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Convention Events and Programming => Gaming => Topic started by: kurosakiichigo666 on April 15, 2008, 11:44:13 pm
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Will there be a designated spot for DS/wireles gaming stuff like Pictochat and whatnot? I know there was one at Sakuracon and I actually have a DS now. Pictochat at con would be epic...
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If there is I hope it is better then the one at Sak. I know the guy who started up the one at Sakuracon and he was sad at the turnout of people at it. Then again it was just some massive place out in the open to sit and I didn't even know it was the wireless hangout until the end of the 2nd day there.
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I know the guy who started up the one at Sakuracon and he was sad at the turnout of people at it.
Wasn't it Kyle who started it?
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I know the guy who started up the one at Sakuracon and he was sad at the turnout of people at it.
Wasn't it Kyle who started it?
Yes, yes it was.
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I plan on having some way of making people know that they should bring their wireless gaming systems (including laptops) and having some listings of what people are playing or interested in playing.
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I think Mario Party would be fun with strangers :P
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I think Mario Party would be fun with strangers :P
It would be.
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what should happen is that someone should set a place and time...
like for at K-con sunday night 10:30 at someplace so that people know where it would be
(and thats just an example)
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The gaming room is going to be in one large room. It'll be easy to set up a corner somewhere for people to play.
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well then we should have somebody go and talk to them about that and see what we could do
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Yeah that sounds good. I'm not the most amazing/competitive gamer but I like to have fun!
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that should be the point of all of the games....
yes there are people that take things to far and become a sore loser
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A thought that's occurred to me is to have a board on one wall of the room where people can put some kind of indication of what games they're interested in playing with others and stuff. Maybe just a big whiteboard. The general feeling I had at Sakuracon was that the only way I'd find someone to play Monster Hunter with was if I happened to see someone playing monster hunter and said ZOMG LET'S HUNT MONSTERS TOGETHER!!!!
I kind of want to take the lead as far as game room layout goes this year, so if I do, I'll try to incorporate a lounge suitable for portable gaming (you know, couches and stuff) in the game room.
Also, Slim PSP's can plug in to TV's, so there might be some smallish (20"-30") tv's available for that too.
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Suddenly, I arrive! If there isn't an official DS lounge, which is unlikely, I'll bring some chairs and a sign. It sounds like I may be helping staff the game room this year though. If that happens, than my ds will be the ds that pierces the heavens.
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Me, you, Nikki, and Charles should all play Taiko...Epicness would ensue...
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Agree'd~
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Is dat sum DS gaem?
I probably won't be getting a DS any time soon. I'm going to aim to make about $2000 this summer and it's all going into 8 3" DDR pads w/ 3"d 38"h bars ($600), 2 DTIDX 18" DDR pads w/ 3"d 38"h bars ($320), 2 StepMania cabinets ($500), 6 cheap desktops ($480), 5 cheap TV's ($200), and a decent video/audio capture card ($100).
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Wow that was all French to me.....I need to start learning about DDR stuff or something....wow.....talk about technical.....
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3"d 38"h bars = 38" high bars that are 3" thick
DTIDX 18" DDR pad = 18" thick deluxe DDR stage with backlit DT100 buttons.
Anything else lol?
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DT 100? Sounds like a damn nice pad though.
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2k for a hobby? That is intense... Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to hide all my guitars/amplifiers/computers/books/etc/etc...
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Haha, that's good. I've never spent even 1000 bucks on something combined....
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Manga: $2000
Anime: $1500
Videogames: $3000
Knowing you don't have a life: Priceless
There are somethings money can't buy, for everything else you should find a sugar daddy.
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for a laugh i went on yesasia.com and added to my basket all the gackt stuff i would buy if i had the funds ..800$ later..(and thats dosent include any of his albums cuz i have them all already)
we just got a check from my fiancees parents to help with wedding stuff for 1000$ and its like sweet!, but then realizing 650 gos to the reception place, 200 for premarital councling, and then we need to get started on invatation its gone and i is like sigh
i so wish kendo boyfriend would take my idea of enloping we could run off with the 1000$ check but he said no
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but then realizing 650 gos to the reception place, 200 for premarital councling, and then we need to get started on invatation
Holy crap!! I'm so glad my reception place and premarital counseling is free!! You are spending more on the site then I am on my dress!!! Exclamation points!!! Where are you having the reception/where are you getting the counseling?
Invitations done by hand = Wayyyy cheaper. I'm still tryign to configure all the costs but I spent $25 and got enough cardstock for 200 invitations.
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we are going to have the reception at grand lodge, it is a bit pricey but for 100 peeps yeah
also all the money i am spending on that goes to foods, the room has a food budget min of 2600, so i spend that much on all the food for the reception and there is no room rental fee
here in da compass room
http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=59&id=127
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Ohhhh jaz that's a super nice place~
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I love how this went from a topic on wireless hangouts to talking about weddings lol.
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Ohhhh jaz that's a super nice place~
thats were tom and vallie had their reception so its like we got a free run thru, its really nice and the food is great
I love how this went from a topic on wireless hangouts to talking about weddings lol.
it just seems to happen on the forums quite a bit dont it?
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Okay back on track...so if there was a designated area would it just be a gaming free-for-all or will there actually be a sign with like available games to play? Cos it might be hard to just sit around waiting for the right person to come by and play with you.
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DT 100? Sounds like a damn nice pad though.
One of my button designs. I'm currently using DT100, DT200, DT300, DT600, and DT900 pushbuttons in my designs.
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OK, what I think may be a good idea would be to maybe have a whiteboard in the area and when you enter the wireless area you write down what games you have with you and whether or not they are download play compatible. That way when someone comes in they look at the whiteboard and say, "hey who has taiko? wanna download play?" or whatever. and when you leave just erase your name from the whiteboard. I'll even supply the whiteboard if need be.
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That sounds like a good idea! Maybe we can get a list going so you can tell what groups are available and which are full (cos it would suck if I wanted to play Mario Kart but found out the group is full D:)
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So I will definately be hitting the lounge up if it happens. I'll probably bring Taiko no Tatsujin for the DS too so bring an extra stylus.
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Well let's start the list now then. So we got Taiko, Pictochat (duh), Animal Crossing (I know ~boogiepop~ and kyletothejones are bringing it), Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, sounds like Mario Kart probably.....keep adding on as you see fit. I'm gonna go buy the whiteboard Monday :P
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Monster Hunter Freedom 2/Portable 2nd G (PSP)
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ANIMAL CROSSING LOLOLOLOLOL Sean you can play on mine again and plant all my flowers behind my houses because I know you love that game soooooo much~ Yeah Taiko also from me and I'll have Trioncube, Elite Beat Agents, The World Ends with you ::{Though I have no idea how the multiplayer works}::, and Ontamarama.
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I have Animal Crossing too! Although, I haven't played it much so I think my town is infested with weeds....and roaches XD
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I haven't turned mine on in awhile either. OMG I missed KK Slider yesterday! I am sad now.
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Nikki, I would only play that game again to wreak total havoc and devastation upon your puny little town. Planting flowers behind houses is just the beginning. Next I will be irate to the shopkeeper, redecorate your house without you knowing, and STEAL ALL THE ORANGES!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Then I'll save and turn it off because I've done everything there is to do in the game......
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At least you'll save so Mr.Resetti won't yell at me :D
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Oi KK Slider was yesterday...awwww
I remember when I was hellbent on getting every single fruit...now that I have, it's like, what's the excitement in this? lol
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It's a pretty pointless game if you look at it from a different perspective. BUT THE FUN NEVER STOPS SO I DON'T CARE!
Also you could say that many games are pointless. Like for example, my favorite game ever, DDR.
You stomp on arrows.
Whooo...
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IT MAKES YOU A SPARTAAAN AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
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Pending the game room set up and space limitations(ie how many tables/systems/tvs will be set up and computers) we could fit a spot for a 'handheld lounge'. Whiteboard may be less easily accommodated as I'm not sure the hotels policy on tacking things to the wall. On the other hand if there is a small table or something free to use theer you can just prop the board there....
I've got about 10 or so DS games I can bring available for checkout if that is something that sounds doable. I just have to check how well it works in and out of a ds if it has a sticker from a label maker on it.... >.> That may cause issues.
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I'll gladly build an easel for the whiteboard if I have dimensions. It would take about $10 and 20 minutes to make.
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That's our Tofu- The Bob the Builder of Kumoricon.
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Ah, this is going well. I'll definitely buy some beanbags once I find out space stuff from Senior Mark. I will make it my personal mission to complete the lounge, though. Above all else! Any other ideas for sweet stuff? I think I'll make some sort of simple Nintendo WIFI sign to put up so it's easier to spot.
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I'm actually going to talk to Jaki about there being 2 gaming spaces at this point; with a wireless lounge and all the Bemani stuff I'm looking to bring in, I can see we won't fit in the Pacific Northwest Ballroom comfortably.
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Put both next to each other and I'll never leave the room.
So is the whiteboard thing a fo' sho'? Because I like that idea.
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I already have a whiteboard and easel combo except I dunno if my parents would let me bring it (it was kinda expensive)...
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I'm actually going to talk to Jaki about there being 2 gaming spaces at this point; with a wireless lounge and all the Bemani stuff I'm looking to bring in, I can see we won't fit in the Pacific Northwest Ballroom comfortably.
We won't have enough staff to man two rooms properly unless you can manage a separate room to handle all by yourself with just your stuff and the wireless hangout but would be unavailable for general checkout usage since we can't have checkouts leaving the main game room. At best you could get a small space for the wireless lounge if lucky.
We hardly had the staff to handle the room last year.
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The lounge will ideally be generally unmanned. Basically the idea is that it's just an area where people can chill and play some wireless games with others. I would like it to be laid back and not necessarily a whole room. It could just be in some unused corner in a game room but hopefully it'll be in a quieter area. We could have someone (possibly Kyle or myself if I manage to become staff) monitor Pictochat for content if you guys want. And don't worry, I got the whiteboard taken care of. Tofu, I'll let you know the dimensions when I get it. I like the easel idea....
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Thats fine if its seperate and unmanned. It just would not be an official thing more just a fly by night operation especially out of the game room as it would no longer be a part of game room. If your staff we would need you doing other stuff in the game room. No matter what. The pictochat would just have to be a 'at your own risk' or 18 and under content if its reported...
We wouldnt have the staff to monitor that...even if it's *in* the game room. Remember bag check last year? Always under staffed and everyone was exhausted. What could happen is if you wanted to give up breaks you had to monitor it then no one can stop you but we probably wont have teh staff to designate to sitting theer watching people draw....
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I'm actually going to talk to Jaki about there being 2 gaming spaces at this point; with a wireless lounge and all the Bemani stuff I'm looking to bring in, I can see we won't fit in the Pacific Northwest Ballroom comfortably.
We won't have enough staff to man two rooms properly unless you can manage a separate room to handle all by yourself with just your stuff and the wireless hangout but would be unavailable for general checkout usage since we can't have checkouts leaving the main game room. At best you could get a small space for the wireless lounge if lucky.
We hardly had the staff to handle the room last year.
For the lounge, like kurosakiichigo666 said, it wouldn't really need to be monitored too closely. Just make sure people aren't pictospamming penises or something.
As for a seperate room for bemani and rhythm games, what it would likely be is 2 to 5 DDR stations (depending on how many pads I can get made this summer and how many computers and TV's I can get), 2 or 3 Guitar Hero stations, 1 or 2 Rock Band stations, 2 open Bemani stations (a US PS2 and a JPS2, probably), and possibly a Pump It Up: Pro cabinet depending on whether or not we can work something out with KeeL. There would be probably 4-10 games for checkout, which could very easily be handled by a single person. With one person loosely monitoring the Bemani (me), one to keep an eye on the Harmonix, a back-up within 5 minutes, plus a Yojimbo nearby to make sure people aren't pilfering controllers, such a room could be easily managed. This would also clear up a lot of space in the regular game room and bring the volume down a lot, so it could actually make it a bit easier for the staff.
My main concern is space; I need about 100 square feet of operation space per DDR/PIU cabinet, 150 for Rockband, and then about 50 per other station. So, with everything plus a portable lounge, it would have to be around 1400 square feet, so something like 35'x40'.
EDIT: Looking at some maps, the Washinton Meeting Room might work. It's only about 900 sq ft, but looks unclaimed and near the proposed LAN and Tabletop locations.
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So thats proposing 3 staff with a checkout system and yojimbo. Thats taking away from the main room. I seriously doubt it would be able to happen as we still would need staff in the main room even w/o your equip since the con does still have rockband, guitar hero and DDR set up.
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Uh, no. It's 2 staff plus someone in the nearby LAN or Tabletop room who could help out if necessary.
Chances are I could handle the entire room myself if I have friends present now and then. Any games that would be checked out would be games I'd just be toting around; 3-10 games in a bag really. They'd be my games or the games of my friends and in no way the responsibility of the convention. I don't see why you're battling this idea.
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Because your signed up as game room staff and looking to hold a whole room yourself with possibly another game staff taking away from the staff needed in the main room. And as Jaki already stated in another thread all the loud gaming is supposed to be kept to the one room.
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Yeah, got the memo. (took me some searching though)
Shouldn't be a problem as planned.
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Got the whiteboard, I'll look at the dimensions and Email them to you tomorrow Tofu. Bought 3 markers too......and some candy bars.......
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Got the whiteboard, I'll look at the dimensions and Email them to you tomorrow Tofu. Bought 3 markers too......and some candy bars.......
Okay totally off topic but....
I can has candi barz plz?
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It's tomorrow boi where u @?
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Awww poo I won't be able to go...I is going to a musical
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I have to wait till the June meeting since I can't make this one.
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I can't make it to the meeting either, got band practice-o and it's necessary as we are in Battle of the Bands at Clackamas next Friday.
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We're currently discussing having a programming meeting some time. I'll keep you two posted regarding that.
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Sweet. I just need to know at least 2 weeks in advance and I should be good.
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Okay.
People can Skype into meetings as well, but you should still try to be physically present at one or two of the meetings.
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Okay.
People can Skype into meetings as well, but you should still try to be physically present at one or two of the meetings.
As has been previously stated in a staff forum programming meetings have been at locations without skype but last GM had skype doing well. Its being worked on/looked into but they are trying to get the next prog meeting skyped.
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Taiko no Tatsujin = LOVE
If I'm totally bored I would love to play it together with whomever :D