[twitchyzero]

this is some crazy shit
800 people, 48 hours of LAN party
all on a aircraft carrier (USS Hornet)
battlefield 3 tournaments
backed by Nvidia, EVGA, ASUS, MSI, Zotac and more
wish there was some video to share about this
http://www.geforce.com/Active/en_US/shared/images/articles/header-geforce-lan-6.jpg
GDN: GeForce LAN Returns This October (http://www.gamersdailynews.com/story-24861-GeForce-LAN-Returns-This-October.html)
:D

[akalic]

http://randomfunnypicture.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cool-starry-bra.jpg

[twitchyzero]

i'm not personally attending...so 'cool starry bra' fail
why share anything of epic proportions if I'm gonna get responses like that?

[AzNightmare]

I'm just wondering what kind of food will they provide/sell for the 48 hrs... cup noodles?

[shenmecar]

What do they do with the computers afterwards?

[Supafly]

I'm just wondering what kind of food will they provide/sell for the 48 hrs... cup noodles?

Surplus MREs???:fullofwin:

[Culture_Vulture]

great, sea sickness plus people passing out from being glued to the computer screen lol

[twitchyzero]

What do they do with the computers afterwards?

I think it says you bring your own.

[murd0c]

I'm just wondering what kind of food will they provide/sell for the 48 hrs... cup noodles?

It's a aircraft carrier with a full kitchen staff I'm sure. They are used to feeding crowds like that so prob regular navy food

[Manic!]

What do they do with the computers afterwards?

Isn't is BYO?

[Culverin]

Isn't is BYO?

Nah, that would be chaos. Everybody would just end up bringing laptops.
The whole point of these things is for the company to show off their tech, especially nvidia.

[Manic!]

Nah, that would be chaos. Everybody would just end up bringing laptops.
The whole point of these things is for the company to show off their tech, especially nvidia.

Looking at the pic none of the systems seem the same. Different towers, some using laptops, and a mix of LCD and CRT monitors.

[Happy]

netaholics on a boat
gg

[Gumby]

Guys, the USS Hornet was struck in July of 1989... and is now a museum ship. So it's docked, and I highly doubt the kitchen is fully staffed.

According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_%28CV-12%29), the USS Hornet is said to be one of the most haunted warships in the American Navy! :D

[tgill]

Looking at the pic none of the systems seem the same. Different towers, some using laptops, and a mix of LCD and CRT monitors.
Its BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer).

A friend is a freelance tech writer, he covered a similar event on the Hornet a few years back hosted by AMD/ATI. The novelty of the event wears off pretty quickly, considering these things take place in the hangers below the deck under florescent lights in basically a giant steel room.

btw the Hornet has been permanently docked for over 10 years now.

[twitchyzero]

yeah i can't see any other part of a carrier that will allow space for 800 seats
i'd figure the ship was out of service for many years if they were able to host this.

[impactX]

^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12)

[mb_]

yeah i can't see any other part of a carrier that will allow space for 800 seats

Air craft carriers are fucking BIG!

[Bouncing Bettys]

What do they do with the computers afterwards?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PQxtQaf07Oo/S-XegckRRrI/AAAAAAAABqE/DUS-_NY0KZI/s1600/20.jpg
http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0005/images/9-4.jpg

[hotjoint]

that's pretty crazy