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Feedback / Re: Confuzzled 2015 Pros and Cons
« on: May 28, 2015, 16:48:49 »Thank you kindly for the feedback!
Regarding the gaming events, we'll definitely be reviewing them and seeing what we can do to improve him.
The problem with a games room is that it is super high in resource requirements:
- Setting up two Wii U's took about half an hour and tearing down about 15 minutes. Add more consoles and this would get longer meaning we'd need to basically 'take over' a room because sharing it would be a huge effort every start and stop.
- For all the hours its open, it would need a rotation of at least two members of staff, similar to Ops which has a big team to handle it. Given the cost of the equipment involved, said staff would need to be well trusted.
- It would require some careful security requirements to prevent theft, including maybe a security guard at the door for all opening hours.
- We'd need a TV or compatible projector, screen and a sound system for every console. These are items we have but are in high demand by other events with presentations from laptops.
- Arranging consoles and loaned equipment requires careful planning and the older systems certainly aren't getting any less delicate!
If we were able to solve all these issues then maybe we could bring back the games room! But failing that, let us know specific games you'd like to play and maybe we can add more events next year.
Not to mention the drain on personal that is required to PAT inspect all consoles/machines that attendees bring it for said games room. It's a legal requirement and it's not something that can be feasibly done "on the fly".
Essentially, as Nido said, we'd need a team of people who are prepared to sit in the games room to monitor it, and the equipment, and perform any PAT inspections required.
TL;DR - If you want a games room we need people to volunteer to run it!
