well, that went better than expected!

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I had 18 people show up for my "Gamer Gathering" this evening! Which, for a Tuesday night program targeted at teens, I have to say, was more than I exptected. They kids all hung out and chatted and played video games for a good hour and a half with no problems at all. The guy from "Game Crazy" brought over 2 xboxes (he had originally told me he was bringing a 360, but whateva) and had Halo 2 going on one, Madden 2007 on the other. To my surprise, Madden hardly got any love. Halo 2 still rules the roost when it comes to quick games. I also had my Gamecube hooked up with Super Smash Brothers in 4 player mode. That was a hit too. As was the popcorn and doritos (both of which are completely gone now).

I really want to do this program again, I think that the teens woud all come back and probably bring friends. The only thing I'd change would be lack of PS2ness - I had a couple people say they prefer the PS2 and would like to play on that instead. We'll see. I think for my first try, this went really well. It was all about getting the kids to the library, and that worked.

AND a big THANK YOU to zaubervz and Andrew for showing up and helping pad out the crowd.

and now I'm going to go pass out because after waking up early for the dentist and stressing about this all day, I'm EXHAUSTED!

Comments

[whitemartyr.livejournal.com]

YAY! So glad to hear it was a success! :)

[blu-harvest.livejournal.com]

Cool! Yes, 18 for this kind of a program is a good number, I think. Congrats on a fab program!