For obvious reasons, we will no longer meet on MIT campus or anywhere else in the Boston area.
Instead, our upcoming meetings will be online via Zoom Video. Anyone interested in IF is welcome, so our meetings will probably be larger than usual! (No dinner afterwards, though. Unless you order takeout.)
Our next meeting is still scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st at 6:30 pm (Eastern time). We’ll post the Zoom link on the day of the meeting.
Update: see Zoom link under “Next meeting” to the right!
The Boston IF meetup for March will be Tuesday, March 31, 6:30 pm.
This month’s meeting will be in room 14E-304 online! It is no longer possible (or wise) to meet on MIT campus. Until further notice, our meetings will be online via Zoom.
he People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Zarf,, hilborn, and anjchang, met up. Warning: What follows is probably not proper English, but just my log of notes from the meeting to jog people’s memories: Check out the photos.
Zarf brought a copy of Aaron Reed’s procedural novel Subcutanean. Looking forward to getting our own copy.
Gearing up to go to Pax. Zarf going to GDC in San Francisco next month Hilborn playing IF at home. We discussed dark themes for youths.
Anj playing Obduction IF Wrimo hasn’t happened in a while, but maybe it should? IF Spring thing intent to enter on March 1st
Kentucky Route Zero has been released (started in 2013, polygons and lines). Surreal work draws inspiration from classical Adventure games Zarf recommends. We looked at the artwork.
Robert Sawyer Canadian IF author mentioned. Heinlein mentioned too. The Flame in the Flood mentioned
The Boston IF meetup for February will be Wednesday, February 26, 6:30 pm.
The Trope Tank is undergoing renovation through the spring semester. Therefore, the meeting will be in room 14N-417. Same building, two floors up from the Trope Tank.
The People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction convened on, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Zarf,, Jake, anjchang, and dan welcome Sara @saragettel (dan’s honored guest). Warning: What follows is probably not proper English, but just my log of notes from the meeting to jog people’s memories: Check out the photos.
Recap of 2020 Mystery hunt puzzles, picture puzzles , name of , Michael Bay’s Editing Bay Jake’s favorite One with album covers that had pieces cut out– DDR — karaoke Dan’s favorite – OX – 12 page pdf X’s and Dollhouse Tour, 3D objects from different angles Chess game, conversation between people BAPHL should be next, check back on the calendar There was a text adventure in this year’s IAP mystery hunt And then an actual text adventure ( Wizards puzzle) Ryan Veeder once wrote a Mystery Hunt IF puzzle
In the works Dan released a short fiction and art zine — about sleep somnotica.com — check it out! Dan’s working on a game still Jake game done from a jam in collaboration with others Jake’s been Reading a lot about -parser interaction and how parsers might do more to handle when the player throws a tantrum Sarah and Dan are through Hadean Lands
