[game_edu] Gaming Conventions

[Dan Rosenthal]

Found you one. Digital Overload 2009, March 6-8.

http://www.digital-overload.com/

It's the LAN party/Con/BYOC tourny for the webcomic Control-Alt-Delete.
(Which may inspire hatred in some). According to the FAQ last year's
attendance was over 600. So it's not huge by con standards, but a healthy
turnout by Lan party standards.

-Dan

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Liz M.E. Chung <lizchung at gmail.com> wrote:


> QuakeCon started the concept of the BYOC (Bring your own computer) event,

> with many organizations following soon after:

> the CPL, WSVG, GGL, WCG, Dreamhack, iSeries, the Gathering, Lanwar,

> MassiveLAN--mostly organizations that sponsor competitive gaming leagues and

> events.

>

> -M

>

>

> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Seth Sivak <sjsivak at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> I think that the biggest LAN event you can find is quakecon:

>> http://www.quakecon.org/ but that is after your time frame.

>>

>> Although i have never used this site, it may help you :

>> http://www.lanpartymap.com/

>>

>> Seth

>>

>>

>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Johnnemann Nordhagen <

>> jnordhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>> GDC may not be what you're looking for, as it's primarily game industry

>>> professionals (who are mostly gamers, certainly, but who interact with the

>>> games they play in a different manner than just gamers).

>>>

>>> It's a great conference to go to for its own sake, of course.

>>>

>>> Johnnemann

>>>

>>>

>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Nic Colley <Nic.Colley at cpcc.edu>wrote:

>>>

>>>> I have to recommend the expensive but well needed GDC. There you will

>>>> find everything you need.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks,

>>>> Nic Colley

>>>> ________________________________

>>>>

>>>> Faculty, Simulation & Game Development Program

>>>> Nic.Colley at cpcc.edu

>>>> 704-330-6348

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> ________________________________

>>>>

>>>> From: Jordan Lynn [mailto:jordanl at uga.edu]

>>>> Sent: Wed 21-Jan-09 2:17 PM

>>>> To: game_edu at igda.org

>>>> Subject: [game_edu] Gaming Conventions

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Hello all,

>>>> I'm writing my Master's Thesis on the interaction between gamers and the

>>>> videogames they play; as such, I need to attend a gaming convention, massive

>>>> LAN party, or the like to interview experienced gamers. Unfortunately, the

>>>> convention I had planned to attend (Digital Overload) conflicts with other

>>>> scheduled events. I would like to ask if anyone on this list knows of any

>>>> other large-scale, videogame-related events, preferably on the East Coast

>>>> but not required, occurring between now and the end of March.

>>>> Thank you for your time,

>>>> -Jordan Lynn

>>>> Master's Student

>>>> Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

>>>> University of Georgia

>>>>

>>>>

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