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Tickets For The World's Biggest Computer Party
vvizard writes "For Norwegian geeks in particular, easter is preferable spent at the worlds biggest computer-party [The Gathering]. That is, for those lucky enough to get tickets at least. Tickets for the scandinavian people where released through Partyticket last night, and got sold out as fast as the system managed (which due to extreme traffic, isn't very fast). However, there are still tickets left. Foreigners, demosceners and professional gamers have their own pool of tickets, which started selling tonight. So if you fit in one of the previous mentioned categories, and would like to experience the biggest computer-party in the world, now is the time to check out www.gathering.org for information, and www.partyticket.net for ticket-booking."
how is this supposed to help me pick up chicks??... yeah yeah, I can get tickets to anything you want baby... im a foreigner!do they sell porn at this event?
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Pretty big, eh?
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I've never been to the Gathering but I try to attend Assembly, which is held in Finland every year. It's not quite the same as it used to be during the early nineties when Amiga still ruled the demoscene but the PC's were already coming. I still remember in Assembly '92 when a really cool (can't remember the name) PC demo got a standing ovation from the Amiga crowd.
[sarcasm>] ... since we all now know that Linux users (especially in Norway) are all avid DVD-copiers...
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Simon
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The gathering, along with dreamhack, is just gamers parties. Many people just goes there to play games nowadays. At Assembly it's about the same, but they try to keep the demoscene alive, by letting us access a seperate area away from the gamers, where we can sit and produce all nights...
If you want to access a DEMO party (less gaming) I would recommend Breakpoint in germany which should be in april.
State of the art in france is also very good, but is in january so we've past it already.
As I said, Assembly is also good if you are in the "oldschool" area...
I'm not saying The Gathering and Dreamhack aren't about demos at all, they are, but the gaming takes focus I think.
It sure isn't. Dreamhack did pass TG in largest attending crowd one or two years ago, and now they top each other for each event. So when TG is held this year, it'll likely be the worlds biggest (as last year), until Dreamhack. Then Dreamhack will stay the largest until the next TG (and so and so on)
Does playing Solitaire at work count a professional gaming?
This is not my opinion. Actually, it's not even an opinion. And I'm nowhere to be seen near it
Note that The Gathering will feature a concert by danish Commodore64 band PRESS PLAY ON TAPE on saturday the 10th of april. Another reason for showing up!
A lot of pictures from The Gathering last year.
Or if you call gaming creative, please forgive me.. *sigh*
-el
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I'm sure that a 50 geek gathering is a lot less odorifierous than a 500,000 geek gathering.
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
What is a computer party anyway?
LAN" vs. "computer party
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Or was it that nobody over the age of 20 in their right mind would be caught dead there?
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Demoparties do take place in the USA, but not with the frequency nor large attendance that one would find at such spectacular events as Assembly or The Gathering.
The next North American Demoparty is going to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 5-7. Refer to pilgrimage.scene.org for details.
-- RaD Man / ACiDI can just imagine a bunch of nerds sitting around a table discussing ways to improve their image.
:)
Nerd 1: I'm tired of people thinking we're a bunch of losers!
Nerd 2: What people? Everyone here seems to get along just fine...
Nerd 1: Not any of us. The people on the "outside."
Nerd 2: Oh yeah. Forgot about them.
Nerd 3: So what're we gonna do about it?
Nerd 4: I know! We'll throw a party!
Nerd 5: Yeah! A COMPUTER PARTY!
Nerd 1: Great idea! Meeting adjourned.
Better luck next time, nerds.
Check again.
-- RaD Man / ACiDTheir reservation page clearly states that they expect the repress to be available in February.
but can someone please explain wtf "The Gathering" is..... The link in the intro points to a blog, is there an official site or is this some kind of mass secrecy geek "you either know or you don't know" weener trip or what?
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..who pays the power bill for running all those computers?
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...there will be more pr0n trading than gaming.
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Just this: Campus Party is the biggest Computer Party I know in the world, with 4000 people. It is celebrated in Valencia, Spain.
They (Assembly, Dreamhack, TG) are all quality events. And with any party that large, there are bound to be circles of people you don't agree with; janitors, gamers, or otherwise.
Some party reports suggest that there were as many as 7000 visitors if you include the single-day participants at Assembly 2003. And a confirmed 6600 attendees at Assembly 2002. It's clearly a numbers game as you, Mr. AC, have already pointed out.
-- RaD Man / ACiDI have been to this party twice, last time was three years ago. The first time was in 98, and I guess I was amongst the 1% with linux. Second time I was amazed over what kind of people actually went. The majority was below 18 IRC'ers who would sit and chat the entire time. The second largest group was gamers, but they were playing single player most of the time.
During the Demo presentations several people were playing music loudly. There were restricitons on speaker size, but obviously that was not enough.
Frankly, unless you are below 18 and have a need for chatting in the same big room as everyone else, don't bother to go.
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Wow, so we are all some level of geek here (or else why would we be using this site) yet constantly their are comments about geeks and body odour, lack of women, moroseness. Strikes me that the few making these comments gotta be the ones suffering these afflictions.
you know you can actually try to change things by bathing or something and not trying to transfer your issues to others. Im a geek and i work with many others. All of use have good home lives, most have long term girlfriends, and NO body odour problems. In fact well adjusted people.
Im sure the problem with you guys is some kinda elitism harking back to your school days when you were teased for geeky tendencies.. GROW THE FUCK UP!!! aint ya heard its cool to be a geek now?? for fcuks sake guys!!
Throughout society i witness the "jocks" from highschool who never grew up and live life into middle age playing on the fact they were once great at some sport or another and love their jobs in the toyota plant (which they have been in for 20 years) but shit, i had a rough time at school for liking computers and taking things apart just coz i could. I sure as hell dont wanna remind myself of this by taunting others the way that I was.
I now go to my old hometown occasionally and feel great knowing al lthe jovks got crappy jobs earning shit money and me and the couple of geek friends i kept in touch with drive sports cars and go to nice restaurants.. and..... we actually have other things to discuss than girls we shagged or people we beatup. (okay so i got little loving action til i was at uni and my fighting abilities amount to the 100 yard sprint).
Just a thought..
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bah!*@%!
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I was there in 1993, although it was in another place then (Lillestrom i belive). Back then it was pure geeks let me tell you :)
... And bringing them demos home for some easy credits on the BBS'es when you got home :)
2unlimited "no limit" playing loud 24h a day, as far as calling it LAN, well we had a NULL-modem cabel and played VROOM on 2 Amiga 500.
Back in these days it was not all about playing CS and WC3 (yeah i know im a bit harsh now but...)
Beeing perhaps the only computer geek in town, going to a place like this and meeting 2000 other computer geeks from all around Europe! WOW!
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For primadonn:
Don't fear the camra embrace it.. take more pictures.
In fact Prima talk with Ses about taking lots of photos...
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4800 "regular" seats. But there's still lot of other seats. It got it's own big crew-area (lot of people down there), it's own demoscene area (another 200 or so), plus quite a lot crew-members not sitting in the crew-area itself...
From www.gathering.org
The Gathering is the largest computerparty in the world. Last year, 5200 visitors attended the annual event which takes place at Vikingskipet Olympic Arena in Hamar, Norway, and lasts for five consecutive days.
Outside of scalping (Apparently it's almost a garrenty you will NOT get in if you buy a scalp) how much do they charge for tickets?
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You even ask? Adrenalin man, _ADRENALIN_! Nothing can possible beat the rush of arranging it.. Cowards go skydiving, mountainbiking, take drugs, whatever. But to experience _TEH adrenalin_ you just have to be the guy responsible for a network or power-failure which affects 5000+ byte-horny g33ks, (where half of them haven't showered in some days) using they're keyboards to punch you to death if they ever manage to catch you. There's a reason why there's new people in the Power and Network crew each year ;)
;)
Now, with a 50-man LAN, you could simply lock yourself into the toilet if that should happen.. But 5000... They will tear the place down to get your ass man
Ahem... I thought this was sold out?
I see seats with no computers in them (empty)
And worse.. some of the computers have to share seats with humans...
I don't actually exist.
The cathering has had more than 5000 people the last copuple years. And the main hall is gigantic, so there's probably room for many more.
There can be only ONE!
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There can be only one!!!
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
computer party is to me when me and my friends
game and drink at the same time.
shot cs
dont game much but cs is fun
when you shot tequila each time you die
This will set the record for highest concentration of male virgins.
Except I'll rather be locked up with my future mother-in-law for a week, than spending a week with _PURE_ gamers, shouting "LOL! CAMPER! OHOLOLOLOL*2k! ROFL *HEADSHOT*!!!! n000000000000b =D" all day long :-P
Yeah, I'm sure I'll regret not meeting both of them.
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