Hey. that LAN party idea sounds really fun. i could prolly help set up the lan if i dont have class at that time...
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Ed Kohlwey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ralph, > The LAN party is usually BYOC, but I think thats just because nobodys > ever thought to do otherwise. Having some spare computers there wouldn't > be a bad idea, and I have at least one that I could bring... > > In the past I think we've typically played one of the games hosted on > this mirror: http://mirror.umoss.org/games/ , or something else pretty > cross-platform like Unreal Tournament. I missed the last two LAN parties > last semester, so I actually don't have that much of a frame of > reference. =) > > I think the big problem we always have with boxed software is getting > Linux, Windows, and sometimes Mac install copies beforehand, so that's > an open possibility but we need to get our ducks in a row with that > before the event. > > I think we may have also done Starcraft under WINE once, but I remember > someone saying it was terribly difficult so we should have someone who's > well versed in SC WINE installations to help with that if we're going to > advertise it as part of the event. It certainly has been difficult when > I've tried it on my own. > > You can definitely help with the setup and event hosting. Usually we > setup a few console machines, and then have a wired and wireless network > available for PC gamers. We also need people who are able to actively > look for people who look confused about whats going on and try to > welcome them in some form or fashion. If you're interested in any of > these let me know and I will talk to you as our plans for the evening > firm up. > > -Ed > > On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Ralph Edezhath wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > I am new to the mailing list, and to UMLUG. Is the lan party going to > > be BYOC or will you guys be providing a few machines? Which games do > > you usually play? Can I help with set up? > > > > thanks > > Ralph > > > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Ed Kohlwey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > The CS clubs are currently looking to host the school year kickoff > event > > > on the second Thursday of the semester. UMLUG will be hosting the LAN > > > party as usual. > > > > > > With that in mind, what thoughts does everyone have about video games > or > > > other entertainment for the party? We can reserve one or more rooms in > > > CSIC for the event, so there's a lot of flexibility for us. > > > > > > I was thinking we might try something new this year, like trying to > > > setup in the lobby in order to attract more traffic, or maybe having a > > > movie marathon running alongside the LAN party. As usual we should try > > > to have a few people there to help noobs who are interested in > > > installing Linux on their machine. > > > > > > Whats everyone else think? > > > > -- Neil Sikka
