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Intel Game On at PAX

DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
edited April 2010 in PAX Archive
Hi all,

Intel here sharing some PAX info – fear not, we have Robert’s blessings on this post.

Who attended PAX last year? Do you remember the Intel Game On crew with our big blue buttons? Yeah, some people sported more than others: Evidence. Well we had a blast in Seattle and we want to welcome PAX to the East coast the best way we know how – with TONS of gear and chances for you to win big. We’re talking Core i7 Extreme Edition CPUs and gaming laptops (ASUS G60s), plus thousands of t-shirts, hats and much more.

To participate, you can visit the Intel booth during regular show hours to receive a Game On button. If Intel’s Prize Patrol spots you wearing or displaying the button during the show, you will be given a game card that can be redeemed at the Intel booth for a prize.

Plus, follow the Intel Game On Twitter account for the latest news, inside tips on where the Prize Patrol will be headed and for some special giveaways before PAX.

Reply here if you’re going to be at PAX or if you have any questions about how Game On works.

P.S. I work for a marketing agency called CMD and Intel is our client.

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  • Robert KhooRobert Khoo Registered User, ClubPA staff
    edited March 2010
    it's true they do!

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I am excited for this.

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  • benswimmingbenswimming PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I have been following the twitter acct for ages, and of course will be at PAX. hoping to get my hands on a few of these buttons!

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  • DelmainDelmain Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    BigRed wrote: »
    I am excited for this.

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  • The_ReflectionThe_Reflection Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    is it gonna be the same as last time where you tweet where you'll be, then we all congregate and mob you when you show up, and people rip the cards out of your hands before you give me one?

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  • ArtemisArtemis Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I'll be looking for you guys!

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    is it gonna be the same as last time where you tweet where you'll be, then we all congregate and mob you when you show up, and people rip the cards out of your hands before you give me one?

    We'll definitely be dropping some hints about where the Prize Patrol is heading, and I'll try to keep an extra gamecard in my back pocket for you 8-) We'll also be giving away some prizes (Flip cam anyone?) and letting people know about some special activities just for our Twitter followers.

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  • kahikahi Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    text message twitter update subscribed

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  • SpeedNutSpeedNut Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Thanks for the info, and I'll keep an eye out for you Saturday!

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  • mentok1982mentok1982 I could never leave you PAX baby. BaltimoreRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    This is a total pipe dream, but how sweet would it be if the Game On buttons played the Game On! sound bite
    from Wayne's World when you pressed them?

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited March 2010
    More feasible idea, make their computers say that every time they scan a prize card (or maybe just every time it's a big prize)

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  • mentok1982mentok1982 I could never leave you PAX baby. BaltimoreRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Moe Fwacky wrote: »
    More feasible idea, make their computers say that every time they scan a prize card (or maybe just every time it's a big prize)

    I like the cut of your jib sir.

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  • The_ReflectionThe_Reflection Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    CAR!!!

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  • ninja_bladeninja_blade Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    How do I get a button?...
    and do I have have to just be seen by you or are people expected to bother and/or poke you till a prize appears?....


    EDIT:... oh I found out how to get a button... but the 2nd question....

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  • ladyinsanityladyinsanity Registered User new member
    edited March 2010
    For all the cons I've been to that intel's been at (E for All, Blizzcon, etc) and I've adorned these lovely pins...I've never won. Rofl, probably cause I'm bad. Who knows haha.

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    How do I get a button?...
    and do I have have to just be seen by you or are people expected to bother and/or poke you till a prize appears?....


    EDIT:... oh I found out how to get a button... but the 2nd question....

    The Prize Patrol will wander the show floor giving out prize cards to people they spot wearing buttons, but your best bet to get prize cards is to follow our Twitter account and watch for hints to where I'll be standing with a bag full of prize cards :winky:

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Also, we're excited to announce a TweetUp with Chris Avellone, the all-star game designer behind classic titles like Fallout 2, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights 2.

    Chris will be hanging out at the Intel Game On booth from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday giving out game cards, answering any gaming questions you have and also handing out a few autographed copies of Neverwinter Nights 2 - so stop by and say hello!

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Thanks to everyone that stopped by the Game On booth today! Did anyone score phat lewts?

    The Prize Patrol will be out in full force again tomorrow, so keep your buttons visible. Also, don't forget to stop by at 5 p.m. tomorrow to meet Chris Avellone: http://twtvite.com/wbgccd

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  • ThreeveThreeve Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I really like that Intel decided to give out a lot of smaller prizes along with the i7's. I would have liked to upgrade my gaming rig, but the beanie I won came in really handy here in Boston. Love the twitter chatter as well. Thanks guys!

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So! What did everyone think of Intel Game On this year? Was it enjoyable, would you like us to do it again, and what would you do differently?

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  • ninjownedninjowned Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    You can't not come to Prime. It wouldn't be the same.

    Coming to Fry's in Renton any time soon? I'm still on the east coast for another month maybe.

    Oh and of course, game on was amazing this year! My buddy won an i7!

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  • d3c0yd3c0y Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The first 2 days I had a pin and didn't receive a single prize card. So on Sunday I put on a bunch of buttons on my bag strap and 5 minutes later I get a card ><

    I had my fingers crossed for one of the games... but BAM.. i7

    Thanks a lot!!! =]

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  • pardimatepardimate Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Same thing happened to me d3c0y! ....Well, I was still only wearing one pin. Haha I just checked out the twitter account. I guess my picture with the i7 wasn't good enough for them to put up :P.

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  • benswimmingbenswimming PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I got 7 intel cards, 4 pens, 2 beanies, 1 tshirt

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  • Vaulter85Vaulter85 Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I got 2 coffee mugs. >.< Thanks though Intel, you guys were awesome this weekend! The fact that you would seek out people who didn't get a card & find them through twitter was great!

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Vaulter85 wrote: »
    I got 2 coffee mugs. >.< Thanks though Intel, you guys were awesome this weekend! The fact that you would seek out people who didn't get a card & find them through twitter was great!

    A lesson we learned from last time :) See, we pay attention!

    But yes, more input. Were the general prizes interesting enough? Is there something you'd prefer for next time? Should we try to get more well known game developers to show up at the booth? More computers?

    In another thread I saw a call for a larger indie presence. Would you guys like to check out indie games at the show?

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  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited March 2010
    I feel a little stupid for not knowing more about the GameOn thing while it was going on... but I think the people that were handing out the buttons were a little disingenuous about it. I got my button going into the hall on day 1... I asked what it was for and the person I talked to said "everyone that wears one of these will get a prize over the weekend." I spent most of my time in panels, so I wasn't on the floor much or talking to people... so when I went to the intel booth right before the closing ceremonies to ask about the prizes, they said, "oh, you had to follow our twitter account and find a prize patrol person on the floor, try again next year!" My fault for not finding out more to start with, but still bad info given out about how it works.

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    ninjowned wrote: »
    You can't not come to Prime. It wouldn't be the same.

    Coming to Fry's in Renton any time soon? I'm still on the east coast for another month maybe.

    Oh and of course, game on was amazing this year! My buddy won an i7!

    Hah, sweet, glad your buddy won an i7. :) Our going to Prime is predicated on what people think. We got great feedback last time so PAX East was a natural for us. The more people we hear from with comments/kudos/criticisms (yes, even the bad stuff) the better we can make the case for another visit. So please sound off!

    As for Fry's, stay tuned. The Twitter account is the best way to learn about that stuff -- http://twitter.com/intelgameon

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    pardimate wrote: »
    Same thing happened to me d3c0y! ....Well, I was still only wearing one pin. Haha I just checked out the twitter account. I guess my picture with the i7 wasn't good enough for them to put up :P.

    I'm glad for both of you! :) As for pictures, there's a bunch that still need to go up. Keep an eye out on the Twitter account.

    And hey guys, would love to see a pic or two of your rigs once that i7 is in there!

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    zerzhul wrote: »
    I feel a little stupid for not knowing more about the GameOn thing while it was going on... but I think the people that were handing out the buttons were a little disingenuous about it. I got my button going into the hall on day 1... I asked what it was for and the person I talked to said "everyone that wears one of these will get a prize over the weekend." I spent most of my time in panels, so I wasn't on the floor much or talking to people... so when I went to the intel booth right before the closing ceremonies to ask about the prizes, they said, "oh, you had to follow our twitter account and find a prize patrol person on the floor, try again next year!" My fault for not finding out more to start with, but still bad info given out about how it works.

    Thanks for the feedback, Zerzhul. Unfortunately we can't really get into the panels/sessions since it takes us away from giving buttons and prize cards out, so yeah, people who spend their time there will miss out. But very good point about our not having more/clearer info available.

    What's the best way to get that out en masse, do you think? Obviously reaching 50,000 people is a challenge. Is it something we should get Robert to announce a few days before the show? Should we have posted in this forum earlier? Provided an insert into the conference info bag?

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  • LordDaxLordDax Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Divebommah wrote: »
    What's the best way to get that out en masse, do you think? Obviously reaching 50,000 people is a challenge. Is it something we should get Robert to announce a few days before the show? Should we have posted in this forum earlier? Provided an insert into the conference info bag?

    I didn't know half of the stuff going on at the booths simply because there was so much stuff to take in, till I found the mobile app and the twitter account. It would have been great to know in advance about the app and maybe even get teaser materials when I got my badge in the mail, or even a listing in the program of the booth specific stuff.

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  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited March 2010
    Divebommah wrote: »
    zerzhul wrote: »
    I feel a little stupid for not knowing more about the GameOn thing while it was going on... but I think the people that were handing out the buttons were a little disingenuous about it. I got my button going into the hall on day 1... I asked what it was for and the person I talked to said "everyone that wears one of these will get a prize over the weekend." I spent most of my time in panels, so I wasn't on the floor much or talking to people... so when I went to the intel booth right before the closing ceremonies to ask about the prizes, they said, "oh, you had to follow our twitter account and find a prize patrol person on the floor, try again next year!" My fault for not finding out more to start with, but still bad info given out about how it works.

    Thanks for the feedback, Zerzhul. Unfortunately we can't really get into the panels/sessions since it takes us away from giving buttons and prize cards out, so yeah, people who spend their time there will miss out. But very good point about our not having more/clearer info available.

    What's the best way to get that out en masse, do you think? Obviously reaching 50,000 people is a challenge. Is it something we should get Robert to announce a few days before the show? Should we have posted in this forum earlier? Provided an insert into the conference info bag?

    I think an insert would have helped. The main thing is that the person that handed me the button didn't tell me about the prize patrol. I'm putting at least 50-75% of it on my own ignorance, I'm not trying to say that it was bad.

    The intel booth clearly had info about the twitter account, but I didn't make it to the intel booth until much later in the show and by then it was too late. Obviously you can't make it perfect for *everyone* :P. I just think some detailed info about how the "game" works should have been either on the back of the button or in the swag bag ..... sorta how the NVIDIA scavenger hunt rules were clearly written on their card, and the number matching game (i think by triton? i don't remember) was clearly explained to me by the person that gave me the sticker. I could have asked more questions, but when being handed the button I was racing to get to a panel ;).

    anyhow, I'm rambling now. I think it was run well, my main suggestion would be to put detailed info on the back of the buttons so they can be handed out like candy without having to stop to explain it in detail to each person.

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  • d3c0yd3c0y Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Divebommah wrote: »
    pardimate wrote: »
    Same thing happened to me d3c0y! ....Well, I was still only wearing one pin. Haha I just checked out the twitter account. I guess my picture with the i7 wasn't good enough for them to put up :P.

    I'm glad for both of you! :) As for pictures, there's a bunch that still need to go up. Keep an eye out on the Twitter account.

    And hey guys, would love to see a pic or two of your rigs once that i7 is in there!

    Just give me 3 months to save up $1500 and i'll post them up asap ><

    wish I won the ssd drive and the cooling system at the Zalman | kingston booth... and a video card at the alienware booth lol.

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  • pardimatepardimate Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Divebommah wrote: »
    pardimate wrote: »
    Same thing happened to me d3c0y! ....Well, I was still only wearing one pin. Haha I just checked out the twitter account. I guess my picture with the i7 wasn't good enough for them to put up :P.

    I'm glad for both of you! :) As for pictures, there's a bunch that still need to go up. Keep an eye out on the Twitter account.

    And hey guys, would love to see a pic or two of your rigs once that i7 is in there!

    Haha, I'm going to need to get a few more parts to make my desktop a beast of a machine again, but I'll definitely be taking some pictures.

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  • KorpershutzKorpershutz Registered User new member
    edited March 2010
    Has anyone received their i7 yet? I loved seeing you guys out there, even if your lines got out of control sometimes. Thanks so much giving us all the opportunity!

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Has anyone received their i7 yet? I loved seeing you guys out there, even if your lines got out of control sometimes. Thanks so much giving us all the opportunity!

    It's a little early to be getting i7's yet I think, but please don't hesitate to sound off in a couple weeks if you haven't received or heard anything. Or PM me, or both.

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  • Atari6502Atari6502 Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I won a pen Friday. Thought it was pretty cool. Got a game card Saturday, but waited until Sunday to turn it in.
    My cousin was just before me and won a tshirt, I thought, "cool, I hope I win one of those", and bam PROCESSOR comes up on the screen. Totally blew me away. My jaw dropped when I saw what processor it was. Thank you.

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  • DivebommahDivebommah Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Atari6502 wrote: »
    I won a pen Friday. Thought it was pretty cool. Got a game card Saturday, but waited until Sunday to turn it in.
    My cousin was just before me and won a tshirt, I thought, "cool, I hope I win one of those", and bam PROCESSOR comes up on the screen. Totally blew me away. My jaw dropped when I saw what processor it was. Thank you.

    Would you like to trade your processor for 120 t-shirts? :winky:

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  • SinkuuSinkuu Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    and for the few of us who don't have twitter... we're screwed.

    I had my button on all weekend. walked up to the booth a couple of times. never saw a damn person giving out the cards.

    I feel gypped, especially by the person who said they got seven. /shrug

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  • atiariatiari Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Sinkuu wrote: »
    and for the few of us who don't have twitter... we're screwed.

    I had my button on all weekend. walked up to the booth a couple of times. never saw a damn person giving out the cards.

    I feel gypped, especially by the person who said they got seven. /shrug

    I think they were intimidated by me in my business suit. Seriously, there were hardly any people in suits outside the CPU booth, and Khoo. Did I mention I had like 5 buttons on too :P

    Hard to use twitter when you lack a cell phone, and your laptop is a 17" monstrocity. C'est la vie.

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