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IMA 2009 Opens Bids, $500 Contest |
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Written by Gordon Olmstead-Dean
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Monday, 23 March 2009 15:18 |
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IMA Is accessible through Washington Metro Red Line and Convention Shuttle (Fri-Sun) Two major airports - DCA and BWI. Also through IAD - all connect to public transportation Amtrak through Washington Union Station No formal deadline has been set, but games bid before May 1, 2008 are more likely to be accepted. The annual LARPA Small Games Contest is also open. with two Top Prizes $200 and $300. Overall best will win $300, $200 for best in Category, Additional $100 top prize Two category winners will receive $200 and the be eligible for best overall. Categories Games compete either in the 5-12 player category or the 12-24+ player category. Each category will have at least one $200 winner, and one of the winners will receive "best overall" for a total prize of $300. Games must have a flexibility of at least 6 players. So for example a game could be for 12-18 players, or 18-24 players. Games may be written with more characters than 24 available, provided all other criteria are also met. Games can be run privately for playtest purposes |
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2008 LARPA Contest Winners at IMA split record $700 Prize |
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Written by Gordon Olmstead-Dean
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 00:32 |
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The winners of the 2008 LARPA Small Games Competition split a record $700 in prizes! Download all these games for free from the LARPA GameBank, through the link to your left! Gold - Best Overall - Time Travel Review Board by John D'Agosta, Susan Weiner, Nat Budin, Josh Rachlin - $300 award
“Wildcard” – Best Runtime - Holiday Season by Mike Young - $200 Award
Gold – Best in Category – 6-12 Players – The Road Not Taken by Mike Young - $200 Award
Gold – Best in Category – 12-24 Players - Time Travel Review Board by John D'Agosta, Susan Weiner, Nat Budin, Josh Rachlin - (award above)
Silver – 12-24 Players - Shangri-La by Tom Vorhies, Carol Young, Andrew Zorowitz and the Foam Brain Staff
Bronze – 12-24 Players - Finals by Christopher Buck, Emily Buck, Jennifer Buck, Elizabeth Mullen |
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Intercon Announces Economic Stimulus Package |
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Written by Gordon Olmstead-Dean
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 15:43 |
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Intercon Economic Incentive Package PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO YOUR GAME LISTS!!! So every year, IMA reg is about 105. I suppose it could be bigger if we advertised more. It's true we're sort of the "best little-known secret of LARP." A small, quiet convention that is serving free food and booze at an incredibly cheap rate. But we like being the "thing you have to know about," and it's been a great place to run cool experimental work. Not trying to be snobby just figure you have to be around a few years to hear about IMA. We don't compete much with the Boston Convention. I track registration. And I know when it should peak. The Con runs up to 70 and then during the period that would be the last two weeks On the Day the stock Market first crashed, Intercon Reg was 70. It had been steadily gaining and was in the period where over about two and a half weeks it should run up to about 110, with a few drops taking us back to 105. Today Intercon Reg is 71. The curve didn't just slump, it shattered. Never seen anything like it. Healthy, healthy...BAM! The good news is, MOST OF THE GAMES HAVE MINIMUM. Most of the games are going to run, only a few are in danger, and there are players who haven't signed up yet. I think we're going to get everything run. I've been working on that. But it's clear we need a larger solution. By now it is clear that this is not a normal time. This is not 1992. It may not be the Great Depression, but you may have to remember Nixon as a President to have been through worse. The solutions that worked to keep the con afloat in the last two recessions are not good enough now...THIS CALLS FOR MORE! |
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