The People's Republic of Interactive Fiction

Category: Events

  • Fall 2018 Interactive Fiction Final Class at MIT Trip Report

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    On Dec. 11, 2018,15 projects were presented for the Fall 2018 Interactive Fiction Final Class taught by Nick Montfort. The projects were varied in aesthetic and depth, but here are some themes that were covered: Nightmares Different ways of dying Blood A dragon piece that asked the protagonist to retell their story and used metalepsis Alerts…

  • Boston FIG 2018!

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    (This photo was taken before the room opened, before anybody was there.) There we were for another year of IF outreach. We had Hollywood Hijinx (original 1980s hardware!) and The Wizard Sniffer out. People played both of them. Thanks to Naomi Hinchen for helping at the table, and Nick Montfort for lending the Apple //c.

  • January IF readings at MIT

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    PR-IF is pleased to announce an interactive fiction reading series for MIT’s IAP (January). We will get together to play one IF game each week. We’ll play group-style: one player will read the story as it unfolds, but the group will decide what to do every turn. Each session will be 90 minutes of play…

  • IF events at Boston FIG

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    The Boston Festival of Independent Games is coming up on September 13 at MIT. PR-IF will have a table demoing local IF. We also have two events scheduled: Interactive Fiction Tutorial: Twine and Inform 7 (11:00 am – 11:45 am, Stata 144) Caelyn Sandel and Andrew Plotkin show two popular IF tools, and give lightning…

  • November meetup

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    The Boston IF meetup for November will be Saturday, November 9, 4:00 pm, MIT room 14N-233. (Note unusual day and time!) Special guest Emily Short will be demonstrating the authoring tools behind Versu.

  • Boston IF Gathering, Sept 14-15

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    A reminder: the PR-IF will be attending the Boston Festival of Independent Games, all day on Saturday, Sept 14th, at MIT. Visit our table in the FIG showcase hall, MIT’s Johnson Athletic Center. 3pm to 5pm: Experience a public reading of Lost Pig, a classic IF work about an orc and his pig: MIT Stratton…

  • Boston summer IF meetup!

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    As in years past, the People’s Republic of Interactive Fiction is organizing a summer gathering of the IF folks of the world. If you are interested in hanging out and talking about IF, you are invited! The weekend: September 14-15. The locale: Boston (the MIT area). Once again, we will be gathering at NoShowConf, a…

  • IF Weekend in Boston

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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…

  • XYZZY Awards

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    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…

  • Interactive Fiction Competition 2011

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    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…