun. There are still a few seats left (only…
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People’s Republic At PAX East 2011
The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction proudly announces its second annual mini-convention at PAX East 2011 from March 11-13. We welcome all IF enthusiasts to spend some time (or the entire weekend) in our suite located at the Westin Waterfront Hotel (room number to be announced).
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The Lurking Horror: Post Mortem
The post mortem of our Lurking Horror collaborative play event is now available. Herein, you’ll find a transcript of our play-through, a summary of our tour through the underdark of the MIT campus (including our quest to find the Tomb of the Unknown Tool), and links to plenty of photos.
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October Event Post Mortem
On Halloween, the People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction hosted a collaborative IF playing of The Lurking Horror. We were joined by the game’s author, David Lebling, who subsequently led a tour through the MIT-based locations of the game. Among the regions we visited were the Department of Alchemy, the Infinite Corridor, and the infamous sub-basements.…