I've wanted to go to MAGFest for several years but I always remember about it the weekend after it's held. I'm going to try and make it next weekend. Thanks for the reminder :) On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 10:18 AM Glenn Roberts via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Gaylord Resort, National Harbor (across the Potomac from Alexandria)
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sounds cool. So, like, where is it held? ________________________________________ From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 12:55 AM To: vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org Cc: Ethan O'Toole Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: MAGFest 2019 - This Weekend
While it pales in comparison to the VCF East event MAGFest is coming up this weekend. MAGFest is a 4 day video game music and gaming event in the DC metro area.
There is a computer museum room run by friends (and consistent VCF East attendees.) It's mostly plastic micros and early mainstream desktop computers -- so nothing too wild for this audience. They also have some various more rare game consoles in the museum on PVMs.
The museum room is around 3000 sqft, and everything is pretty much sit down and play.
There is also a 30,000 sqft arcade room (this part of the event is where I'm involved), a 30,000 sqft console gaming room, tabletop and board games, indie game area (10,000sqft+ maybe?)
Oh, and stages. A good number of musical acts from nerdcore hip hop to jazz to metal to rock to who knows what.
There is also a jam clinic for people who want to bring their musical instrument and I guess improve your improvisational skills, or jam rooms where you can sign up to play with others.
And new this year is a demoparty, where people will be working I believe on making new demos. I saw mention of AGA Amiga and C64, and I would assume PC.
It's kind of hard to sum up, but some parts run 24x7 (not the museum but the arcade does), and there should be over 15,000 people there.
If any VCF'ers are headed there hit me up, I am usually around the arcade but visit the museum and usually catch a concert or two!
If there is info for VCF East, I can print some copies out and the museum people would be happy to post them around.
Here is a video of the museum in 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r_oKdJ_rCU
- Ethan