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Knowing as we do that the text-adventure track are the most eagerly awaited sessions at PAX East...
(...crickets, tumbleweeds, Celtic fiddle...)
...well, I know some people are interested in the old-school IF scene. And if 60k people are showing up, "some people" could be a whole lot.
The PAX schedule is not finalized but we've gotten confirmation of two IF events: a panel discussion of modern IF authors, and the premiere of Jason Scott's GET LAMP documentary. (Both Friday evening, looks like.) Will that be all? No, I announce, there will be more.
The People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (a collective of Boston IF fans) invites you to come hang out. We will have a large suite (in the Hilton), open throughout the convention, at which you can come chat with IF authors and fans, play our games, try our nifty development tools, and eat potato chips. (We hear potato chips are good at parties.) A *bunch* of IF people are converging at PAX; if you're at all familiar with the scene, you'll see names you recognize.
Details are still being planned, but see this blog post and links:
http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2010/01/pax-east----the-if-suite.html
http://ifwiki.org/index.php/PAX_East_2010
(...crickets, tumbleweeds, Celtic fiddle...)
...well, I know some people are interested in the old-school IF scene. And if 60k people are showing up, "some people" could be a whole lot.
The PAX schedule is not finalized but we've gotten confirmation of two IF events: a panel discussion of modern IF authors, and the premiere of Jason Scott's GET LAMP documentary. (Both Friday evening, looks like.) Will that be all? No, I announce, there will be more.
The People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (a collective of Boston IF fans) invites you to come hang out. We will have a large suite (in the Hilton), open throughout the convention, at which you can come chat with IF authors and fans, play our games, try our nifty development tools, and eat potato chips. (We hear potato chips are good at parties.) A *bunch* of IF people are converging at PAX; if you're at all familiar with the scene, you'll see names you recognize.
Details are still being planned, but see this blog post and links:
http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2010/01/pax-east----the-if-suite.html
http://ifwiki.org/index.php/PAX_East_2010
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I don't know much about the modern state of them, but I've always liked the fact that they're around. I'll try to hit up a panel or two!
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They are similar to MUDs (assuming that you've played them) except that IFs are single player as opposed to multiplayer. I also feel that IFs in general focus more on telling a story than MUDs do.
I've played the Hitchhiker's game back a long time ago and I clocked in many hours in the Discworld MUD. I'll be sure to try and stop by!
They discuss it towards the beginning of this podcast: http://frontrowcrew.com/episodes/2010/01/19/street-fighting-secrets/
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I found myself running what was essentially a mini-IF-convention inside PAX -- in the Hilton next door, technically -- and there were old and new IF fans and authors hanging around the entire weekend. I think there wasn't a moment without at least three interesting conversations going on in different corners of the room.
I will be coming back to PAX; lots of us will. (And I know there are IF folks in Seattle.) It may not be as high a concentration -- the Get Lamp premiere was a once-in-a-lifetime event -- but there is good work to be built.
That and someone broke Wheaton's Law on me in that panel - I got in, followed a few people down a row of seats only to have one of them throw his coat on the entire row and declare them saved for some douchebags that didn't get into line in time to get good seats like i had (hope that wasn't you
The one-hour cut of the movie didn't really cover the modern IF movement, except for the section about trying to commercialize it. But be assured that there's *lots* of work going on -- including some of mine -- and nearly all of it is free. If we can't sell it right now, we're seeing what we can do indie-style!
I expect the Get Lamp DVD to get more into this; it'll be more than twice as long as what Jason showed at PAX.
Self-plug: http://pr-if.org/ has several recent IF games (free, and again, it includes a couple of mine), plus the original Adventure from 1976. Also the date for the next meetup of the Boston IF fans. Anyone who is interested is welcome.