Tuesday, June 24th 2008
NVIDIA to host Guinness World Record attempt by gamers at NVISION '08
LAN Party gaming will reach a new level during a Guinness World Record-setting attempt at the NVISION 08 event on August 25 in San Jose, California. The aim of the event is to make history as the world's "Longest Non-Stop LAN Party."
The goal for the Guinness World Record is for a dedicated team of gamers to play video games continuously for 36 hours (10 minute breaks are allowed for every 60 minutes of continuous gaming). If the record is achieved, the participating team members will receive numerous prizes, including a commemorative medal, custom gear, gift cards, and of course, world recognition. The attempt will take place in a special, reserved section of the NVISION 08 GeForce LAN Party.
Gamers who are serious about the attempt and have what it takes to handle a GeForce LAN Guinness World Record seat at NVISION 08 should visit this page.
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NVIDIA
The goal for the Guinness World Record is for a dedicated team of gamers to play video games continuously for 36 hours (10 minute breaks are allowed for every 60 minutes of continuous gaming). If the record is achieved, the participating team members will receive numerous prizes, including a commemorative medal, custom gear, gift cards, and of course, world recognition. The attempt will take place in a special, reserved section of the NVISION 08 GeForce LAN Party.
Gamers who are serious about the attempt and have what it takes to handle a GeForce LAN Guinness World Record seat at NVISION 08 should visit this page.
35 Comments on NVIDIA to host Guinness World Record attempt by gamers at NVISION '08
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"the participating team members will receive numerous prizes, including a commemorative medal"
cool....
If I know right, the commemorative medals are only received after an heroic act, a sacrifice for a cause,...
so what winners commemorate?
an ideea :) when I was in the army (military stage), the army have 1 or 2 contest per week with different thematics (shooting targets, field orientation, military tactics and trainigs). soo in that time was a good joke.
"the first that win a contest will have.... one photo with the army flag and letter from the army to the mam and dad :) " that was first place
the second and rest will win 7 day permission, training with advance weapons, rights to be in different contest of the any army corps, or a higher rank.
:)
Who would have thought getting all your computers in the same location, playing video games, not sleeping for days on end, popping zits on the fly and eating left over pizza with some Jolt cola would amount to a Guiness record.
Seriously... society ftl.
B. Nerds are supposed to be busy people in whatever they do, they spend their lives in labs and libraries.
C. NVIDIA provides you the machines. Hey, what's 36 hours in return for awesome goodies, more imporantly, socialising with people, *cough*and booth babes.
D. Society looks alright to me. This event isn't much different from a gathering of sportsmen (in a sports event / tournament).
Lan parties are way more than a lot of kids playing games. Its a place to meet others with similar interests, compare comps, share/learn new things and at this one Nvidia is bringing together a huge group of diverse people
Quote from Nvision 08 site:
NVISION will gather together top visual computing professionals, world-class gamers, innovative artists and designers, and cutting-edge researchers to share their ideas, experiences, and passions.
One other thing that seems to be a bit off track, you need to bring your own comp (BYOC) Nvidia comps are provided for tournaments only.(COD4, TF2, WIC, UT3 and Guitar Hero 3 Aerosmith)
(I may even be running Intel for the first time at this one)
Not everyone has quads and sli/crossfire. There are quite a few with Dells, some even with P3s.
Its a very diverse group, older, younger, male, female, nerds, geeks, skinny, not so skinny...I wish I had that comp...
Who want's to go with a 9850BE + 790FX + 4x HD4850 rig? (preferebly in that Lian Li CrossfireX case)
I have 9850BE+790FX+3870X2 :)