ComputingStuff LAN parties
A LAN party is a gathering in which gamers gather to share a local area network (LAN) and participate in extended gaming sessions of popular games such as Quake, Doom, or Wolfenstein. On a LAN, response time among players is much faster than the same interaction over the internet, changing the qualities of the game. In addition, gamers have the opportunity to meet other participants in the flesh. LAN parties range in size from a few players getting together in a private home to gatherings of over a thousand players converging to participate in a large public event.
ComputingStuff hosts its own LAN parties regularly – they are held at each member’s house one by one in a rotating fashion, with each one being in celebration of a particular event. They are an excellent event to meet other members and socialise while playing multiplayer games, sharing files and eating pizza.
Aftermath
After each party, a small article is written up, normally accompanied with pictures of the participants. The articles are a very good way of getting to know more about the parties and participants, especially if you have never attended before.
Participation
Participating in a ComputingStuff LAN party is a completely new experience. Never before have gaming, file sharing, eating and wreaking havoc been tied in such a way! In order to participate, the following points need to be met:
- You must be an active participant in the ComputingStuff community.
- You must be a good-standing ComputingStuff forum member (this means no board spamming, insulting others etc.)
If you meet the points above, then all you need to do is to wait until the next party comes up, and sign up for it. It’s that easy!