MD/NY IF people?
14 Dec 1995 00:24:57 GMT
In article <19951206.205249.42@arnod.arnod.demon.co.uk>,
Julian Arnold <raiffaq@arnod.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>I think much of the problem that we face with such specialisation and
>multiple-authors is the fact that, with some exceptions undoubtedly, the IF
>community (i.e., the membership of raif) never actually physically meet.
>Even when two authors are trying to collaborate on a game and both can write
>and code, the creative process is stifled somewhat by this lack of personal
>contact (no rude jokes please 8). It is in fact quite difficult to bounce
>ideas off each other via e-mail -- the Internet's fast, but not fast enough.
>Mind you, I have been/am doing this for a game, so it's not impossible.
OK. Any authors in the Buffalo NY, or Columbia MD area who want to meet,
and possibly talk about interactive fiction? In Columbia, where I am now,
I'd suggest monthly meetings at Border's Bookstore on Snowden River Parkway.
That way if nobody shows up, you can have coffee and read books.
Phil Goetz@cs.buffalo.edu