Two Bit Circus is 'a Big Band of Nerds' (Video)

Brent Bushnell, CEO of Two Bit Circus, is today's interview victim. Two Bit Circus is an amalgamation of technology, play, entertainment, and "immersive social amusements." They develop games like the ones shown in their Great Forest Challenge demo reel video. Their big push right now is preparing for STEAM Carnival – Los Angeles, which will be held October 25 and October 26 at CRAFTED, a permanent craft market at the Port of Los Angeles. The STEAM Carnival is also available as a traveling event; if you'd like to host it in your town, Two Bit Circus just might be able to accommodate you. (Alternate Video Link)

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...so basically

[Anonymous Coward]

an arcade without quarters

a Big Band of Nerds?

[TWX]

So does that mean we'll hear some Ellington and Goodman and Miller, and that they'll know absolutely everything there is to know about their musical theory?

Re:a Big Band of Nerds?

[Anonymous Coward]

I read "Big Bang of Nerds." Sounded NSFW...

What the fuck is this submission even about?

[Anonymous Coward]

The summary for this submission is absolutely horrible. It's just dropping one obscure name after another. I've never heard of Brent Bushnell. I've never heard of Two Bit Circus. I've never heard of the Great Forest Challenge. I've never heard of STEAM Carnival – Los Angeles. I've never heard of CRAFTED. I don't know who or what any of them are, and even after hearing about them I still don't give a fuck.

Is this submission just an ad for these obscure attractions or roadshows or carnivals or whatever they fuck they are?

Come on, shit like an amalgamation of technology, play, entertainment, and "immersive social amusements" doesn't mean a fucking thing to most people here. We aren't all filthy hipsters.

Maybe this would make more sense if the goddamn video or whatever it is that isn't loading actually did load.

What the fuck, Slashdot. Please, get rid of crap submissions like this and give us ones about science, engineering, computers, and good stuff like that. Astronomy is interesting. Hardware design is interesting. Discussing how shitty systemd is is interesting. But this carnival crap? Not interesting!

Re:What the fuck is this submission even about?

[Required Snark]

Oooooooh, something you don't know about on Slashdot. Scary scary. CRAFTED, Two Bit Circus. Obviously Beneath Your High Standards. Wouldn't it be horrible if you were reading something on Slashdot and actually learned about something new? Much better to only read posts about things that you are completely comfortable with, since you already know everything you will ever need to learn.

Ick ick ick. Clicking on a link to find out what's going on. Too complicated and confusing. Better to keep sucking on that thumb so at least one hand will stay where it is safe. Here's a suggestion. Suck on one thumb, jam the other up your ass. Then both hands will stay safe and you will know where they are. Just remember to not swap up the the thumb assignments. Or not, if that makes you happy.

Re:What the fuck is this submission even about?

[Anonymous Coward]

I've lived in L.A since 2003, and I do multimedia art installations, lighting/architectural/installation design for corporate events and EDM festivals (EDC, Hard Fest, a bunch of stuff with Nocturnal)... basically either stuff these guys are doing, or stuff that I'd hire them to do.
 
...and I'VE never heard of these guys.
 
Looks like they do interesting work tho.

Ever heard of Wii? Or gaming on smart phones?

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

>> How is that home entertainment hasn’t changed in what, like a decade? What was the last big innovation? Laser tag.

He lost me there. Have you ever heard of Nintendo's Wii? Or the billions of people who started gaming on smart phones? Or Netflix? Or...

Would be interesting..

[Anonymous Coward]

To see what these guys could do if they got in touch with The Invisible Circus. Coupling their blend of tech with the Invisible Circus's love of the steampunk theme could be quite intriguing..