The People's Republic of Interactive Fiction

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 throughout the weekend, a testament that interest in IF continues to thrive.

We at the People’s Republic will be taking a few days off to recover, but rest assured details and summaries of the weekend will be forthcoming. In the meantime, a warm thanks to everyone who was involved in organizing the event and especially to those who attended. We hope to see you all soon.

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 pm)
• IF play event:  Jim Munroe’s Everybody Dies (4:00-6:00 pm)
• A lightning introduction to Inform 7 (7:00-7:45 pm)
• IF Demo Fair (8:00-10:00 pm)
• Speed-IF game play (10:30-11:30 pm)

As for yesterday, details will be forthcoming. Needless to say, the IF Hospitality Suite was packed with fans throughout the day and evening, our own panel was a huge success, and there was a spontaneous trip to the steam tunnels beneath MIT. Many thanks to the regulars and especially the newcomers who participated yesterday. It was a pleasure seeing you all. We hope to see you again today.