Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Organized Outreach Objective
For a campus like UTD, I'm surprised there haven't been more attempts at video game related events. I'm not saying we should set up some big tournament kind of thing, but we could at least have more public gatherings for things like Guitar Hero/Rock Band, Halo, or Smash Bros. A lot of people on campus play these games and I'm sure that there would be plenty of people willing to come to a larger setting where they can play against or with new people. Last semester I started attending weekly meetings of ATSA, or the Atec Student Association, and it wasn't so much an organizational meeting as it was a LAN party where we would usually play Team Fortress 2. Despite what you might assume, there was a lot of socializing going on and I got to know some of the people in my major better because of it. I think we could do something like this as well. Obviously, without access to some computer lab we would need to stick to console based games, and I would be wiling to bring what I can from what I own to minimize what cost there will be. I see this as a weekly or bi-weekly event, where we could supply some small snacks like cookies and drinks. It would also be nice if we could get a clubhouse to use in order to house large groups.
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I had thought of the same general idea as well. There are a few things that would need to be considered, but I don't think the actual hardware should be too big of a problem (I have a 24 port switch and other hardware BTW).
The main problem I foresee in attendence and organization is the actual games themselves. Everyone enjoys a lanparty, but you need a common game for everyone. I guess if this was a weekly or bi-weekly event, you could round-robin the primary game through a few of the most popular.
Do you think there is any way to show Christ (directly or indirectly) in the competitive atmosphere?
I remember doing a lot of the video game stuff last year, just with friends. We would play Halo and Starcraft (everyone brought their own computer). But if you need to borrow any consoles, i have a few.
I'd like to see you coordinate with Jamie, who has a similar idea. I think facebook would be a good way to get access to people who have listed themselves as liking a certain game. And the apartments are now charging for reserving a clubhouse, just fyi.
dugI think this has potential since a lot of people like video games. I guess you need to think about advertisement. There is definitely word of mouth. It would be really good if you could get your core involved, like announce a time and then have your core members bring friends.
I think that with a campus and student population like utd's this would be a great idea as long as it would be used for reaching out or inviting people to other ministry related events
Great idea man, let me know if you there's a few i can you help lil buddy
Yeah, too bad about the clubhouse reservation fee, but I think this is a really good idea. You and Jamie could go a long way with this I'm pretty sure. :)
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