BotB Community Event :: BotB Academy

89240

no way i can make it to austin unfortunately

89241

~~make it my hometown so i can be a cheap and lazy fuck~~

89248

i think last time we chatted about this that many of us settled on Memphis, TN being a happy median among the American BotBrs. puke7 expressed that he was OK doing some travelling.

myself, I like organic events that are capable of changing and shifting. I believe that most people like structure. The way it would most likely work would be:

1.) BotB Hall - Display/Speakers/PA/Mic/Tables... There could be enough patch cables to get some hardware working. OHBs could be directed by puke7/etc here. puke7 expressed that he was interested in doing scheduled events and likes schedules.

2.) Gaming Stations - People who want to put headphones on and escape for a bit while interacting with a few people. Maybe Savestate could prove himself with some Smash Bros.

3.) Party Zone - Drinks/food/etc/party games/costumes. Party zone should also have a bulletin board for hotel rooms where more discrete goings-ons could take place.

4.) Jam Zone - Bring your musical instruments/equipment. Create ties. :)

89250

So... In this thread we, like most parties, should express when we come what were are capable of bringing. Some examples are:

1.) Food/snacks. Got someone who likes to make potluck food, etc.? You could charge a couple bucks for it. If someone wants to be generous they could bring a bunch of snacks/drinks/etc. Possibly if what you contribute is greater than or equal to the price of admission (with receipt?) then you get your badge.

(Gonna need someone at the front that either puts a whitelist or blacklist mark on of-age/underage individuals for booze when they pay for their tickets.) Maybe they get a badge? But if we put a hole-punches through their badge, they can't drink...

2.) Sodas/drinks/water/beer/wine/liquor/juice. Someone could take shifts being an unofficial bartender/soda jerk. ;) (They should wear a costume.)

3.) Computers/game equipment/monitors/TVs/cables. Got an extra system with some gamez? :)

89257

This sounds fun but it would be super dependent on the time and place because as much as I would like to skip half a week of classes I don't think my senior group project partners would appreciate that very much, and flying somewhere just for the weekend is stressful as hell

89258

With three months notice I could definitely get just about anywhere in the US, and Memphis is much easier than Austin (although the rest of this current year is pretty booked up)

89259

A half year notice in advance would be good probably
Then have a little notif maybe above the band camp box w a countdown and clicking it links to a post w more details (location time etc)
I would bring melee ofc

89261

i wonder how much it would cost to ship a bunch of arcade cabinets to wherever this thing happens so i can supply y'all with a set of candy cabs to play games on

(idk maybe have some of the game jam games on there?)

89265

I live in Australia. I can't fly to America. I'm saderooni. Welp. Nevermind.

89289

Maybe next year for me, I'm down to road trip to Memphis from California. (Golgi, u dwn bro??) I also don't mind helping out. I can't commit however until later on, due to volunteer and other responsibilities I have...

89298

I have avocados to take care of

89304

Picking when has probably been the hardest. I totally agree 6 months out would be ideal. I wish spring break was a universal time for all schools. Summer in Memphis is pretty shitty. Also, we'll more than likely have to rent the space -- if we have alcohol and minors we're going to have to work out the logistics of whatever state's law so we don't get kicked out by the people running whatever space we get. I know in Texas there is a pretty easy permit to get which is required -- other states its just act with common sense.

89305

fwiw it's generally cheaper to fly to/from austin than to/from memphis

89306

if things work out well, I'm down for renting a large van and picking up people from PA to TN; and in between. other people around the area can do the same thing.

more or less the pick up/drop off locations would be optimized.

89324

We could do in Detroit on the cheap. Flights are cheap and with 6 months notice I could easily find a space (most likely for free). Totally down to do Memphis as well.

Also, any Botb-er is welcome to crash in Detroit at my spot, pretty much whenever (-:

89331

Detroit is easy for me (most of the time)

Why not meet up at MAGfest? It has all the things everyone is talking about plus original game composers play on a huge stage. I'm sure we could find a place to ohb or end a major.

Probably even set up speakers in a hallway and play the winners (people set up systems in many of the hallways and play). Or maybe someone can set up something with chiptunes=win and use the chipspace. No idea how open to that they would be but sometimes the stage is dead during the afternoon. I've met some botbrs there it's fun! I'm hoping to go and try to make it every year.

89339

I think we picked Memphis because it was more central in the countray than Detroit, but honestly Detroit is a much simpler solution for me personally given that friends and family in the area.

89341

I have family in Ann Arbor, so I could easily do Detroit.

89343

Detroit is pretty much the canon "home city" of BotB, so that makes perfect sense to me. I may even try and sneak up there myself.

The temptation to host Detroit XII at the same time is gonna be high though. Perhaps this is a boon. :P

89359

Offer still stands to bus people from PA to MI. :)

89364

I could definitely get to Austin, TX if I didn't have my parents on my back 24/7. Plus, I'm still in highschool so ye.

89371

>detroit

i can't wait until botbwest

89378

another benefit to doing this in a city where some established botbrs have connections: we might be able to get a venue for free or cheap. plus a venue we get through more casual means won't be subject to as many annoying restrictions/costly permits (NOT THAT WE WOULD EVER PROMOTE SOMETHING LIKE UNDERAGE DRINKING WOW)

but seriously, it's not like we're likely to get rowdy enough that cops will get called (and this is not a challenge) ;) and not having to deal as much with rentals, permits, and those kind of logistics frees us up to spend our $/energies on more fun stuff, like custom arcade cabinets, projection displays, sound systems, flying in strobe and ui, etc etc. :)

so i vote detroit for that reason, or austin if puke has connections there. the only places i can really help with a venue like that would be boston or NYC, and those are not really very central. but another argument could be that if a lot of people are flying anyway, it doesn't really matter that much as long as it's in the US (because i let my passport expire ;_;)

89637

sf or die

https://vgy.me/emd4h8.png

89638

https://golgi-apparatus.deviantart.com/art/Detrit-City-522343224 this is what a REAL picture of detrit looks like, anyone who has actually been to the city can attest to this

89647

Call me crazy but San Francisco sounds like both a logistical and financial disaster for the majority. I know both Detroit and Memphis are much closer to the East Coast, but in my imagination I'm sure that (h|m)otel rooms and renting a hall would cost less than half. Or maybe with all the money Golgi saves on not traveling could be used to help everyone else out! ;)

I am well versed in Detroit's reputation, but no one talks about how downtown has lots of gentrification from hipsters. The horrible, nasty parts you hear about come from the surrounding wasteland in a half donut shape against the river. That hole in the center has come a long way. Honestly, I get way more harassed by the homeless in downtown Austin which is a boom tech city.

I know whatever location we pick will probably not work for most, and I don't want to shutdown anyone's ideas, but if the group doesn't side on SF then we shouldn't do it.

89668

SF would be a complete and expensive disaster. Plus not that many BotBrs are on the west coast. (Unless things have changed?)

89671

Most large cities in cali are butt expensive whether it be permenant residency or paying for a hotel / venue etc

89674

dont live in SF it's too expensive (really nice geography and city scenery though)

89675

let's all just meet in antarctica instead imo

89680

TIL me, Jiyoshi, golgi, and VinCMG are minorities on this site :c

89681

Hey me too! >:(

89682

@Apsarah I simply meant that I didn't think most of us would think SF would be a good idea and we shouldn't do it because of that. If I'm wrong, and that's most folks dream location, then SF is the place to be! :u

89709

what about iowa, we could probably rent out 10 acres of space for $5 a day

89710

Btw... I'm not against doing a BotB west... I mean that's an hour and a half drive for me lol. I'm just thinking that for the majority it would be an easier expense to do Detroit...

89714

oh if SF is on the table, I'm connected socially with this space:

http://www.monument.house/

so could possibly try to broker something affordable there. *maybe* even some crash space nearby. should I do some recon?

89715

WOW it would be great if it was hosted in SF and -

*keeps reading a few more comments*

^oh ^uh ^nevermind ^i ^guess ^thats ^cool

89717

old but if we're talking about memphis we might as well do chattanooga because chattanooga is the best city in the united states

89724

don't really give a fuck where it is, you know me. just can't drive if it's not near me. why don't we just look at that silly-shit botbr map and just pick a decent city just on the outskirts of the most populated areas of botbrs for ease of "mecca". xP

89733

where is the shit silly botbr map?

89736

https://tinyurl.com/yc46nygh silly shit map linked (fixed)

89740

wow so charlotte is in south carolina!

89751

(points to the non-zero bars on the 10-15 and 16-20 demographics in Baron Knoxburry's age poll)

unless you're advocating for children and teens begging their parents to fly them to detroit :o

89775

I'm curious to know how the Detroit XI event went? Should the event we're talking about be like that one or different? If the event is going to be in Detroit what kind of venue should it be in? From my experience going to shows in Detroit the types of venues are: shady warehouse (I wouldn't even go), large downtown venue (very expensive), tiny bar, someone's house, maybe a hotel venue space (cost unknown).

What kind of show should it be and what kind of crowd should we expect? Just trying to nail down the concept of this event idea! Input from anyone else in the area would be a huge help as well :3

89784

I was thinking we would rent some kind of hall either at a hotel or a building where we could do whatever we want for two days. I have no idea what to expect for attendance until we name a date and city. I think even 25 BotBrs might be high.

89816

From my personal experience, the highest concentration of BotBrs that I know of has been...5

It would've been 6 had I chose not to leave MAGWest early and went to their jam space where I would've met dw- as well

So yeah, maybe about 5x more than that could maybe work
Though I personally think that's still kinda small...

89823

how much weed are we bringing to get 25 botbrs high?

89834

you know my opinion on this

help me get there and im game

89844

@Catears -- the Detroit XI event was not the best that we've had. Probably wasn't the worst either. There were some technical difficulties, but we got through it. Unfortunately the Trumbellplex was sweltering inside and the vast majority of the folks there were hanging out outside.

Making our hangout into some kind of show might be cool, but that's not the priority for me. It would be hilarious, though, if we have a room facing a hotel pool and rock out all the swimmers!

89846

at any given time, 25 botbrs are high

90168

we could do it here, if we choose detroit (-:

https://detroit.eater.com/2017/9/7/16266648/offworld-arcade-pop-pizza-bar-opening-photos

90169

(arcade games)

you got my attention

90170

lolz, we could easily set up a BOTBVIP section and play BOTB tunes while the rest of the arcade/bar functions as normal.

90173

noooo i wanna play arcade games tho :c

90175

oh did that place finally open up?

90222

ha no it's another place

90994

Just got permission from Off-World Arcade in Detroit to host the first International BOTB gathering. We can be the DJ/Music for a Friday and Saturday. Let's pick a spring or summer weekend! (==:

90997

avocado mobile is too slow, i won't get there in time; next time then :(

90998

host it tomorrow!! i'm already here !

91007

cover my travel expenses and im game

91009

Detroit is easy for me B)

91012

I could probably do that... Once we throw out a date I'll solidify it

91014

I am interested!!!!!!

91289

I live in the wrong country. Sorry.

91290

oOHoooohh fun I'll have higher chances of going if it's summertime