[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-04-01 Thread Eric Marden
I am so stealing this idea. We got some board game nerds in our community with some exotic games. - Eric Marden CoLab Orlando 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor Downtown Orlando http://colaborlando.com On Mar 31, 2009, at 10:49 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: We had a video game night last year, but

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-04-01 Thread Alex Hillman
Exotic games *might* not be the most appropriate for a workplace. But whatever works for your crew ;) -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com helpful: www.unstick.me visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Wed,

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-04-01 Thread Greg Pederson
Oh, I have a game called 'Tawdry Trivia' It's adult trivial pursuit and was developed/sold by a local Orlando guy. I know he still has stock that he never finished selling if any of the other coworking offices want to buy a copy...not sure what the prices are, but I can find out if you are

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-04-01 Thread Eric Marden
This is about as exotic as they come: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlers_of_Catan but is FSFW (fully safe for work). - Eric Marden CoLab Orlando 37 N. Orange Ave, 6th Floor Downtown Orlando http://colaborlando.com On Apr 1, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: Exotic games might

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread David Kominsky
We find the Wii is a way to bring people together for conversation, and give people a way to blow off steam. I jokingly refer to playing Wii as community building. Half jokingly, actually, because it really does function that way. --David David Kominsky da...@cubespacepdx.com 503-206-3500

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread Chris Conrey
We have the gaming area (Air hockey, foosball, darts, pool, Wii, Xbox360, PS2, arcade cabinet) as a place for people to de-stress and to meet and conversate. I've met some of the cooler people at Gangplank over a nice game of Death Tank on the Xbox :)We had most of them at Integrum before we

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread Alex Hillman
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy (and jane a dull girl). Having a lounge, with games and toys and reading material (not just work-related stuff) is important for quality of life, and thats a huge aspect to our community and workspace. It also reflects on the nature of the culture that's

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread KC
makes_sense. THX for the responses so far. On Mar 31, 6:07 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: All work and no play makes jack a dull boy (and jane a dull girl). Having a lounge, with games and toys and reading material (not just work-related stuff) is important for quality

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread BrianR
At Carrboro Coworking we've have a requisite Wii. Several loud and fun nights have been had whilst being beaten badly at Mario Kart. We've even had a board game night. Playing strategy games is a great way to exercise your business brain. Hope to have another board game night soon. Alex is

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread Chris Conrey
We put on a Board Game night just recently here at Gangplank as well - I've had several people tell me that it was a great way to meet people and to get involved.Easy ice breaker. Chris Conrey chrisconrey.com Human-Geek Relations at Integrum @conrey on Twitter On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:32

[Coworking] Re: game room?

2009-03-31 Thread Alex Hillman
We had a video game night last year, but I love the idea of a board game night. Some folks have requested it in the past, thanks for the reminder. -Alex -- - -- - Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com helpful: www.unstick.me visual: