Computer Gaming Exhibtion in Edinburgh

[James James James Magnus]

http://www.nms.ac.uk/gameon/

My family went on Fri, said it was good. On till Feb, plenty of time.

[teamonkey]

[s]James James James Magnus Bastard wrote on 11:36, 28th Oct 2002:
http://www.nms.ac.uk/gameon/

My family went on Fri, said it was good. On till Feb, plenty of time.


How many people are interested in a WiredSoc trip to Edinburgh then?

--jaa

[wookiee]

I wouldn't mind, actually. Maybe if we piggy-backed LAser-quest or paintball on the back of it, we could make a day of it!

[hr]Computer games don't affect kids;I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids,people would be running around darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.....

[TheGamesMaster]

Would doing it in reading week be too short notice?

[LeopardSkinQueen]

Sounds good to me

As long as its not the week after Reading Week, I'll be there.

[hr]The philosopher Didactylos has summed up an alternative hypothesis as 'Things just happen. What the hell.'

[teamonkey]

[s]wookiee wrote on 13:20, 28th Oct 2002:
I wouldn't mind, actually. Maybe if we piggy-backed LAser-quest or paintball on the back of it, we could make a day of it!


Sounds like an excellent idea. LazerQuest is probably better, since we'll be in the centre of Edinburgh anyway.

As for reading week---we certainly could do it then, but aren't a lot of people going home next week? Do they care that they might miss this spectacular event?


[hr]Computer games don't affect kids;I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids,people would be running around darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.....




Yeah, but how many people here actually remember seeing Pac Man in an arcade? How many people remember seeing an arcade? *Sigh*

[marsbarboy]

I went to see it in the barbican in London, it's very very good. It sez on your ticket that you only get 3 hours inside, but if it's quite empty they don't check. All the old favorites are there.. pong, pacman, asteroids, galaxion etc. Plus Halo on 4 x-box's linked together, and every console/home computer from pong to gamecube etc. is represented. (Yes even odd bastards like the pc engine). WELL WORTH IT.

[James James James Magnus]

The Edinbourgh one said something about 3 hours, but I think that was only during the school holidays. I'd be up for Laser Quest and a trip during reading week ...

[James Baster]

Went today. It was good. I'm not going to say anything more now 'cos todays trip was organised by my friend Ben Spencer who is the Games Editor of The Saint, and it would be kinda cheeky for me to steal his story. So read the next issue of The Saint for the full story on it. But I would recommend it.

[hr][s]Its nice to be able to blaspheme. It takes a very special and strong-minded kind of atheist to jump up and down with their hand clasped under their other armpit and shout 'Oh, random-flucuations-in-the-space-time-continuum!' or 'Aaargh, primitive-and-out-moded-concept on a crutch!' - Terry Pratchet, Men at arms[/s]

[Prophet Tenebrae]

Who wants to read the Saint?

[TheGamesMaster]

And james why didn't you tell us you lot were going?

[James Baster]

It wasnt a trip as in big gathering, just Me, my friend Ben and a friend of ours Lynsey who we met in Edinburgh. Sorry ...

[hr][s]Its nice to be able to blaspheme. It takes a very special and strong-minded kind of atheist to jump up and down with their hand clasped under their other armpit and shout 'Oh, random-flucuations-in-the-space-time-continuum!' or 'Aaargh, primitive-and-out-moded-concept on a crutch!' - Terry Pratchet, Men at arms[/s]

[teamonkey]

WiredSoc still planning a trip to see Game On in early December (probably a Saturday). Anyone interested should email LINK:mailto:wired-events@wired.st-and.ac.uk

[teamonkey]

Last chance to book a place...