Post by: WindyMan on June 21, 2004, 07:24:32 PM
The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA is hosting its third annual Maxgames tournament on Friday, July the 23rd. It's a console game tournament that includes such GameCube games as Mario Kart Double Dash, Super Smash Brothers Melee and Super Monkey Ball 2.
Normally, we don't alert our worldwide audience of an event in such a small area of the country, but this one is a little different. The final rounds for many of the games at the tournament will be held on a big screen. A very, very large screen.
My TV is bigger than yours!
Imagine playing a game like Mario Kart on the largest TV you can imagine, then make it ten times bigger. They'll be doing that on the big theater screen here, as well as for other games like Halo and SSX3.
If you'd like more information about the tournament, click here. It seems likely that there will be plenty of room to spectate, so if you just want to come down and see the latest games played on an IMAX-grade screen and sound system, you can do that too.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on June 21, 2004, 08:23:38 PM
They should play a mean game of Tetris Worlds or Superman 64 on that for lol.
Post by: Felis Demens CCXXI on June 21, 2004, 08:43:28 PM
The St. Louis Science Center prominently sports one, it's an even greater sight to behold when it's showing. The big honkin sound system is as stunning to the ears as the screen is to the eyes.
Can't imagine what it'd be like to play a game on it.
I gar-on-tee that a loud explosion in a game in there will make your butt rumble far more than the force-feedback in the controller will for your hands.
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Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 21, 2004, 09:58:56 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on June 22, 2004, 12:45:43 AM
Take pictures, Berto! I hope the fat Optimus Prime cosplayer in Shifty's avatar is there! Take pictures of him!
"This flash lights our darkest hour"
Post by: mouse_clicker on June 22, 2004, 12:53:08 AM
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I am so keeping an eye on this. The Tech Musem of Innovation is basically across the street from where GDC is held in the San Jose Convention Center. Its only like 15 minutes from my house. I am so there!
Man, Berto, you get to go to all the cool gaming events.
Post by: Berny on June 22, 2004, 05:43:20 AM
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Originally posted by: Felis Demens CCXXI
That, mah friends, is an OmniMax theatre. It's even more impressive seeing one for yourself.
The St. Louis Science Center prominently sports one, it's an even greater sight to behold when it's showing. The big honkin sound system is as stunning to the ears as the screen is to the eyes.
It is actually an iMax theater and is one of the few things beginning with "i" that is in no way related to apple. The St. Louis Science Center calls its iMax theater the OmniMax cause it sounds cool. They're showing Harry Potter there right now and I want to go.
They were showing Matrix Revolutions at iMax theaters and at the time I wanted to see it but there were no theaters near me playing it. I don't know how many there are in the US. I'd guess it would be a rather small number.
Post by: StrikerObi on June 22, 2004, 05:44:41 AM
Edit: Mouse Clicker has the best tag ever.
Post by: Guitar Smasher on June 22, 2004, 06:20:45 AM
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Originally posted by: Felis Demens CCXXI
That, mah friends, is an OmniMax theatre. It's even more impressive seeing one for yourself.
The St. Louis Science Center prominently sports one, it's an even greater sight to behold when it's showing. The big honkin sound system is as stunning to the ears as the screen is to the eyes.
It is actually an iMax theater and is one of the few things beginning with "i" that is in no way related to apple. The St. Louis Science Center calls its iMax theater the OmniMax cause it sounds cool. They're showing Harry Potter there right now and I want to go.
Sorry to correct you, but it is actually an 'iMax Omnimax' theatre. The reason for the 'omnimax' in the name is because of the screen's curved concave ellipse shape. If it wasn't concave, it would simply be a 'iMax' theatre. I know this because there's an Omnimax at the Ontario Science Centre, in Toronto, and an iMax at the Museum of Civilization, in Hull (Gatineau), Québec.
Post by: Molobert on June 22, 2004, 09:22:45 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on June 22, 2004, 10:14:35 AM
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Edit: Mouse Clicker has the best tag ever.
I knew at least you would like it, Striker.
Post by: KnowsNothing on June 22, 2004, 11:50:07 AM
But it's cool anyway. They should play some F-Zero on that.
Post by: Jim_Graham on June 22, 2004, 01:52:53 PM
Jim Graham here. I'm helping get the word out about Maxgames. Regarding concerns over pixelation, I've attended it twice and that's never been an issue. Here's a blurb regarding the type of projector they use. It's big:
"Just for Maxgames, AV partner Billingsly & Brown, Inc. loads into the theater a Digital Light Processing projector - (info at http://hometheater.about.com/cs/television/a/aavprojectora_4.htm ) - shining a minimum of 5000 ANSI lumens onto the Giant Dome Screen. Players and spectators alike witness video game images approximately 40' by 60' during the last rounds of selected games competition. Crisp image and clean sound."
I hope that answers your questions. If you have any others, don't hesitate to shoot me a note at jim@jgpr.com or AIM at jgprdotnet. Or post here, of course
Post by: Berny on June 22, 2004, 03:57:48 PM
I must now supuku. I'll worry about spelling supuku after I supuku.
Post by: seen33 on June 24, 2004, 08:43:16 PM
Also... I have been to the science centers omnimax theater and watched some jane goodal documentry. Let me just say that I was not satisfied. Yes its big. But you neck hurts cause your constenly looking up and the viewing experience is like that of sitting in the very front row at a colossous movie theater. Its hard on the eyes and when things are moving fast you cant see very well. Also since the screen is so big, if you character is moving from left to right and up to down you LITERALY have to move your head cause the screen is bigger then your actual vision.
Post by: Hostile Creation on June 25, 2004, 08:56:41 AM
Post by: MrCodeDude on July 24, 2004, 01:23:59 PM
It's not really that amazing and the whole thing is pretty boring unless you're playing or were attending one of the three available chats. I ended up leaving around 3pm because the boredom was really setting in. (I had been there since 9am)
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