Quakecon

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QuakeCon is a BYOC ( b ring y our o wn c omputer , dt. "Bring your own PC") computer game event, which since 1996 near every year Dallas , Texas is held. The event is named after the game Quake by Id Software and is supported by Id Software . It is the largest event of its kind in North America. The motto of the event is “Peace, Love and Rockets”. It is carried by volunteers who are recruited through the event's website. In 2013 around 2800 people took part.

history

The first Quakecon took place in August 1996 at the Best Western Hotel in Garland , Texas. Instead of the originally expected 50 participants, 150 came. The Quakecon 1997 was already attended by approx. 650 participants, but took place at the Holiday Inn in Plano, Texas . After QuakeCon 1998, the event moved to the Mesquite Convention Center in 1999, then with more than 1,100 attendees. In 2000 the number of participants reached 3,000 for the first time. What is QuakeCon? ( Memento dated June 29, 2001)

Another QuakeCon has been announced for 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Larry Frum: The coolest computers of QuakeCon. In: CNN Business. August 16, 2013, accessed May 6, 2019 .
  2. ↑ QuakeCon About ( Memento from March 2, 2005)
  3. ↑ a b Michael J. Mooney: Bawl so hard - Welcome to the Biggest LAN Video Gaming Party in North America. In: sbnation. September 26, 2012, accessed May 6, 2019 .
  4. ↑ QuakeCon 2000 FAQ ( Memento from August 16, 2000) (English)
  5. ^ Dates and Daily Schedule. ( Memento from) (English)
  6. ↑ History from the year 2000 ( Memento from August 16, 2000) (English)
  7. ↑ QuakeCon - Year of Doom. Retrieved May 6, 2019 .