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OFFICIAL KARENNET E3 EXPO 2013 PARTY LIST JUNE 11-13, 2013 LOS ANGELES

June 8, 2013

KARENNET PARTY LIST

OFFICIAL KARENNET E3 EXPO 2013 PARTY LIST v. 2.6

JUNE 11-13, 2013 LOS ANGELESOFFICIAL KARENNET E3 EXPO 2013 PARTY LIST JUNE 11-13, 2013 LOS ANGELES

http://www.thomas-pr.com/01/e32013.html

SUN, JUNE 9:

 

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM:  Polygon/The Verge – 802 South Broadway RSVP: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/28/4373874/polygon-e3-party

 

MON, JUNE 10:

 

6:00 PM:  CAA Party Soho House, 9200 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood (Invite only)

7:00 PM – 12:00 AM:  IGDA Pre-E3 Party – The Morrison, 3179 Los Feliz Blvd http://igdala-june2013.eventbrite.com

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Microsoft Xbox Meetup – Microsoft Store, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd, LA

 

TUES, JUNE 11:

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM:  Surprise Attack Ping-Pong–The Standard Hotel (Invite only)

 

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM:  Pocketgamer’s E3 Party http://pge3.eventbrite.co.uk/#

 

8:00 PM:  Check Yo Ponytail – Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd (Tickets: $12)

 

9:00 PM:  Machinima Recharge – Icon Ultra Lounge, 1248 South Figueroa Street (Invite Only)

10:00 PM – 2:00 AM:  Gamesradar – LA Live, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Conga Room RSVP: http://digitalfuture.com/e3party/

 

WED, JUNE 12:

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM:  IGDA Mixer – Hotel Figueroa, 939 South Figueroa St, Tangiers Room

7:00 PM – 12:00 AM:  WIGI 3rd Annual E3 Party – Belasco Theater, 1050 S. Hill Street http://getwigi2013e3party.eventbrite.com

8:00 PM:  Wargaming Party – Exchange, 618 S Spring St (Invite only)

THURS, JUNE 13:

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM:  Venuspatrol.com – Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 South Grand Ave (Invite only)

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM:  GameDevDrinkup – Broadway Bar, 830 Broadway https://www.facebook.com/ical/event.php?eid=380193735423914

9:00 PM:  CCP Party – Standard Hollywood Hotel,  8300 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, Cactus Lounge http://ccpsetsthestandard.eventbrite.com

To add a party/event: kthomas@thomaspr.com  

For Party List updates: http://www.thomas-pr.com/01/index01.html  Website: www.thomaspr.com 

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“The Official KarenNet Party List” is published by Karen Thomas, Thomas Public Relations, Inc. Party List: Phone: (631) 549-7575

Email: kthomas@thomaspr.com or eyutani@thomaspr.com 

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The world’s first foot controlled digital interface, the KMI SoftStep KeyWorx multi-touch foot controller, is now available for review

July 1, 2011

KMI - Creators of World’s First Foot-Operated ComputerSoftStep KeyWorx Photo

The world’s first foot controlled digital interface, the KMI SoftStep KeyWorx multi-touch foot controller, is now available for review.   

Available for Mac and Windows, SoftStep KeyWorx is a keyboard and mouse control for your feet for gamers, video editors, programmers, data entry professionals, disabled people, carpal tunnel/repetitive stress syndrome sufferers, and anyone who wants a faster way to use their computer.   

Please let me know if you’d like a review copy. 

Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/kmi/kmisoftsteprelease.html
Website:  www.keithmcmillen.com.
 
Thanks-
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani
Thomas PR
(631) 549-7575
kthomas@thomaspr.com / eyutani@thomaspr.com 
 
Photos:

SoftStep KeyWorx: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kmisoftstep.html
SoftStep KeyWorx Screen Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kmisoftstepkeyworxscreen.html
SoftStep KeyWorx Screen Shot 2: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kmisoftstepkeyworxscreen2.html
SoftStep KeyWorx with Heel: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kmisoftstepkeyworxheel.html
SoftStep KeyWorx Brochure: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/SoftStepKeyWorxBrochure.pdf
KMI Logo:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kmilogo.html 
 
Video:  http://www.keithmcmillen.com/softstep/keyworx/#
Brochure:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/SoftStepKeyWorxBrochure.pdf
Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/kmi/kmisoftsteprelease.html

Southern Fried Gamer Reviews The Great Kat “Wagner’s War” CD – Now on iTunes!

August 9, 2010

 Southern Fried Gamer Reviews The Great Kat “Wagner's War” CD - Now on iTunes: “She is The Great Kat, one of the fastest, face melting guitarists of all time.”

Southern Fried Gamer Reviews The Great Kat “Wagner’s War” CD – Now on iTunes:

“She is The Great Kat, one of the fastest, face melting guitarists of all time.”

 http://southernfriedgamer.com/reviews/conductor-cant-move-your-ass-any-faster-great-kats-wagners-war-review/

Southern Fried Gamer Reviews The Great Kat “Wagner's War” CD - Now on iTunes: “She is The Great Kat, one of the fastest, face melting guitarists of all time.”

http://www.thomas-pr.com/greatkat/greatkatsouthernfriedgamer.html

AOLnews.com Features TwistDock in “Gamers Set ‘Endurance Record’ With 50 Hours of Playing Around” August 5, 2010!

August 6, 2010

AOLnews.com Features TwistDock in “Gamers Set ‘Endurance Record’ With 50 Hours of Playing Around” August 5, 2010!

by Joe Peacock, AOLNews.comAOLnews.com Features TwistDock in “Gamers Set 'Endurance Record' With 50 Hours of Playing Around” by Joe Peacock, August 5, 2010!

Gamers Set ‘Endurance Record’ With 50 Hours of Playing Around

Updated: 1 day ago

Joe Peacock
Contributor

AOL News (Aug. 5) — The world likely won’t remember July 19, 2010. But video game lovers would do well to take note of that day, as it marked a new benchmark for hard-core gaming.

Six gamers from the Netherlands broke the Guinness World Record for “endurance gaming” by playing 50 — yes, 50 — hours straight, shattering the previous mark set by Chirantan Patnaik of India, who played for 40 hours and 20 minutes.

You can watch a video (in Dutch) of the attempt and the rewards: a 1,000-euro check and a free set of controllers from the event’s sponsor, TwistDock docking station. (It’s not just nerds playing games — there’s a hot chick around 0:42).

Dutch Gamers Shatter “Endurance” Record

AOLnews.com Features TwistDock in “Gamers Set 'Endurance Record' With 50 Hours of Playing Around” by Joe Peacock, August 5, 2010!

Thomas Public Relations

Game on! A group of six Dutch gamers broke the Guinness World Record for “endurance gaming” by playing for 50 hours straight.

The Dutch easily bested the previous record, beating it by nine hours and 40 minutes. That’s the gaming equivalent of taking off your helmet and dancing on the opposing team’s logo during after a Super Bowl touchdown.

According to official rules posted on the Guinness World Records Gamer Edition website, at least one member of the Dutch group had to participate at all times, only one game could be played for the duration, players could take 10-minute breaks every hour (or pool up to five breaks, or 50 minutes of break time) and medical staff had to be on site the entire time.

The gamers’ public relations manager, Karen Thomas of Thomas Public Relations, said her clients chose “Red Dead Redemption,” Rockstar Games’ latest release, for its variety of game play options. It qualifies as an action-adventure game, which Guinness requires, but also offers multiplayer options and minigames within the game like Liar’s Dice and Poker.

She also told me that the medical staff on site confirmed that the gamers were not on any sort of stimulant or pharmaceutical, although I don’t know if coffee would count.

According to Thomas, although the rules actually allow for players to take turns, all six gamers played the entire time instead of going in shifts. They originally started to play as competition, to see who could outlast the others. But at the end, they united and finished at the same time as a team.

Here’s the question I have to ask myself, though: While these six players exhibited honor in establishing their record, what if a future team tried to take the record by playing in shifts?

There’s no doubt that 50 hours is a long time to do anything, even as a group. However, if a group of six or 10 or 20 decided to go for the record, they could take eight-hour shifts and sleep and eat all they wanted for weeks on end, so long as at least one of the team members played at any given moment.

One man only has the option to nap 50 minutes, at most, every five hours — and that’s only if he’s sleeping right in front of the console and chooses not to potty the entire time.

It seems to me that the category for endurance gaming should probably be split into two separate feats, solo and group. Or, perhaps the rules should be altered to require all participants to play at once. Being able to create a team and play in shifts isn’t quite fair if you’re considering a solo effort viable. Which is something I think needs to be rectified before I take on the attempt.

Yep, you heard it here first. I intend to take the Guinness record for endurance gaming from these guys — solo. Just me and the controller and 50-plus hours of sweet gaming goodness. Oh, and coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. Even though all six of my Dutch opponents played the entire time, I feel like the solo effort is the real achievement.

Bring it, Netherlanders.