[Deptheads] As we grow...

Tue Jun 7 23:19:50 PDT 2011

     Me being a parent, I think it would be nice to enlarge the video 
games room and add some non video games in it for the younger ones.  
Make it the kids corner, have some blocks, yougling board games, large 
legos, etc. (I can lend some of these by the way)

     Parents are with their kids all day, every day.  I don't think they 
want to go to the con and have to play with their kids there again, they 
want to spend some time with adults and play with adults for a change.  
If you (we) get someone to volunteer to watch the kids:
-To leave your child you have to leave your cell phone number.
-If called, you must come back within 5mins.  If not then you are 
banned, no second chances.
-No kids under ... 7?
I've watched my daughter play, it doesn't require any effort, a book is 
recommended.

Frank V.

On 6/7/2011 10:59 PM, Karl Kreder wrote:
> I would say that maybe we are approaching this thing all wrong.  It 
> just dawned on me, why don't we encourage the parents to play games 
> with their children.
>
> I understand there are a few parents out there that do not want to do 
> this (I am not going to argue the reasons why) but what if we gave 
> incentive to parents to game with their children and have the take 
> part in the games that make the con what it is.
>
> This is what I am doing with my kids...
>
> My two cents
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:34 PM, <fad23 at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:fad23 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     One of my new volunteers approached me last weekend and had one
>     item of conversation which she felt we (the convention) must
>     consider as we grow: how we deal with our child guests.
>
>     At the moment we have a "family Sunday" which seems like an
>     attraction. At other times it appears that children are left by
>     their parents in the video game room, or roam with no real
>     direction. This is just an observation, but I imagine that means
>     that we could implement some idea that could give these visitors
>     some real content.
>
>     For the last convention, I brought in Bill Chott to do Simon Sez.
>     I'm sure he'd come back to do it again, but I think we could do a
>     lot more!
>
>     I'm not suggesting a specific plan at the moment. I'm not a
>     parent, so I can only guess the concerns of the gamer parents I
>     know who attend. The aim of this message is to spark a discussion
>     that might lead to ideas that eventually become a plan.
>
>     Obviously there are many issues that would be of concern: content,
>     staffing, scheduling, and other practical matters. I suppose I'd
>     like to read your thoughts on this notion, and consider them as
>     much as I am able.
>
>     Then there's the idea of a short term plan and a long term plan -
>     things I can add to the schedule for Gateway and what we imagine
>     as the shape of the convention in the years to come. Just in the
>     typing of this message I'm getting inspired. Any light bulbs
>     popping over your heads?
>
>     I expect I'll be opening this discussion up to my friends in
>     private. In the mean time, if you have opinions or ideas, I'd be
>     interested in reading them.
>
>     Thanks for your time. I look forward to reading your responses.
>
>     twenty-three-skidoo,
>
>     Neil Figuracion
>     Fad23
>
>     Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: "Eric M. Aldrich" <ealdrich at mac.com <mailto:ealdrich at mac.com>>
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>     Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:10:01
>     To: <Deptheads at strategicon.net <mailto:Deptheads at strategicon.net>>
>     Reply-To: deptheads at strategicon.net <mailto:deptheads at strategicon.net>
>     Subject: [Deptheads] A few new additions to the list
>
>     I've added three new people to the list -- one way overdue :-(
>
>     The overdue one is Fred Upton -- he's the second on the RPGA side.
>     He's been actively helping us for years, and Mickey and Mike have
>     frequently asked me to add him and I've flaked, so he's finally here.
>
>     The next person is Taralyn Frasqueri-Molina, or "TL" as she goes
>     by. She's the person behind lining up the artwork and is working
>     with marketing. Thanks to her we had the wonderful conbook cover
>     art and TShirts this last show.
>
>     Finally, we have someone who is genuinely new, Frank Vassallo, who
>     is taking over for Harmon Ward running the historical end of the
>     miniatures team for at least this show. Harmon is still on the
>     list as well. Things are a little complicated right now, but more
>     on that later.
>
>     Glad to have the three of you here!
>
>     I still need to add some of Neil's board game assistants.
>
>     Hopefully we'll have final numbers from Gamex soon. They're
>     looking pretty good.
>
>     Eric
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> -- 
> Karl (zeotter at gmail.com <mailto:zeotter at gmail.com>)
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>   - Gracie Allen
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