Hey guys,
So this week we've got:
- Retro Gaming
- Ice Skating
- Lab Gaming
- BYOPC 7
-Retro Gaming-
This Wednesday GameSoc will be having a bit of a nostalgia trip when we
run retro gaming, an event where we dust off the old consoles we all grew
up with such as the NES, SNES, Playstation, N64, Dreamcast and Sega Mega
Drive and have an afternoon of old school fun! We'll be playing all the
old favourites like Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros, Sensible Soccer,
Mariokart and whatever else anyone can bring to the event!
We'd also love if people could bring retro consoles/games and if possible
TV's to the event, even small 15" TV's would be great. Retro gaming will
run from 2pm on Wednesday in the Seminar Room. As usual free refreshments
for all. Expect lots of blowing into cartridges and classic 16 bit music!
:)
-Ice Skating-
On Wednesday Redbrick & GamesSoc are going ice skating, and we have free
tickets for anyone who wants them. Its on in the RDS and will start at
5.30pm. Buses (5) will be leaving from the Helix at 4.15pm. If you'd like
a ticket send a mail to skating(a)redbrick.dcu.ie
-Lab Gaming-
So theres only 5 days left till the big 24 hour LAN, what better way to
prepare? 3 hours of Lab Gaming on Thursday night! Lab Gaming is running as
per usual from 6-9pm in C204, The Henry Grattan building.
-BYOPC 7-
This Saturday GamesSoc will be running our first 24 hour LAN event of the
year. We'll be running tournaments with prizes up for grabs in Team
Fortress 2, CounterStrike: Source, Unreal Tournament, Dawn of War: Dark
Crusade and a mystery game.
There will also be plenty of casual gaming during the night too. We'll be
playing stuff like Worms, Supreme Commander, Quake and lots more,
basically whatever everyone feels like playing on the night. A console
area will also be setup in the venue with the 360, PS3, Guitar Hero and
Wii all setup. Oh and you know, lots of file sharing to look forward to ;)
For everyone bringing their PC to the event you'll need the following:
- LAN Cable
- Power Adapter
- Headphones (no speakers will be allowed)
- PC + Monitor
- Food!
Things will kick off at 11am on Saturday morning in the hub (Ballymun Road
entrance) and end at 11am on Sunday morning. Entrance fee of 10.
If you have any questions about any of our events, feel free to send a
mail to games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie or drop by the forums.
Robby
Secretary, DCU GamesSoc
http://games.dcu.ie
Hey all,
We're forwarding on a message from a few communication students who are looking to interview some of our female members as part of a research project they're doing.
Here's the full email:
----- Forwarded message from kathleen.harris4(a)mail.dcu.ie -----
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:49:44 +0000
From: kathleen.harris4(a)mail.dcu.ie
Subject: GIRLS AND VIDEO GAMES
To: gamessoc(a)Redbrick.dcu.ie
Hey girls!!
We are 2nd-year communications students here at DCU and are doing a research
project on girls who play video games. We are looking for girls to participate
in a short interview either one-on-one or in groups of at least 5. We really
need your help!! If you are willing to meet with us sometime during the next
2 weeks at your convenience please reply to this email. Just let us know
when is the best time for you. The questions are easy and the interview won't
take longer than 15-20 mintues.
Thanks very much and we hope to hear from you soon,
Kathleen, Shona & Niamh
Kathleen Harris
56102585
----- End forwarded message -----
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DCU Games Society
http://games.dcu.ie
Hey guys,
- Console Gaming
- Lab Gaming
- BYOPC 7
-Console Gaming-
As usual lots more Guitar Hero 2, Halo 3 and now Call of Duty 4 on our
brand new Playstation 3! for which we also have Resistance: Fall of Man
and Heavenly Sword. Console Gaming will be on from 3pm in the seminar room
on Wednesday.
-Lab Gaming-
Lab Gaming will be on the same place, same time (thats C204, Henry Grattan
building @ 6pm) this week. Come along and play some CS, Quake 3, Age of
Empires and lots, lots more... get some practice in before the big LAN :)
-BYOPC 7-
This is the big one. On December 1st/2nd GamesSoc will be taking over the
hub for our first 24 hour LAN of the year! We'll be running tournaments in
Team Fortress 2, CounterStrike: Source, Unreal Tournament and Dawn of War:
Dark Crusade. We'll also be playing plenty of other games too including
Supreme Commander, C&C3, Quake 3, Call of Duty 4 to name just a few... and
of course whatever other games you feel like playing on the night.
The event will kick off @ 11am on Saturday 1st December, and end at 11am
Sunday 2nd December. We'll have plenty of prizes from the likes of Steel
Series and Microsoft for the winners of the tournaments. Entrance fee to
the LAN will be 10.
If you wish to attend, head over to http://www.byopc.dcu.ie/ to register.
Head on over to http://games.dcu.ie/forums/ to discuss anything about the
LAN or the weekly events, you know HAVE YOUR SAY! and all that jazz...
Robby
Secretary, DCU GamesSoc
http://games.dcu.ie
Hey Guys,
- Console Gaming
- Lab Gaming
- Open Day
- Hoodies
-Console Gaming-
It's consoles as per usual again this week folks, we'll have the Wii, Halo
3, Guitar Hero and a few Gamecube's setup and will be providing lots of
food and drinks for everyone! Console gaming will be on from 2-6pm this
week, also if you have a DS or a PSP bring them along too!
-Lab Gaming-
After a terrific Quake 3 tournament last week, congrats to winner
terrorteck, we'll have normal lab gaming this week, which means lots of
cs, day of defeat and even more quake 3! Lab Gaming is on in the Henry
Grattan building, C204, 6-9pm.
-DCU Open Day-
This Friday and Saturday GamesSoc will be out in force for DCU Open day.
The XBox Live Gaming Center will be out with us on the day, and with them
they'll be bringing multiple flat screen tv's and xbox 360's...so expect a
very large turnout for that! We'll be upstairs in the venue (just inside
the doors) so you wont be able to miss us!
- Hoodies -
Just a reminder that we're still taking orders for GamesSoc hoodies at the
moment. The hoodies come in all sizes, are 40 and come in navy, lightblue
and pink. They're really great quality and have been really popular around
campus. So if you want one let us know, cause we'll be ordering pretty
soon!
So come along to the weekly events and if you're free come along and play
some games on open day and show all the newbs what GamesSoc is all about
:)
Robby,
Secretary, DCU Games Society
http://games.dcu.ie
Hey guys,
- Console Gaming
- Quake 3 Tournament
- Hoodies
-Console Gaming-
This Wednesday console gaming will kick off at 3pm in the seminar room,
running until 6pm. We'll have the Wii, Guitar Hero 2, Halo 3 and other
stuff setup on the day, and we'll be providing lots of free refreshments
as usual! Also, if you have a DS or PSP, bring it along as we'll have an
area set aside for handheld gaming.
-Quake 3 Tournament-
On Thursday we'll be running our first Quake 3 tournament during lab
gaming. Entry for the tournament will be 2 and we'll have some great
prizes up for grabs! Lab Gaming takes place 6-9pm, C204 in the Henry
Grattan building.
-GamesSoc Hoodies-
We're currently taking orders for a new batch of GamesSoc hoodies. They
cost 40 each and come in navy, light blue and pink! The order itself will
be made as soon as we have enough people to make an order, last year
demand was quite high so order soon to make sure you don't have to wait
until a second order!
All details regarding the hoodies can be found here:
http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?topic=1892.0
If you want to place an order simply mail us at games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie with
your name and size/colour desired.
And thats everything for this week! :)
Robby
Secretary, DCU Games Society
http://games.dcu.ie
