[GLLUG] more Penguicon thoughts

[Caleb Cushing]

the only other place for pc gaming might be... the gaming room. still the
problem both years was having one machine. we really need more people
helping to find hardware for this or more people donating.

On 5/1/07, Charles Ulrich <charles at idealso.com> wrote:
>
> On Monday 23 April 2007 15:05, Caleb Cushing wrote:
> > I like the Idea of a seperate gaming room. Although I would want it
> > to be a permanent installation for the weekend because the hardware
> > would be too much to set up and tear down every night.
>
> That's pretty much not going to happen, unfortunately. Every single
> Penguicon has had problems finding space for everything, even to the
> point that they sometimes consider displacing things that are normal
> parts of a con like the dealer's room. The only time they go out of
> their way to make room for something new is if it turned out to be
> extremely popular the year before. And in terms of popularity and
> demand, computer gaming has been very nearly at the bottom of the
> barrel every consecutive year.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see computer games thrive at Penguicon
> (I was once a gamer myself), I just don't see a very large audience for
> it.
>
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> Charles Ulrich
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Caleb Cushing
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