Board games have become a
much more popular and influential activity since the days when families would
sit and play Monopoly or Scrabble around the dining room table at Christmas.
The number, variety and popularity of board games, particularly amongst adults,
have all increased hugely over the last twenty years and table top gaming as a
whole is a billion dollar industry. Individual board games, mathematical
theories relating to gaming and their applications to business, economics and
even politics have appeared in popular mainstream magazines such as Wired and Forbes.
I will be hosting the next Edinburgh Media Café event, to be held at the Games Hub on Wednesday 21st
November at 2pm, 101 Lauriston
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh
There will be three two hour sessions of gaming, from 2pm to 4pm, 4pm to 6pm and 6pm to 8pm. Games will be rated in various categories, eg. ease of play / learning, relevance to business skills, time taken for one game, etc. and you can drop in and out when you choose. You can play (or just chat and have a coffee or the tasty home-cooked daily special) either in the café, or downstairs in the main gaming area.
There will be three two hour sessions of gaming, from 2pm to 4pm, 4pm to 6pm and 6pm to 8pm. Games will be rated in various categories, eg. ease of play / learning, relevance to business skills, time taken for one game, etc. and you can drop in and out when you choose. You can play (or just chat and have a coffee or the tasty home-cooked daily special) either in the café, or downstairs in the main gaming area.
So just come along, buy
your coffees at the counter from the friendly staff, bring your business cards
and I or one of the staff will be happy to give a guided tour of the two floor gaming area
and games library. Who knows, you may
even want to try some of the games that take your fancy. See you there!
PS. We will also be
shooting a wee promo Youtube video for Shaz, the owner.
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[Edit 25/01/2013]
You can now see a video of the event on YouTube.
Register for Game On at EventBrite.
Register for the event at Facebook.
Follow the event on Twitter at #GameOnEdin.
[Edit 25/01/2013]
You can now see a video of the event on YouTube.
Big News!
ReplyDeleteAs well as the three sessions of board games and the networking, I have arranged for Phil Harris and Gregor Hutton, two prominent people in the Edinburgh games and business networking scene, to give short talks and be available for discussions.
Approachable, friendly and very bald (bar the goatee), Phil Harris has been a video gamer since Space Invaders was launched. As Editor-In-Chief of SquareGo he took the online magazine to new heights. Now he works with Digital Adaptations, adapting notable works into interactive experiences and is helping BrainDead Ape Games with the launch of their first product. Phil is also in charge of Conpulsion, Scotland’s premier gaming convention, which covers board, roleplaying and wargames; last year featuring a selection of the creations from Scottish Game Jam 2011. In case you were concerned that he wasn’t busy enough he is also a welfare rights adviser and political blogger for the Scottish Times.
Gregor Hutton was born in 1972 near Glasgow and lived in Cumbernauld with his family until 1999. For the last twelve years he has worked for a technical publisher in Edinburgh. Gregor is the award-winning author and, as Box Ninja, publisher of several role-playing games, including Best Friends and 3:16 - Carnage Among the Stars. He has also contributed to and published supplements for a|state, by Contested Ground Studios, and is the former publisher for Solipsist, two other roleplaying games. He is about six feet tall and likes to draw, paint and play guitar (badly), amongst other things.
The Ragged University have put Game On at the Games Hub on their calendar. Thanks for that!
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...And what a great event it was! Phil Harris and Gregor Hutton were particular highlights as speakers.
ReplyDeleteYou can now see a video of the event on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKwOIrOcqOw