The dude behind the GET LAMP documentary proposed that a little while back, IIRC. I don't think he got much interest from the ex-Infocommies.

google yeah here's the post. http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/3490

Check out the modern interactive fiction scene, there are some great games being made by passionate people today. The annual competition always has some good stuff: http://www.ifcomp.org/