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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on the really Big Screen
Submitted by DC on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 19:05. ()

Hello Capital District Gamers,

John Fitzpatrick of the SWA has a special invitation for you.

On Monday, November the 21st, the Palace Theatre in Albany will be screening Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at 7:00pm.

My employer, Enable Labs, is giving away free tickets. Claim your free tickets here:

http://guestlistapp.com/events/74055

Before the movie, there will be a costume contest with prizes.

After the movie, Enable Labs is hosting a catered Meet and Greet in the Mezzanine with free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Stick around and visit with some of Tech Valley's cutting edge tech firms. Costumed guests over 21 will receive a free drink ticket.
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Electronics Recycling on Saturday, April 23rd
Submitted by DC on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 18:18. ()


Hello SWA Community,

Once again, WNYT and their partners will be sponsoring a huge electronics recycling day.

When:  Saturday, April 23rd, from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at Taft Furniture in Colonie (1960 Central Avenue, 1 mile west of Route 155).

Unlike similar events in the past, there is no longer any requirement to get a permit from your local town hall.  Drive up and they'll take your stuff.

We know from past experience that this event is very well attended. Plan on waiting in line for awhile.

Here is the web site will all the info:

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s828642.shtml?cat=11878


ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Computers/Laptops
Monitors
Printers
Fax Machines
Network equipment
Cellular Phones
Computer Parts & Components
Keyboards/Mice                    
Televisions (no consoles)        
VCR’s
Wire & Cable                                                         
Modems
Air Conditioners/Dehumidifiers*
Radios/PDA's/Calculators
Microwave Ovens

*Anyone can come to the event and dispose of acceptable items, regardless of municipality.  All items are accepted free of charge except for Air Conditioners and Dehumidifiers ($15.00 processing fee). 

DO NOT BRING
Batteries
Thermostats
Thermometers
Toasters
Hair Dryers
Software – Manuals
Medical Waste
Hazardous Waste
Ink Jet Cartridges
Vacuum Cleaners

Help take care of Mother Earth!
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Independent Cinema and the SWA
Submitted by DC on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 22:37. ()

Many of you probably don't know that the SWA's Dan Masucci is an active independent filmmaker.  We're very happy to announce that Dan will be hosting several film festival screenings over the next couple of months. 

In Dan's own words...

For anyone interested in catching some truly inspiring independent cinema, here are the dates for the Knickerbocker Film Festival where my own film BENEATH THE SAME SKY will screen.

The festival takes place at the Spectrum 8 Theaters and the Madison Theater in Albany, NY (see information below) and has eight short films making up a great evening of independent films.

*Local Screenings*

OPENING NIGHT OF THE KNICKERBOCKER FILM FESTIVAL AT THE SPECTRUM 8 THEATERS
Monday, March 28th - 7:00PM and 9:30PM, $10.00
Q&A included in shows.

ENCORES AT THE MADISON THEATER
Tuesday, March 29th through Thursday, March 31 - 7:00PM and 9:30PM, $10.00
Shorts from across the world.

KNICKERBOCKER FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS PARTY
Thursday, March 31 at Pearl Street Pub's Upper Room - 8:00PM, $10.00
Performances by "Frankie's Theory"


Below are dates and the locations for other screenings of BENEATH THE SAME SKY and THE TRAMPOLINE around the country (more to come!).

Hills Film Festival (Beneath The Same Sky)
April 7-10 - New Milford, CT

Fallbrook Film Festival (Beneath The Same Sky)
April 8-9 - Fallbrook, CA

Garden State Film Festival (Beneath The Same Sky & The Trampoline)
March 31- April 3 - Ashbury, NJ

Fort Myers Film Festival (Beneath The Same Sky & The Trampoline)
March 24-27 - Fort Myers, FL

BENEATH THE SAME SKY Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAVrrST64s

Thank you so much for your time and I hope to catch you at some future screenings!

All the best,
Dan
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Games for Educators
Submitted by DC on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:19. ()

This is a community service announcement.

I've been receiving the "Games for Educators" email newsletter for awhile now.  It occurs to me that there might be other folks out in the SWA community that might like to see it too.

Each month there are several articles related to... you guessed it: using games for educational purposes.

There is a web page, of course. 
You can click here for the Games for Educators Main Page
You can click here for a collection of the recent Games for Educators Email Newsletters

Feel free to spread the word around to anyone who might find this material interesting.
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Electronics Recycling at Best Buy
Submitted by DC on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 16:18. ()

This is a non-gaming, community service announcement.

I just learned that Best Buy has an excellent, customer-friendly and environment-friendly electronics recycling program.  We'd like to spread the good news so everyone can take advantage of it and help keep potentially recyclable stuff out of landfills.

You can get the full information on the Best Buy web site here (please click link):
Electronics Recycling at Best Buy

Here are some highlights:
  • Max 3 items per day per household
  • Many items taken for free
  • $10 charge for TVs and monitors (up to 32"), but you also get a $10 Best Buy gift card (sneaky marketing on their part...)
  • No hard drives.  Computers OK, but remove the hard drive first
  • No refrigerants
  • TVs/Monitors larger than 32", and large appliances, are covered by a different program (links to info on the web page).

Again, full info is on the Best Buy electronics recycling page.

We encourage the the whole gaming community to take advantage of this program, and other similar recycling programs.  Help get valuable materials back into the resource stream, and out of landfills.
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Game trading on the SWA Web Site
Submitted by DC on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 15:46. ()

There was a lot of interest in the Swap Meet at last weekend's Game-a-thon.  Six different people brought stuff to sell or trade, which might be a record for us.

A few of us got talking about how it's often more of a "win-win" to trade games than to sell them for cash.  So we want to try to facilitate more of that on the SWA web site.

We've set up a new section on the Forums just for game trading.  You can see it here:
http://www.swa-gaming.org/forum/78

Two guys have already posted lists of what they've got to trade, and what they're looking for in return.

We encourage you to post your own list and use the SWA forums as a community resource.
(You'll need to create an account on the web site if you haven't done so already.  This takes less than three minutes.)

We hope to see you at future SWA events.  Don't forget, Council of Five Nations XXXIII is coming pretty soon (October 8-10, 2010).
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Charity Book Auction
Submitted by DC on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 19:24. ()

During the winter, the family of Larry Conley donated his collection of 197 hardback SF/Fantasy books to the SWA. We're not really interested in running a lending library for club members, so we've decided to auction off the books.

The proceeds of this auction will go to benefit the folks for whom war is not a game, but a reality - U.S. SOLDIERS! Everything we get from this auction will be passed along as a donation to the USO, to help them in their mission of supporting and helping our troops and their families.

Please click here to go to the web page we've set up to facilitate this silent auction.  You will find rules, prices, the list of 197 books, and a web form to make the whole process as smooth as possible.

The deadline for bidding is July 4th.

Thank you for your interest and support.
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Survey on Board Gaming to help with a Master's Thesis
Submitted by DC on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 12:45. ()

UPDATE
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response (see the comment below), the survey is closed. We maxed out the number of responses it can handle. Thank you to all who helped!

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Ralph Mabb is looking to the SWA community for some survey data for his Master's Thesis.  Please keep reading if you'd like to give less than 10 minutes of your time.

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Hello fellow SWA gaming enthusiasts!

I am currently pursuing my Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design through one of the Art Institutes.

I currently am in the thesis phase of my academic career and this is the culmination of almost three years of hard work.  My thesis is titled Graphic design and the board game industry: Form vs. function to gamer satisfaction.  Its a study the impact graphic design & aesthetics have on board games and the board game industry in general.  I am almost done but at this point I wanted to get some good feedback from some fellow gamers that I can use as reference material.

So I have designed a survey that should only take a few minutes of your time, its ten questions and completely anonymous.  The questions center around board games, aesthetics and information management within board games. Most questions are general in nature and are multiple choice. It should only take about ten minutes and I am looking to get as many responses as possible in a weeks time.

So If you don’t mind please take the few minutes of your valuable time and fill out my online survey available here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com - SURVEY CLOSED

By June 1st, 2009 if at all possible.

And thanks again
Ralph Mabb
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RPGBomb.com - Facebook for Gamers
Submitted by DC on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 12:00. ()



Tyler Dion put the word out to the gaming community...

Some folks down in southern New England have set up a social networking site for gamers. It's a lot like Facebook or MySpace, but gaming-oriented. They're in open beta right now and would like new users to check things out.

http://www.rpgbomb.com

Give it a look if this interests you.
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National Gamer Survey - Part 2
Submitted by DC on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 18:43. ()



Ohio State University's School of Communication, in partnership with GAMA and The Wargamer, are undertaking a follow-up to last year's large and comprehensive study of hobby game players. The researchers are investigating patterns of motivation and usage by tabletop (card, role-playing, minis, and board game players), digital (computer, console, MMORPG), and other gamers (such as LARP). The survey takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.

Building on lessons learned from last year, as well as some ongoing analyses of the existing data, the project is seeking continue expanding the knowledge of the games world.

We invite you to participate at www.gamesurvey.org.

Please click "Read More" below to see the rest of this article.
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