[Deptheads] Event Types

[Strategicon Department Heads]

So does Video Gaming fall under Special Events, by that framing?

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 4:42 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: John Paiva  evil5757 at aol.com
> While most won't care what I think on this, I will say this line of
> thinking will continue all the way to "Catan events," "M:tG events," "GURPS
> events," "Ra events," etc.
>
> "Departments" are only a way to put events in a "GENERAL Category" for
> management and logistics. Once you start subdividing to the level you
> suggest, EVERYONE will eventually want their pet project in a department of
> it's own so they can capitalize and manipulate the system.
>
> My suggestion is to leave it as it is right now, and use Gateway as an
> invisible (to attendees) test bed for anything you look to change. The LESS
> Departments you have is preferable to the number of Departments we have
> now. Within each Department subdivisions should occur, but these should be
> invisible to the attendee to make things easier for THEM to navigate the
> con.
>
> I have seen cons on this path end up with 21 departments....you want that,
> have fun.
>
> Board games
> Miniatures
> RPGs
> Collectibles
> Special Events
> Convention Administration/Logistics
> Industry Liaison
>
> EVERYTHING can be subdivided into those 7 Departments. Let the Board
> discuss this and get back to you.
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net>
> Date: 5/29/19 11:29 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net>
> Subject: [Deptheads] Event Types
>
> Hi,
>
> For the purpose of event generation, Departments will be becoming Event
> Types.
>
> I’m trying to figure out how to make things work right for all events.
> These are the two issues involving Event Types that I’m aware of.
>
> 1. Events running in areas not consistent with their real event type. i.e.
> Most Steve Jackson Games.
>
> 2. Events appropriate in multiple event types and often listing in
> multiple departments.
>
> The first one I can adapt to easily provided I know what lengths I have to
> go for the second one.
>
> *Here is where I need your help.*
> What is the likelihood of an event being appropriate for more than two
> event types? I need everyone to think hard. Can you think of any game that
> would really fit in more than two event types?
>
> For this exercise, please look at War Games and Party Games as splinter
> groups of Board & Card Games, and Adventurers’ League and Pathfinder
> Society as splinters of Roleplaying, which means they don’t need to be
> listed in the group they split from.
>
> *I need a list of such games.* If it’s long enough, I have to think hard
> how to handle the process.
>
> Events Types will be
>
> Board & Card Games
> Collectible Cards & Minis
> LARP
> Miniatures
> Party Games
> Roleplaying
> Adventurers’ League
> Pathfinder Society
> Video Games
> War Games
> General
>
> Event Classifications for users will be
>
> Event
> 101
> Demo
> Tournament
> Playtest
> Seminar
>
> Admins instead of Tournament will see
>
> Small Tournament
> Medium Tournament (selected)
> Big Tournament
> Mega Tournament
>
> Sponsored will be a checkbox seen by all.
> Special will be a checkbox seen by Admins only.
>
> Thanks for helping me help everyone make more sense of events.
>
> Tanya
>
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