Mar25

April Meetup

by zarf on March 25th, 2013 at 5:28 pm
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The post column here has been idle. Sorry! I will make shift to post meeting announcements, so that people following on RSS or planet-if.com can see them.

The Boston IF meetup for April will be Tuesday, April 23, 6:30 pm, MIT room 14N-233.

The day before that (Monday) is a Purple Blurb event: Jason McIntosh will present The Warbler’s Nest. (April 22, 5:30 pm, room 14E-310.)

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Jul12

IF Weekend in Boston

by biggles2k on July 12th, 2012 at 11:54 pm
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Several IF-related events are happening this weekend, so join your friends of the Republic and others. Here’s a quick list of festivities:

  • Gather round the dinner table at The Tavern in the Square (in Central Square) on Friday, July 13th. We’ll be meeting up around 7pm. Just come on in and ask for the Interactive Fiction group. Or look for us. You know who we are.
  • Rinse off your hangover(s) by attending the No Show Conference on Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15. Lots of IF people will be lurking about, including two of the speakers, Jim Munroe and the Republic’s own Clara Fernández-Vara.
  • There’s more. A lot more. IF author Jim Munroe will be screening the new movie, “Ghost With Shit Jobs” on Saturday, July 14, at 8pm in MIT 10-250. To quote the blurb: “‘Ghosts With Shit Jobs‘ will be preceded by a conversation with writer and executive producer Jim Munroe, XKCD webcomic creator Randall Munroe (no relation), and interactive fiction guru Andrew Plotkin on the Future of Cultural Work. After the film there will be a Q&A with Anthony Cortese (producer), Sean Lerner (Oscar the Digital Janitor), Jim Munroe (writer/exec producer) and other cast and crew from Toronto!”
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Apr21

April Meetup

by biggles2k on April 21st, 2012 at 5:35 pm
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It’s been some time since our last meeting, so we’re gathering on Monday, April 30, at 6:30 pm in Nick Montfort’s office at MIT (14N-233). All IF (and game!) enthusiasts are welcome to attend.  As usual, we currently have no agenda, but items that may be discussed:

After our meeting, we’ll retire the evening with food and drink and the usual conversation at the the Cambridge Brewing Company.

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Mar27

Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album

by jacksonmead on March 27th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
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We’re proud to be hosting Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album. This is a collaboration of various members of the interactive fiction community (including a good number from the People’s Republic of IF) to create a tribute in honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of the They Might Be Giants album Apollo 18. For each track on the album, there is a corresponding short interactive fiction game. The “Fingertips” tracks from the album, each a few seconds long, are represented by one-move games.

The games are playable online or offline, so give them a try!

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Mar10

March Meetup

by biggles2k on March 10th, 2012 at 10:36 am
Posted In: Meetings

Yes, it’s short notice, but we’re meeting on Monday, March 12, at 6:30 pm in Nick Montfort’s office at MIT (14N-233). Everyone and anyone is welcome to attend. Although no formal agenda has been established, we’re certain to be discussing the winners of the 2011 XYZZY Awards. After our meeting, we’ll retire the evening with food and drink and the usual conversation at the the Cambridge Brewing Company.

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