SF IF Meetup: Combination Online/Offline Playthrough!

This week, we're going to try something that (to the best of my knowledge) has never been done before: we're going to try to play some interactive fiction in a combination online/offline event.

Every Saturday at 11am Pacific, ClubFloyd (http://www.allthingsjacq.com/interactive_fiction.html#clubfloyd) meets online to play interactive fiction together in ifMUD (http://ifmud.port4000.com/).

On Saturday, June 4th, we'll meet in person in front of a big monitor and a streaming webcam; we're going to try playing a ClubFloyd game in person together with everyone playing online.

Which game? Uh, well, we'll be playing my game, Choice of Broadsides (http://www.choiceofgames.com/broadsides/), which now has an offline command-line version specifically designed for ClubFloyd. :-)

The location will be my office in San Francisco, right by Montgomery St. BART. Security will let you in if you're a member of this Meetup group; otherwise, you'll need to call Dan at 510-290-6099 to get in.

Will it work? Will it be a catastrophe? Nobody knows. That's why you should be there, either logged into ifMUD at 11am Pacific or in person at the SF Bay Area IF Meetup, as we make IF history! For better or worse!

If you can't be there in person, the next best thing is to be there online!

Here's how to connect:

0. Watch us livestreaming video at http://ustream.tv/channel/ifmeetup

1. Create an account at: http://ifmud.port4000.com:4001/apply

2. Check your email for your password.

3. Go here: http://ifmud.port4000.com:4002/bui

4. You type in the text box at the bottom of the screen. Type "connect name password", for example: "connect scott tiger"

5. Type "toyshop" to go to the toyshop

6. Type "say hello" to say something in the chat room. You can say anything you want, for example "say wow, this is cool"