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Quakecon 2006
August 3-6, 2006, Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA
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I registered within the first minute but a few people still managed to get in before me
The site lagged about a minute into registration and Ryly received this cryptic confirmation
The registration statistics were posted on the Quakecon site the next evening
Our room had a long entry hall
Which turned into a trapezoid-shaped area
The bathroom was serviceable
With the expected amenities
Another view of the room while Ice-IX adjusts the bungee cords on his monitor cart
King-sized bed and a small sitting area
Another view of the sitting area
This is the last corner of the room . . . The A/C unit
We checked the check-in area at 9 PM and it was already open so we brought our stuff down
The Anatole had lots of oriental art all over the hotel and grounds
Hmm . . . I've seen these before
9:30 Wednesday night and the check-in area is a bustle of activity
The head of the check-in line
Who let this guy in?
Another piece of oriental art
MrSeflDestruction's PC case. The PC pretty much filled the case
10 PM and we are almost to the check-in area!
Hack tests his BF 2 server build from his PC
Quite a few empty seats on Wednesday night but they will fill up
Hack is still testing his BF 2 server build
The nerve center of the BYOC network . . . the N.O.C.
10:30 and EvilCow and Ice-IX have their PCs setup and ready to play
Heh . . . Another loyal Mac user
EvilCow and his parents
A lounge area next to the Tournament area . . . Matches were broadcast on the flat-panel monitors
The nVidia booth had a 16-node LAN set up for gaming
The giant, glowing Quake symbol in the Intel booth
I guess if nVidia spent a bunch of money on these chairs, they have to keep using them
Thursday afternoon and the BYOC is getting pretty full
I counted 8 SATA drives in the double-wide PC
It also has its own LCD monitor displaying system status information
Wide-screen LCD monitors that swivel
The core routers in the N.O.C.
A Vintage Radio/Phonograph PC mod
Another view of the same mod
The Vintage Radio/Phonograph mod in the dark
The builder claims no Macs were destroyed in the building of this mod
Mountain Dew cans are provided for scale
This mod is radio controlled and mobile!
It even has little windows for the driver :P
These Jedi are using their light sabers to attack the glowing balls of light in front of them
The girl at the Enermax booth said those hats were all the rage at Quakecon this year and everyone was wearing them
While waiting for the tourney finals to being, an impromptu cup-stacking contest began
Cup number 17
Cup number 18
One team, I'll call them Team XBM, stacked 18 cups . . . Not bad
The other, Team Q4Max, equaled that mark
Then added cup number 19, FTW!
. . . But failed to get in the Guinness Book of Records with the 20th cup
Front: Ms Moody, MasterTech, EvilCow
Back: MrSelfDestruction, KGB, Ice-IX, and Ryly
EvilCow and his parents
The stage for the 1v1 Tournament Finals
This is kind of what it looked like sitting down
EvilCow's parents
Bawls can art
Start of the 1v1 Finals, Toxic from the winners bracket vs. Cooller from the lower bracket
You've got to love that Quake 4 hit box!
Toxic, the winner, asks one of the Quake Girls for suggestions on spending $15,000
There were a number of additional acts to entertain the crowd
This guy, Rubber Boy, was just painful to watch
How the f*** did this happen?
This box is 18" x 16" x 14", capacity: 13 gallons . . .
. . . Or one contortionist!
Hmm . . . Might not be a Mac after all
Driving the radio-controlled tank-PC out of the BYOC
Convention news was posted on wide-screen monitors, though it was not always timely
What time is it kids? Time to check out of the BYOC!
Now that it's over, this should probably read, "Follow me home from Quakecon 2006!"
Loading the car for the grueling 6 mile trip home
The Intel vendor booth fit into 4 Semis like this
One final look at the Hilton Anatole
Picking up the boys . . .
. . . And the cat, too
The happy reunion