Awards and Competitions
One of the main
purposes of the newsletter is to help organize and report
on community wide competitions and the yearly Erin
awards. From announcements of the comps, to the list of
entries, to the results with reviews and discussions of
the various games themselves, the newsletter is there
every step of the way, keeping us posted about the goings
on in the AIF community. This is just a list of all those
announcements in case you've ever wondered who won what
when.| Description | Issue | TXT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Erin Nominees Announced | Mar-05 | TXT | |
| Special Edition Highlights of the 2004 Erin Awards | Extra | TXT | |
| Reflections on the Erins | May-05 | TXT | |
| CCAB Competition -- Results and Discussion | Jul-05 | TXT | |
| 2005 Erins: Early Warning | Sep-05 | TXT | |
| 2005 Erin Nominees Announced | Jan-06 | TXT | |
| 2005 Erin Winners Announced | Feb-06 | TXT | |
| 2006 AIF Mini-comp -- Rules Clarifications | Mar-06 | TXT | |
| 2006 AIF Mini-comp Games Released | Apr-06 | TXT | |
| 2006 AIF Mini-comp Results and Reviews | May-06 | TXT | |
| 2006 Erin Nominees Announced | Jan-07 | TXT | |
| 2006 Erin Winners Announced | Feb-07 | TXT | |
| 2007 AIF Mini-comp -- Call for Entries | Mar-07 | TXT | |
| Entries to the Adult Non-Interactive Fiction Competition | May-07 | TXT | |
| 2007 AIF Mini-comp -- Results and Reviews | Jun-07 | TXT | |
| 2007 Erin Nominees Announced | Dec-07 | TXT | |
| 2007 Erin Winners Announced | Feb-08 | TXT | |
| 2008 AIF Mini-comp -- Call for Entries | Mar-08 | TXT | |
| 2008 AIF Mini-comp -- Games Released | Jun-08 | TXT | |
| 2008 AIF Mini-comp -- Results and Reviews | Jul-08 | TXT |
Beat the Staff
This is a monthly feature, started in July 07 where the Inside
Erin staff compete against anyone else in the community
who wishes to submit an entry to write the best Adult
NON-Interactive Fiction. Each month a new theme is
offered and the challenge is to write a story based on
that theme. It must be written as though it were a
single cut-scene in a game and must start with the
command that triggered it. It's a lot of fun and if
you've been thinking about writing a game, this is a
great way to test the waters and see something that
you've written enjoyed by the community.
The issue listed is where you can read the entries for
that theme. If you would like to actually see the
rules for any specific one you can usually find them in
the previous month's issue.
| Number | Theme | Entries | Winner | Issue | TXT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat the Staff #1 | "5 Seconds" During the entire cut-scene only 5 seconds of 'game' time can elapse for the PC. | 11 | Purple
Dragon (Non-Staff) |
Jul-07 | TXT | |
| Beat the Staff #2 | "X Chick" This is simply a description of any girl (or guy) like you were examining them in a game. | 12 | Paul Swift (Non-Staff) |
Aug-07 | TXT | |
| Beat the Staff #3 | "Watch" Simple enough, just write any voyeuristic scene that your dirty little mind can dream up. | 9 | A. Bomire (Staff) |
Oct-07 | TXT | |
| Beat the Staff #4 | "Carlotta Champagne" This month the challenge was to write a cut-scene based on a real model. | 4 | Purple Dragon (Staff) |
Nov-07 | TXT | |
| Beat the Staff #5 | "Strip" Write a cut-scene where the PC or an NPC either undresses or is undressed by someone else. | 6 | A. Bomire (Staff) |
Dec-07 | TXT | |
| Beat the Staff #6 | "Go West Young Man" Only one criteria here, the player's command must be ">W" or ">go west." | 5 | A. Bomire (Staff) |
Jan-08 | TXT | |
| Beat the Staff #7 | "Sunbathing Chick" In IPCU, you counldn't do anything with the girl sunbathing on the lawn. Here are some posibilities of what might have happened. The only entries receive were from the staff so there was no vote (and thus no winner) this month. | 4 | None | Feb-08 | TXT |