[Deptheads] As we grow...

Sat Jun 11 13:22:00 PDT 2011

*I think we should just try to have kid focused games in each department.
One of my GMs, Tyler King, submitted the following event.

Happy Jack''s D&D....FOR KIDS?!?!* - D&D 3.5 A classic dungeon crawl for
young and old alike! This game is aimed at parents who have decided to share
the experience of convention gaming with their kids!

I like the fact that it is encouraging parents to play with there kids.

Mike Fryer

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Nekojin <nekojin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Part of the point was that we HAD something like what you're proposing, and
> the people who were in charge of it ran away. In order to have such a
> department, we need people who actually want to run such a department.
>
> On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Robert LaMarre <r.m.lamarre at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Why don't we treat it more as a "Kid's Club"?  There should be scheduled
>> events throughout the day for kids (board games, video games, children's
>> games like Simon Sez) and kid/parent team events (co-op games, maybe even an
>> RPG for younger participants).  The main thing is to distinguish the
>> difference between a club and a day-care and to encourage kids to do more
>> than just sit in front of a video game all day and try new things.  We're
>> growing future gamers here.
>>
>> Maybe there could be special awards given to club members for
>> participating in different events?  At the paint and takes, they have
>> something to take home with them that they are proud of.  I can't tell you
>> how many kids I've seen showing off their work.  If we could capture that
>> kind of feeling in other areas, I think that could go a long way.  Or we
>> could give each kids club member something that shows they are part of the
>> club, similar to VIPs getting special gear.
>>
>> Just pitching in my two cents...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:34 PM, <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>
>>> Sender: deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net
>>> Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:10:01
>>> To: <Deptheads at strategicon.net>
>>> Reply-To: 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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