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[Announce-gamesoc] Fifa, Christmas Party and Warpcon

by DCU Games Soc

Gentlemen, Welcome to week 10! -Fifa Tournament -Christmas Party -Warpcon -Regular Events -Fifa Tournament- This Wednesday we are holding a Fifa Tournament on the Xbox 360. The venue for the event will be the Old Bar in the Hub. Sign ups take place from 2:30pm and kick off (get it?) starts at 3pm. Entry €2 with prizes up for grabs for the top three winners. -Christmas Party- This Thursday we are holding a Christmas Party in association with a bunch of other societies(*). It will be from 7pm in the Slipper, so you should all come along and stuff. Yay. -Warpcon- Warpcon is happening in January, so we'll looking to gauge interest now so we can book the appropriate amount of space in a hostel of some description. So if you're interesting in coming along, email us at games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie and let us know. More information about Warpcon here: http://www.warpcon.com/ -Regular Events- I assume most of you know the drill by now, unless you have some kind of memory problem, in which case I'm sorry (I'm not really, but you won't remember that by next week anyway). Monday: Traditional Gaming is on in CG19 (The Henry Grattan) from 6pm until closing. Tuesday: Blinky night! Be sure to be home in the evening to log in and play games (info about Blinky: http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?board=12.0) Wednesday: Console Gaming from 2pm in the Old Bar in the Hub and then more Traditional Gaming from 6pm. Thursday: Lab Gaming is slightly different this week as it is ending early so everyone can go to the Christmas Party, yay. It starts as usual from 6pm in C204 (the Henry Grattan top floor). As usual, comments, opinions, ideas, suggestions and whatnot to games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie And sign up to our forums at http://games.dcu.ie/forums/ That's it for this week, have fun! Seamus *Airsoft, Artsoc, Booksoc, Filmsoc, RedBrick and Strange things -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 9 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Purplemonkeydishwasher

by DCU Games Soc

Hello all, Apologies for the later than usual announce email, things were thrown a little out of sync by the LAN. Speaking of which, it was a success! A thank you to all those who showed up and participated. There isn't much going on this week, spending most of the time trying to reset sleep cycles to reasonable hours. -Christmas Party -Regular Events -Christmas Party- GamesSoc are holding a Christmas party in collaboration with Airsoft, Artsoc, Booksoc, RedBrick and Strange Things on Thursday the 3rd of December in the Slipper (that place beside Eurospar opposite the Ballymun Road entrance to DCU). We'll be setting up consoles of some form on the night, so be sure to head in and join us on the night and get in the festive spirit! Or something along those lines. There will be drink promotions on the night also. Here is a facefriend link thingy for those of you with friendbook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179138907943&index=1 Very web 2.0 \o/ -Regular Events- Monday: Moving swiftly on >_> Tuesday: Unfortunately Game Programming Tutorials have been cancelled for the rest of this Semester due to poor turn out. We will hopefully be revamping them early next Semester from the beginning for those of you who missed it originally. However Blinky night is still going strong! So be sure to log in from around 7-8pm and join us on our gaming server from the comfort of your very own home. (More about Blinky here: http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?board=12.0) Wednesday: Console Gaming as per usual in the Old Bar in the Hub from 2pm - 6pm. Followed by Traditional Gaming in CG19 (the Henry Grattan) Thursday: Lab Gaming wraps up the week in C204 (also the Henry Grattan) from 6pm until closing! That's about it for this week folks, as usual all comments, complaints, ideas and so forth to games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie Have a good week, Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Reminder: LAN Tomorrow!

by DCU Games Soc

Hello! Just a quick email to remind you all that we are holding a BYOPC LAN tomorrow in the Helix from 12pm Saturday - 12pm Sunday. Entry is only €10 for the whole 24 hours and entry to our three tournaments. If you haven't done so already, you can still sign up at http://www.byopc.dcu.ie/ Hope to see you there, Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] BYOPC LAN this Weekend!

by DCU Games Soc

Hello, We are holding a 24 hour BYOPC (bring your own PC) LAN this weekend, Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd from 12pm Saturday until 12pm Sunday. To sign up, all you need to do is register on http://www.byopc.dcu.ie/ and bring a €10 entry fee on the day (as well as your computer). The event will be held in the Helix in "the space" and entrance will be via the side door (the place inbetween the Henry Grattan and the Helix itself). Tournament-wise we will be running 3 main competitions: an RTS (Dawn of War II), a one v one FPS (Unreal Tournament) and a team based FPS (Counter-Strike: Source). Prizes to be won for each of them, so be sure to get a game or two in for practice beforehand! Also, we will need you to bring your own power extension cords and cat5 cable (although we'll probably have quite a bit of spare cat5 cable, so you don't need to worry about that if you don't have any spare). Hope to see you there, Seamus (Note: I did send a mail saying that there would probably be a LAN around this time* so don't be hatin' ;_;) *http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/pipermail/announce-gamesoc/2009-November/000219.html -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Halo & Worms Tournaments with Regular Events

by DCU Games Soc

Sup, Week eight is upon us already! We have a few tournaments planned for this week along side our regular events: -Halo Tournament -Worms Tournament -Regular Events -Halo Tournament- This Wednesday we will be holding a Halo 3: ODST tournament! The signups will take place on the day at 2:30pm in the Old Bar in the Hub with the tournament itself starting at 3pm. It will be a free for all elimination style tournament with a €2 entry fee. Prizes for the top three competitors! -Worms Tournament- We are also holding a Worms tournament on Thursday at Lab Gaming in C204. Entry for this will be free, so all you have to do is make sure you turn up early (we will be taking sign ups at 6pm and starting at 6:30pm) and get a spot. A mystery prize for the winner! -Regular Events- The usual deal here, tournaments don't interrupt the usual flow of our events. Monday: Traditional Gaming in CG19 in the Henry Grattan building from 6pm. Tuesday: Game Programming in L101 (the computing building) from 5pm-6pm 8pm marks the beginning of our weekly Blinky night, where you can play games such as Counter-Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead with other members in the comfort of you very own home! For about Blinky see: http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?board=12.0 Wednesday: Console Gaming from 2pm in the Old Bar in the Hub and then on to the Henry Grattan for more Traditional Gaming at 6pm. Thursday: Last but not least on Thursday we have Lab Gaming in C204 (top floor of the Henry Grattan building) from 6pm for all your computer gaming needs. Also, for those of you who went to EirtaKon over the weekend, we are able to refund you your entry price if you give us your ticket. Just find a committee member at one of our events and ask them. Thats it for this week folks, hope you have a good 'un. Don't forget to sign up on our forums if you haven't already! (http://games.dcu.ie/forums) All comments/complaints/ideas/death threats to gamessoc(a)redbrick.dcu.ie Cheers, Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] LAN, DS Tournament, Hoodies and More!

by DCU Games Soc

Oh hi, I hope you've all had a pleasent weekend, refreshed and ready for another week of Games Soc events! -LAN -DS Tournament -EirtaKon -Hoodies -Regular Events -LAN- You read that right. We're hoping to hold our usual semesterly BYOPC (bring your own PC) LAN on the weekend of the 21st/22nd of November. We're still ironing out the final details on the venue, but hopefully it should all work out with any problems *cough*. So keep your diaries open for that weekend! -DS Tournament- This Wednesday from 2pm, we're holding a Mario Kart DS tournament. Entry will be free, however you will need your own DS. Mario Kart itself is download play, so you don't need to worry about not having it. Fun prizes up for grabs! -EirtaKon- DCU's very own Anime & Manga convention is on this weekend (Friday-Sunday) with several game tournaments being held there. So if you have bought a ticket, we can reimburse you for it. All you have to do is find one of our lovely committee members at one of our events. More infomation about EirtaKon here: http://www.eirtakon.com/ -Hoodies- This is for those of you who have yet to pay the €10 deposit for the hoodies order. We know where you live. Please pay us at your earliest convenience. -Regular Events- I'm sure most of you know what these are about by now, so I'll just give you a brief outline of what's going on as a reminder. Monday - Traditional Gaming from 6pm in CG19 (the Henry Grattan) Tuesday - Game Programming Tutorials in L101 (the School of Computing) from 5-6pm. Everyone welcome! Then in the evening we get together (kind of) for Blinky Night, where we all log on to our gaming sever, Blinky. More about Blinky here: http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?board=12.0 Wednesday - Console Gaming from 2pm in the Old Bar and then Traditional Gaming from 6pm in the Henry Grattan. Thursday - Lab Gaming in C204 (the Henry Grattan) from 6pm. That's about it for this week! Be sure to sign up to our forums if you haven't already (http://games.dcu.ie/forums) and send us any comments, complaints, suggestions to games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie Have a good week, Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] This week at GamesSoc!

by DCU Games Soc

Oh hi, I hope you've all had a pleasant weekend, refreshed for yet another week of college. -EirtaKon -Hoodies -Regular Events -EirtaKon- Next weekend (13th - 15th November) DCU's very own Anime and Manga convention is on (surprisingly enough, in DCU). There are holding several games tournaments throughout the weekend. So for anybody who has prebooked tickets, or just wants to buy in on the day, we will be refunding your full ticket price. So just bring your proof of purchase to one of our events and give it to a committee member to reclaim your money. More information about EirtaKon can be found here: http://www.eirtakon.com/ -Hoodies- We have also decided to extend our hoodie purchase deadline until this Friday. So if you're interested in buying a GamesSoc hoodie, in any colour or size, regular or zippy, just find a committee member at one of weekly events and give them a €10 deposit along with your order details and email address. Here's what the regular navy looks like: http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie/d/159627-1/gamessochoody.jpg Oooh! etc. -Regular Events- As per usual our weekly events never stop! Traditional Gaming: This week, Traditional Gaming will be held in the Glass Room upstairs in the Hub (that's the room beside where all the pool tables are). So be sure to come along from 6pm on both Monday and Wednesday and get your fix of Board Gaming, RPGs, War Gaming and much more! Game Programming Tutorials: On Tuesday from 5-6pm we set up in L101 (the computing building) to show you how to make your very own game. So if you'd like to learn how games are put together from scratch and you'd like to try make your own, be sure to come along! Also if you're interested in helping GamesSoc make a game for charity, here is the place to get in contact with us. Console Gaming: We're taking over the Old Bar again from 2pm this Wednesday (well, part of it) for Console Gaming! We'll have all the usual games set up, as well as our usual free refreshments. Lab Gaming: As usual, Lab Gaming will take place on Thursday from 6pm in the Henry Grattan building in room C204, where you can wile away the evening playing all your favourite games, such as L4D, CSS, Worms and many others. That's pretty much it for this week. Any comments, suggestions, ideas can be sent to us at games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie See you around, Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Hoodies and Making a Game

by DCU Games Soc

Hello! Sorry about sending two emails in such quick succession, however there is a reason! We're going to make an order for a batch of hoodies next Monday. Each hoodie will cost €35 and they are available in any colour or size and you can also choose between a regular or zipped style. In case you've never seen one before (where have you been?) here's what the regular navy one looks like: http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie/d/159629-2/gamessochoody.jpg So if you want one to buy one of our fabulous hoodies, you will need to find a committee member either around campus or at one of our events and give them a €10 deposit, your name, student number, email and most importantly your order. We are also looking for people who would like to get involved in making a game for charity this year. You don't have to be a programming whiz to become involved, any aspect at all that might interest you would be useful - be it design, story creation/development or event music and voice acting! So if any of that appeals to you and you would like to take part, just send an email to us at games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie or turn up at one of our Game Programming tutorials from 5-6pm on Tuesdays. Thanks again for your time. Have a good week! Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Zombie Week, Cinema Trip, Airsoft Trip, Zombies vs Humans, L4D Tournament and More!

by DCU Games Soc

Oh hello again, Welcome to Zombie Week! We have a whole host of events scheduled to fit in with the theme of Halloween this week, and here they are: -Cinema Trip -Airsoft Zombie Shoot -Zombies vs Humans -Left 4 Dead Tournament -Weekly Events -Cinema Trip- This Monday (that's tomorrow) we're getting together with Film Soc to go see Zombieland in the Omniplex in Santry. We're meeting up at the Hub at 6:45pm and then heading out at 7:00pm. Tickets are at a reduced cost of €3. Those of you who have emailed us have your places secured, but I'm sure there are still spots left for those of you who want to just turn up on the day. -Airsoft Zombie Shoot- On Tuesday and Thursday we are also teaming up with Airsoft Soc to go on a zombie shoot in an abandoned warehouse. Places for this are unfortunately already full and this is just to inform those who have already paid. We are meeting outside the Helix at 6:30pm both days where a bus will take us to the warehouse. If you have signed up and have not paid, please do so as soon as possible. -Zombies vs Humans- We're teaming up with Airsoft again on Wednesday afternoon for another zombie shoot-out. This time on DCU's campus in Albert College Park. There is a meeting organised for Tuesday at 5pm in the Hub for all those wishing to take part where we will explain the rules of the game - this meeting is mandatory if you want to play. The actual event itself will take place Wednesday at 1:30pm outside the venue. Everybody will be given their roles then and there. Here's a video of it being played by members of a college in America to give you a rough idea of what to expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxsegSE2mrg -Left 4 Dead Tournament- In keeping with the theme, we will be holding a Left 4 Dead tournament this week at Lab Gaming from 6pm. Signups will take place on the day and entry will be €4. So if you think you're up the challenge of fighting off the zombie hoarde, be sure to come along! There will be a mystery prize for the lucky winners. We are also holding regular Lab Gaming too for those of you who aren't entering. -Regular Events- That's right, all our usual events are still going strong. I won't bore you too much with the details. Traditional Gaming: Actually I sort of lied. This Monday there will be no Traditional Gaming on account of it being a bank holiday. However there will be the cinema trip I previously mentioned. It will be on Wednesday however in the Glass Room upstairs in the Hub, near the equipment room. Game Programming: This is on in L101 from 5-6pm teaching you how to write your own games using a hands-on approach. Everyone is encouraged to attend, guest logins for non-computing students are provided. Console Gaming: The usual console fun continues in the Old Bar in the Hub this Wednesday from 2pm. So be sure to come along and get your fill of Rock Band, Halo, Brawl and your other favourite games as well as the free refreshments! Lab Gaming: As I mentioned, Lab Gaming will still be on as usual in C204 in the Henry Grattan building from 6pm. Be sure to arrive early as places tend to fill up quickly, especially during tournament nights. That's everything event-wise this week. Be sure to also attend all the other Zombie Week events being held by the other societies involved - Airsoft, Style, Art, Model UN, Book, Drama and Strange Things. On a side note a 4th year PE and Biology student is doing her final year project and requires 3 females between the ages of 18 and 24 woh play games for 10 or more hours a week to test whether or not playing video games has an effect on hand-eye co-ordination. Anyone suitable can email hazel.ward2(a)gmail.com Alright, thanks folks. Have a good week. Any comments, suggestions, complaints or death threats to games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie Cheers, Seamus -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 10 months

[Announce-gamesoc] Brawl Tournament, Gaelcon, Zombieland Cinema Trip, Hoodies and more!

by DCU Games Soc

Oh hello, This week we have quite a lot in store, so without further adieu, here's a nice bulletpoint list: -Brawl Tournament -Gaelcon -Cinema Trip -Hoodies -Regular Events -Brawl Tournament- This Wednesday at 2pm in the old bar, GamesSoc hosts our very first tournament of the year: Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Signups will take place on the day, so be sure to arrive on time or else you might miss out on the chance to win one of our fabulous prizes! Entry fee is only €2, so even if you've never played before it's worth signing up anyway. -Gaelcon- This weekend is also the 21st annual Gaelcon. What is Gaelcon you might ask? Well: Gaelcon is a gathering of gamers, who all come together in a certain place at a certain time for the same reason; to play games and have fun. This is a tradition, which has been on going for the last 20 years. Each October bank holiday weekend for 3 days the convention opens to provide a place were dice are rolled, cards are played, imaginations run riot, old friendships are renewed and new ones forged. Gaelcon welcomes anyone who wants to come and play and there is a large range of games from scheduled events to casual pick up and play games running all weekend. Blurb shamelessly stolen from their website. (http://www.gaelcon.com/) So if you're a member of our fine Games Society and you will be attending Gaelcon and would like the price of your ticket refunded to you then send us an e-mail at games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie -Cinema Trip- If you've already read the allsoc e-mail then you'll already know about this: We're also planning a cinema trip during Halloween week (week 5) to see Zombieland with the Film Society to fit the theme of the week. So if you're interested send a mail to us at games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie and we'll reserve a place for you. -Hoodies- So you think you need to join style soc to be all trendy? Well, you do(*). But we are making another order for a batch of hoodies that you have seen some of our older members wearing. We're just gauging interest at this point, but the hoodies will most likely be available in a variety of colours and be in the price range of €30-40. So once again that e-mail address is games(a)redbrick.dcu.ie :) -Regular Events- All our regular events are ongoing as usual: Traditional Gaming: This week traditional gaming will still be on from 6pm on Monday and Wednesday in CG19, so be sure to come along and get your fill of board/card/war/rpg gaming. Game Programming: If you missed last weeks tutorial, fret not, as it was only the first of many. So be sure to come along this Tuesday from 5-6pm in L101 (that's the computing building) where our webmaster Tom will be teaching you all the basics you'll need to program your own games. Non-computing students can also come along as guest log-ins will be provided. Blinky Night: Every Tuesday we also hold Blinky night, which means we all get together online on our gaming server for an evening of fun. We usually start somewhere between 7-8pm. More information about Blinky can be found here: http://games.dcu.ie/forums/index.php?board=12.0 You can also join our steam community here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/gamessoc Console Gaming: Console gaming is continuing on as per usual despite the tournament, so if you're not too interested in playing Brawl then you can just rock out with Rock Band, play a few games of Halo or any of our other games. Lab Gaming: Last weeks lab gaming was a huge success with the lab at almost maximum capacity. So if you want a spot this week but sure to arrive on time. It starts from 6pm in Henry Grattan building, room C204 (that's the top floor) for a night of fun. Phew. I think that's everything. As usual, if you have any suggestions, questions or complaints feel free to e-mail us (I think I mentioned the address once or twice already) Thanks, Seamus *May or may not be true. -- DCU Games Society - Best Society 08/09 http://games.dcu.ie

14 years, 11 months

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