Registration for the 2011 Complete Game Completion Marathon is now open! The marathon will take place from April 15 - 17th.
MIT Community Members
What is the marathon you ask? It is a charity event run by the GAMBIT game lab in which participants play mini-marathons of games to various degrees of "completion". The event is streamed on the internet and donors are encouraged to contribute to causes as they spectate and witness the madness!
This year we have added a new donor partner in ACCION International. They are a great organization, and we will be working closely with local partners to make this a great event. Supporters will also still be able to donate to Partners in Health for the event.
So you want to participate eh? Well here are some details about the event:
- We are looking for groups of players for the Main Stage! This year we are building a Main Stage schedule, where for 48 hours we will have scheduled mini-marathons that will be streamed online complete with color commentary
- Requirements for Main Stage Submission
- A wacky or innovative play session that will last 4+ hours
- Must be local to GAMBIT Cambridge Offices
- A group of people willing to participate in the play session as players and color commentators
- Access to the game disk/cart/software you are interested in playing
- Flexible schedule the weekend of April 15th-17th
- We are looking for general participants! We will also be having events that will not be explicitly broadcast on the main stage.
- Requirements for General Submission
- A play session you would like to participate in
- Must be local to GAMBIT Cambridge Offices
- Flexible schedule the weekend of April 15th-17th
- Access to the game and hardware that can output to our projectors (VGA, Component Video, Composite Video)
- WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL TROUBLESHOOTING DURING THE EVENT, IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE A WORKING GAME/SYSTEM THAT CAN PLUG INTO OUR PROJECTORS ON SITE!
Examples of WACKY Ideas
Finishing a game with your feet
Playing a game you hate
Playing a game in a foreign language you don't understand
Playing a game with an unorthodox configuration of characters
Playing a very "bad" game
Role Playing while you Role Play (Pretend you are somebody while playing a video game)
Playing consecutive versions of a game
etc.
If you are interested in participating please fill out the CGCM 2011 Application form, save it with a unique name, and email your submission to cgcm@mit.edu. Submissions due April 1st!
Thanks!
We will have space available in GAMBIT for you to play. There will be a live stream of your game!
Not part of MIT?
Not part of MIT, but still interested in participating? You still can! We are encouraging remote participation: setup a live a/v stream of your game via ustream, and send us a link to the stream! We will aggregate all CGCM streams on our website during the event. To participate, fill out the CGCM 2011 Application form and make a note that you wish to participate remotely. Then when the time comes email us at cgcm@mit.edu with a link to your stream and we will add you in!
