Quakecon

Quakecon is a BYOC ( bring your own computer, dt " bring your own computer " ) computer game event, which is held every year since 1996 in the vicinity of Dallas, Texas. The event is after the game Quake the company Id Software named, and is also supported by this. It is one of the biggest events of its kind in North America.

History

The QuakeCon was originally organized by a group in the EFnet ( IRC network). The event should be to meet in real life. Jim " H2H " Elson, a player from the area around Dallas was organized in the first years of these events.

The first QuakeCon found in August 1996 at the Best Western Hotel in Garland, Texas. Overall, was attended by about 40-60 players, there were mainly played Quake and Doom. Also there was a small tournament, the winners received T -shirts. The special at Quakecon was that even employees of id Software were present and took time for the fans. John Carmack, lead programmer for the Doom / Quake series, also participated in the talks with the followers of the games.

The QuakeCon 1997 was attended by about 650 participants, but found the Holiday Inn in Plano, Texas, instead. There were several Internet and TV broadcasts of QuakeCon, which has now also officially supported by id Software and publisher Activision.

QuakeCon 1998 was held in collaboration with the Cyber ​​Athlete Professional League.

QuakeCon 1999

  • Total number of visitors: 1100
  • Number BYOC: 500
  • Location: Mesquite Convention Center, Mesquite, Texas
  • Highlights: Employees of id Software took part in various tournaments. Many companies had their first appearance sponsor for QuakeCon, including Activision, AMD, Apple Computer, ATI Technologies, Logitech, Linksys and Lucent Technologies.

QuakeCon 2000

  • Total number of visitors: 3000
  • Number BYOC: 1300
  • Location: Mesquite Convention Center, Mesquite, Texas
  • Highlights: The area of ​​QuakeCon has been considerably extended, and games manufacturers began, new products, similar to the E ³, present. id Software took the opportunity to present players with a trial version of Doom 3. For the first time also conferences and seminars were held, in which players and developers were able to share.

QuakeCon 2004

  • Total number of visitors: over 5000
  • Number BYOC: 3000
  • Location: Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas
  • Highlights: Again, the QuakeCon had grown, and with 3000 BYOC participants one of the largest LAN parties in the world. The prices for tournament winners totaled over $ 150,000.

Statistics

Data of the QuakeCon 2004:

  • About 19,000 sqm of meeting space
  • The network alone claimed more than 24 km of cable
  • About 500 volunteers took 2 days for the construction

Organization

The organization of QuakeCon is primarily over the Internet. The IRC channel for Quakeconveranstaltung is # quakecon.

On the homepage you can also find the Quakecon QuakeCon forum where you can interact with the community in contact and can lead discussions on the Quakecon.

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