IRDC 2016-Europe

The International Roguelike Development Conference 2016. A unique opportunity for roguelike developers and enthusiasts to network and discuss their genre in depth. Attendance is free and open to all, whether developer, fan, enthusiast, academic, journalist, or wandering vagrant.

This page is for the European' conference. For other roguelikes gatherings this year see:

• IRDC USA 2016 - NYC, August 6-7
• [Roguelike Celebration] - San Francisco, September 17

Venue

Init Lab in Sofia, Bulgaria. Rila 6, 1202 Sofia, Bulgaria

More information on the venue and premises: [Init Lab About page], [Init Lab Wiki], [The Lecture Room]

(As I have received inquiries on the actual entrance of the building, I'm reposting the longer description here: http://wiki.initlab.org/index.php/InitLabv3#Entrance The entrance is in the alleyway between the 2 buildings (the unfinished one on the left and the one on the right where the Lab is located), and it is the blue door with the old payphone. The Lab is at the second floor of the house. Also note that I intend to meet you somewhere place else that more easily findable (the Lions' Bridge [Lavov most in transliterated Bulgarian] metro station or somewhere similar) and take you to the Lab myself.

Assen "rexorcorum" Kanev [Tales of Maj'Eyal] is host. For all questions and other stuff you can write me at asen(dot)kanev(at)gmail(dot)com. I am regular on the ToME irc channel @Rizon/#tome as "rexorcorum" during the day and evening hours (GMT+2).

If you plan to attend, please fill in this [Google Form].

Dates

26-27 November 2016

Participants

Registration is not necessary, but it helps to know how many people will come. Put your details below with a note on when you're around. (See also the Presentations and Demonstrations section.)

Presentations and Demonstrations

• Darren Grey - 'What is a Rogue?'
• flend - 'Recent procedural generation literature'
• Nicolas "DarkGod" Casalini - topic to be announced later
• Assen Kanev 'Of Textual and Graphical Aesthetics in Roguelikes'

Bulgaria (and Sofia) General Information

• [Sofia at Wikitravel]
• [Sofia at LonelyPlanet]
• [Information on Bulgaria and Sofia at Sofia Guide]

Getting In/Out of Sofia

Ryanair and WizzAir do cheap flights to Sofia, Bulgaria. There are also train links across the continent.

Travel Within Sofia

TBC

Accommodations

Here is a list of the available and affordable hotels. All of them are rated "Very Good" and above at Booking.com and are in the price range of 30 - 60 € per night. All are located at nice places in the centre of Sofia and are close to the venue (some are just nearby - like 5 minutes walk, and some - at about 30 minutes walking distances or 10 - 15 minutes with the metro or the tram). Finally, I have personal experience with nearly half of them and can guarantee they are good :).

• [Budapest Hotel] is very close to the venue. [Here] is the Booking.com link as well.

• [Hotel Niky], and at [Booking.com]

• [Best Western Premier Collection City Hotel], and at [Booking.com]

• [Best Western Art Plaza Hotel], and at [Booking.com]

• [Hotel Downtown], and at [Booking.com]

• [L'Opera House] at [Booking.com]

• [Arte Hotel], and at [Booking.com]

• [Favorit Hotel], and at [Booking.com]. Very close to the venue as well

• [Hotel Adria], and at [Booking.com]. Close to the venue.

• [St. George Hotel], and at [Booking.com]

• [DITER Hotel], and at [Booking.com]

• [Hotel Zenith], and at [Booking.com]

• [Orange Flower Apartments 1] at [Booking.com]

• [Hotel Lion Sofia], and at [Booking.com]

• [Hotel Cheap] (site in Bulgarian only), and at [Booking.com]. Close to the venue and low cost.

Streaming

I am currently investigating the options for streaming the presentations. Still not promising anything, but maybe...