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Ok, where are the PICTURES? I’m looking for all of the past LAN event pictures, and where do we upload the pictures for this last LAN?
And we need to update the constitution with the version that was passed.
For this answer, you need to talk to the WCU Gaming Club Founder, Adam Faulkner.
This is what I know:
It was Adam’s dream/idea to start a club for the gamers on the WCU campus that would host servers and offer support. He began trying to find support for the club in Spring 2004. We received our first server in the Fall of 2004, but because of technical issues the club officially started in the Spring of 2005 which is when we had our first LAN event.
We have had five (5) LAN events since then. The dates for those five are: November 4, 2005; February 24, 2006; April 24, 2006; September 29, 2006; and December 1, 2006. On our old site, we used to have pictures posted of all 6 of those events. I wonder if they will bring that back…
Thanks for the compliment on the constitution, as I wrote/edited it.
I must agree. I thought that if we were to get him more involved then he would quit, seems that he has no respect for us.
WCU Gaming Club
November 15, 2006
Meeting #8 @9:00 pm – 9:50 pm
Present:
Katelan Price AKA Fairy Princess, SECRETARY
Adam Josey AKA adam37
Ben Starbuck AKA Yellow *PR*, GAMECUBE COUNCIL LEADER
Josh Forrest AKA Blue*PR*
Justin Kearse AKA Falcon, UT2K4 COUNCIL LEADER
Stephen Wilkerson AKA Pitagot
Zach Reid AKA Zattackch@wcugaming
Mae Emmms AKA WCUMAE
Alec Larsen AKA Potion #9, HISTORIAN
Michael Tharp AKA gxti, WEBMASTER
David Griffith AKA No Dice , PRESIDENT
Adam Faulkner AKA Adambomb, ALUMNI & FOUNDER
Chris Moucet AKA
Ryan Alexander AKA Dragons
Tony Forsyth AKA nix
Samuel Dana AKA The Saint, VP OF FINANCE AND MEMBERSHIP
Mike Russell AKA Nickname
Shane Baker AKA LordKuros, TEAMFORTRESS COUNCIL LEADER
Jonathon Scott Bennet AKA LooTool, CS 1.6 COUNCIL LEADER
Executive Leader(s) and Council Leaders not present:
Josh Schwartz, VP of Administration and Marketing, PS2 Council leader
Anyone know who this person is?, Counter Strike Source Council Leader
Karen Stone, Call of Duty 2 Council Leader
Unfinished Business:
• Topic of discussion: server upgrades/updates
There was a vote to add a variation to the CS 1.6 server, one CS 1.6 server with official maps only and one CS 1.6 with custom maps only: Vote: 17-1-0
• Topic of discussion: website upgrades
Michael has been working hard to create a new website that will enable all posts and members to be carried over.
We are still waiting on the Nvision Power Board that Adrian ordered for us last month.
• Topic of discussion: Fundraising
None
• Topic of discussion: Next LAN event
Location: UC Multipurpose Room A & B
Computer: BYOC and all cords (bring your own computer)
Game: Multiple games and platforms will be supported at this LAN. AKA PC and Console games will be played. This tournament will not be a 1 game event.
Date: 12/1
Cost: Player: $5; Spectator: $2; or Member due: $10
Sponsors: ATI, E-Dimensional, Computer Dynamics, Steel Series
Marketing: The banner will be posted outside the UC and flyers are being made and will be posted around campus soon.
Note: Laptops are recommended as they will save space.
• Topic of discussion: Current game servers
The Council Leaders gave an update on what servers where full and what was empty and suggestions.
• Topic of discussion: Other
Everyone is reminded to be active in the Forums and in IRC
New Business:
• Topic of discussion: SGA Funds
1. Vote to approve funds in the amount of $50 to be taken out of the SGA budget for the trip to Appalachian State LAN 11/18/2006: Vote : 18:0:0 Approved
2. Vote to approve funds in the amount of $50 to be taken out of the SGA budget to pay Computer Dynamics for computer cabling: Vote : 18:0:0 Approved
3. Vote to approve funds in the amount of $200 to be taken out of the SGA budget to pay for random stuff to the LAN event, to include power strips, tape, cameras, receipt book, change box, and ticket roll : Vote : 18:0:0 Approved
• Topic of discussion: website upgrades
None
• Topic of discussion: entry fee or membership fee (reminder)
The club voted to charge attendees either $5 per LAN event participant and $2 per spectator or $10 for a year long membership (4 LAN events)
I still use it, I like being able to log on to WebCT and Webcat from the homepage…since that is part of my job.
So do we agree that WCU is no longer Purple and Gold, its colors are what ever you want them to be, as adam said Stillwell was painted Red (Go Packs), another was painted Black and Gold (Go App), the website is teal (no idea who that is for), and we all wear black at graduation. Where has the purple and gold pride gone?
Please donate to the Gaming club, that is why Adam set up the paypal link at the left of the page. PLEASE give to the club that keeps giving back. (Besides it is one of the only ways to get a new sever or get another one)
Adam said thanks, ‘ I didn’t know anything about windows media player and its relationship to server registry. Our problem seems to be a network issue, and nothing we can really fix in the box. However, we do need to do some investigation before we can confirm the issue/solution.’
YES, read the minutes before asking questions, if it hasn’t been addressed in there, then ask questions…that is why we go through the trouble of taking the minutes and typing them.
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Here’s a good WCU question…where the heck is the Cardinal Room…is that one of those rooms off to the side on the second floor of the UC? I think I had a M.U.G. meeting there once. If it is, I’ll see you cats at 9:30 if not, i’m going to look like a total idiot.
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Yes it is on the 2nd floor of the UC. If you get lost call Adam Faulkner at 910-489-6376
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ah right on, I think you should use a differnet word other than club, in ‘Online Gaming Club’, club puts the exclaimation point on ‘NERDS!’, maybe something like ORganization, or synergy, or gang lol.
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We appreciate the thought that you put into that…but as we are an organization of students from a university, i believe that is called a ‘club’.
Adam Faulkner will be back in a couple of hours. But I don’t think GameCreate is the cause of the lag. This isn’t something new that we are using. We have used GC for a couple of months.
Happy 23rd Birthday. I hope you have a wonderful day, and that you get to open your birthday present. Love me.
are you talking about a certain admin by the name of rossy? Adam wants to know what is weapons arena?
Please be sure to come to our next meeting, we are looking into getting one of the biggest rooms on campus. Enough room to handle at least 50 console gamers and at least 50 pc gamers. Don’t worry about that Urban. Like the last lan, there was a need for more space, so Adam found us the space. Akuzan, I’m sure if need be we can rent the equipment from the university.
The name of this club is WCU Gaming Club. We named the club that because we are open to console games and other types of games. Gamers are gamers, whether they play on a pc, on a mac, on a PS2, on an X-box, or even a board game. I know there is a difference between the others listed and the last game listed, but when you have someone who spends hours playing ‘games’ because that is what they love to do, I consider them a gamer.
In the past we have had several people show up to our lans, asking about playing console games. The reason that we don’t currently include those, is because we do not have the support we need to include those games, e.g. we have council leaders for the 5 pc games that we host, but as far as I know, not 1 person has come forth and expressed the required dedication to become a council leader for console games: X-Box or PS2. Please know that we want to include other gamers, we always have, but Adam is only 1 man. I know that he had the help of 2 others when he started this gaming club, but he can’t do everything. He had to learn those games that we are hosting inside and out to be able to support them. He is really excited about including those other gamers. I know personally, that I had 1 friend come to me and tell me that if we were going to play X-Box at the lan, he would def. be there because he is a hard core gamer.
Those that made it to the last lan, and have been to previous lans, know that we did at least 2 things we have never done before, we used 2 different rooms and we had Guitar Hero hooked up and ready to go. We would have had an X-Box or PS2, but everyone seemed to have forgotten theirs. No biggie, we really didn’t have the space.
However, we will be deciding the game(s), date, time, place of the next lan at are next meeting, which the gaming club president, Josh or josrocket, is currently setting up. Please attend, you are just what we have been looking for, someone dedicated enough to console games that could potentially be the council leader.
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