Winter-een-mas Celebrations!
Well another Winter-een-mas has come and passed at Pacific. But hopefully it did not go unnoticed! In an effort to celebrate Winter-een-mas (The holiday for video games and those who celebrate them), a series of 7 events were held (1 for each day of the Holiday). Students were encouraged to celebrate some of these on their own and with their friends. Here is a list of all the themed days:
Tuesday: Console Gaming Day
Gather around a console and play a co-op game or go head to head with a friend.
Wednesday: Hand-Held Console Day
Break out your GameBoy, PSP, Smart-Phone or even your tablet and spread the word of gaming through a public display of rapid finger movement.
Thursday: Trading Card Day
Give you batteries a chance to charge and pull out your trading cards! This was best celebrated by ACM through our joint program with the Multicultural Center. ~35 people came out to learn/play Magic the Gathering and to have some discussions about the gaming culture and the effect it is having on society, college students, and personally.
Friday: Lazer Tag
ACM had its largest turn out to Lazer tag in a while. We all went to ZapsZone here in Stockton and got our physical work out trying to keep up with Dr. Cliburn.
Saturday: Table Top Gaming Day
Bust out some board games, or even some dice and play a round or two with your firends.
Sunday: Online Gaming Day
The easiest day to participate, you don't even need to leave your room. Jump onto your favorite online game and find some other Pacific students. (We set up chat channels so students could find and play with each other on Starcraft II, Heroes of Newert, and Steam)
Monday: Retro Gaming in the Lair
What started as a way to play some N-64 games in the Lair on the big screen projector, turned into a "Brawl" fest when we made the executive decision to switch things up. We had 60+ people play with us, 120+ spectators actively cheering for characters and debating the merits of Marth vs. Roy, and of course 500+ people actually see us playing in the lair wondering who the heck we were. All in all, lots of publicity, and good fun all around!
I hope you were able to celebrate Winter-een-mas in your own way, if not, you can always join our next network games to play some games and meet new people!
David Benefield
Former ACM President 2009-2010
Former ICPC Coordinator 2010 August-November
