Are you a Video Game Champion? Then prove it! Ottumwa is the place you go to set a record. In the words of Walter Day, “If you don’t come to Ottumwa to prove yourself, you’re not a champion!” Check out his video here: http://www.ivghof.com/component/content/article/124-walter-day-throws-down-the-gauntlet-are-you-a-champion
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Walter Day Throws Down the Gauntlet: Are You a Champion?
Monday, July 26th, 2010Half-Price Tickets for Big Bang 2010
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010We’ve heard you, so we did something to help everyone out that said the tickets were just out of reach for travel to the area. Now until July 25, tickets are available at half price for family, individual day and four-day passes.
That’s right. Half price. Go buy them now!
For more information: http://www.ivghof.com/component/content/article/128-half-price-tickets-this-week-only
Redwood Native to be Inducted into Hall of Fame
Saturday, July 10th, 2010The International Video Game Hall of Fame has announced that a Redmond man is to be inducted into the IVGHOF on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Steve Wiebe, of Redmond, Wash., will be honored for his accomplishments as an arcade video game competitor. Wiebe has enjoyed recognition as the former world record holder on Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong, Jr. As a member of the IVGHOF Class of 2010, Wiebe takes his place alongside 28 other gaming celebrities, including Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and Donkey Kong; Ralph Baer,The Father of Video Games; and Pac-Man.
Wiebe is currently an algebra teacher at Finn Hill Junior High in Kirkland, Wash. He was also the subject of a popular film called “The King of Kong,” which examined the history of the Donkey Kong world record.
The IVGHOF was created to honor the video game age luminaries and to preserve artifacts and memorabilia generated by this dynamic industry. The IVGHOF is registered with the IRS as a 501C(3) not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization allowing it to accept donations and issue tax receipts.
The City of Ottumwa is recognized as being the “birthplace”
of organized, competitive video game playing. The city was proclaimed the “Video Game Capital of the World
November 30, 1982, by then-Mayor Jerry Parker. This claim was confirmed by Iowo Governor Branstad, Atari and the Amusement Game Manufacturer’s Association (AGMA) in a special ceremony on March 19, 1983. Today, the City of Ottumwa conducts an annual four-day video game festival called “The Big Bang” to give further recognition to the gaming celebrities being inducted into the IVGHOF.
November 30, 1982, by then-Mayor Jerry Parker. This claim was confirmed by Iowo Governor Branstad, Atari and the Amusement Game Manufacturer’s Association (AGMA) in a special ceremony on March 19, 1983. Today, the City of Ottumwa conducts an annual four-day video game festival called “The Big Bang” to give further recognition to the gaming celebrities being inducted into the IVGHOF.
For more information, contact
Walter Day at 641-226-6275
or:
International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum
217 East Main Street
P.O. Box 308
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
info@ivghof.com
For more information on the event, please visit http://www.ivghof.com
About The Big Bang
The Big Bang is Ottumwa’s Annual Video Game Festival, co-created by the Citizens of Ottumwa and the International Video Game Hall of Fame. The Big Bang 2010: Making Gaming Matter is a four-day event held concurrently with the Grand Induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum (IVGHOF&M). The festival features contests, concerts, dealer showrooms, panel discussions, guest celebrities, costume contests and much more. For more information visit: http://www.ivghof.com
About The International Video Game Hall of Fame
Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring excellence in the field of electronic gaming by recognizing the champions, industries and professionals related to this popular activity. We will build and maintain a state-of-the art interactive facility containing historical archive exhibits describing the historic milestones of the video game industry, and preserve significant video gaming relics, memorabilia and artifacts of the times past and present.
Donations Update
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010As of June 23, we have $70 donated to the “Sara Routh in the USA” fundraiser drive.
Every donation counts, even if it is just a few dollars. If you don’t have paypal, it’s not a problem. The donation account we have set up will accept debit and credit cards through paypal. Your information is secure and your e-mail addresses will be secure as well.
Thank you for your donations. If you would like to help out with another part of the event as well, EOGamer.com, where I am the content manager and community manger, is seeking donations for the Cosplay Competition. Check it out here: http://cosplay.eogamer.com/node/104
Help Get Sara Routh to Big Bang 2010
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Sara Routh will be performing at Big Bang 2010 on Thursday, Aug. 5, if we can get her there. This page is to organize and provide a way for folks to get donations so we can get them to her so she can get to the event.
To make a donation go to this page.
This is the official site to make donations through. There will be drop off boxes in Des Moines and other locations, but no other websites. Do not be fooled by other sites that may pop up.
International Video Game Hall of Fame Launches Campaign to Collect Every Video Game Ever Made
Thursday, June 10th, 2010The International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum (IVGHOF) announced plans today to launch a campaign to collect one copy of every arcade video game ever produced – a number that includes more than 4,500 coin-operated amusement devices produced since Computer Space in 1971 – and collectively weighing more than 1 million pounds.
Called the “4500 GAME CAMPAIGN,” the project will be officially launched during a ceremony at the NW Pinball and Gameroom Show in the Seattle Center on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 6:00 PM. The NW Pinball and Gameroom Show is an annual event that celebrates the history of classic and arcade gaming. During the ceremonies, the Campaign will receive its first video game donation: the Asteroids machine used by John McAllister of Seattle when he recently broke the 28-year-old world record on Asteroids. The coin-operated amusement device will be accepted on behalf of the IVGHOF by Walter Day, a member of the IVGHOF Board of Directors.
The Ceremony was inspired by the support of members of the Seattle Metro Arcade Collectors (SMAC) and the NW Pinball and Gameroom Show.
“We wanted to help the IVGHOF become the “Smithsonian Institute” of video game history,” says Brian Cady, a member of the organizational board for the NW Pinball Show. “So, we pooled our money together and purchased the Asteroids arcade machine that was used by John McAllister of Seattle when he recently broke the 28-year-old world record on Asteroids. Now we are giving the machine to the IVGHOF as the keystone of the ceremony to help launch the 4500 GAME CAMPAIGN.”
“Brian Cady’s vision is right,” explains Walter Day. “We plan for the IVGHOF, now being developed in Ottumwa, Iowa, to become the ‘Smithsonian Institute’ of video game history. Someday, space may become a problem,” admits Day. “But we decided to shoot for the highest and preserve every game we could acquire. By casting such a big net, we hope to flush out the truly rare games – arcade games that have only one or two copies remaining in existence. Now is the time to act, before these rarer games are lost or destroyed.”
The 4500 GAME CAMPAIGN is a part of a larger IVGHOF initiative to collect and archive a copy of every game ever produced – considered to be around 100,000 different games, from the mass produced console titles of the modern era to the rare prototypes of the 1970s and 1980s.
The Launch Ceremonies are co-hosted by the Seattle Metro Arcade Collectors (a grassroots hobbyist organization called the SMAC that works to preserve the arcade legacy) and the organizers of the NW Pinball and Gameroom Show, a noted arcade and classic gaming event that attracts thousands of attendees every year.
The International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is registered with the IRS as a 501C(3) not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization that can accept donations and issue tax receipts. The IVGHOF and the Citizens of Ottumwa co-host an annual event called “The Big Bang,” which is a four-day gaming festival coinciding with the Induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame.
For more information, go to http://www.ivghof.com or contact the IVGHOF at:
International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum
217 East Main Street
P.O. Box 308
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
info@ivghof.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Walter Day 641-226-6275
For more information, contact: Brian Cady, NW Pinball and Gameroom Show 1-253-223-3985
About The Big Bang
The Big Bang 2010: Ottumwa’s Video Game Festival is Ottumwa’s annual video game festival, co-created by the Citizens of Ottumwa and the International Video Game Hall of Fame. Covering four days, August 5-8, 2010, the event is held concurrently with the Grand Induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame. The title, “The Big Bang,” is derived from the fact that “it all started in Ottumwa.” In the same way that the Universe began with a “Big Bang,” organized video game playing started with a similar explosion in Ottumwa, Iowa nearly thirty years ago. The festival will feature contests, concerts, dealer showrooms, panel discussions, guest celebrities, costume contests, historic museum displays and movies. Go to: http://www.ivghof.com
About the NW Pinball and Gameroom Show
The NW Pinball and Gameroom Show is an annual event that is co-hosted by the Seattle Metro Arcade Collectors (SMAC) organization and features over 250 pinball machines and classic video games set on free play for three days. With paid admission, the attendee can participate in an International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) sanctioned tournament, or compete in casual side tournaments. Additional highlights include seminars, raffles, autograph sessions featuring classic arcade industry professionals, as well as a dealer’s room filled with vendors offering authentic coin-op arcade games for sale.
Big Bang 2010: Registration for BYOC Events Now Open
Friday, June 4th, 2010Registration for Bring-Your-Own-Computer/Console tournaments are now open to the public.
Everyone is eligible to sign up for events and tournaments as well as suggest tournaments they would like to see take place at Big Bang 2010: Making Gaming Matter. If you haven’t purchased a ticket to the event yet, you will have the opportunity to purchase tickets during the sign up process.
The BYOC area is open day and night, allowing for 24-hours of fun everyday throughout the entire event. Bring your PC, PS3, XBOX 360, or whatever you want and plan on a blazing-fast LAN-party with your friends. There are roughly 400 BYOC seats available for reservation. There will be ad-hoc tournaments in addition to our own prize-based events.
More than $10,000 in cash prizes are available for Big Bang 2010 sponsored tournaments.
More tournaments will be announced in the coming days and weeks as more sponsors come on board so make sure you register now! Your ticket to the Big Bang 2010 covers admission and the first 250 people to register for the BYOC get entered into our “Gamer of the Year” tournament too!
To sign up for the BYOC, please visit: http://frag.ivghof.com.
About The Big Bang
The Big Bang is Ottumwa’s Annual Video Game Festival, co-created by the Citizens of Ottumwa and the International Video Game Hall of Fame. The Big Bang 2010: Making Gaming Matter is a four-day event held concurrently with the Grand Induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum (IVGHOF&M). The festival features contests, concerts, dealer showrooms, panel discussions, guest celebrities, costume contests and much more. For more information visit: http://www.ivghof.com
About The International Video Game Hall of Fame
Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring excellence in the field of electronic gaming by recognizing the champions, industries and professionals related to this popular activity. We will build and maintain a state-of-the art interactive facility containing historical archive exhibits describing the historic milestones of the video game industry, and preserve significant video gaming relics, memorabilia and artifacts of the times past and present.
EOGamer.com Sponsors Cosplay Competition, Events at Big Bang 2010
Thursday, May 27th, 2010EOGamer, in conjunction with the Big Bang 2010 event hosted by the International Video Game Hall of Fame, will be hosting a Cosplay Competition, Workshops and Panels for cosplayers throughout the world. Six time slots are reserved for Cosplayers to participate in various workshops and discussions as well as various competitions.
The highlight of the Cosplay Events is the Cosplay Competition, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. where Cosplayers can compete in one of the following categories for prizes:
- Junior – 12 and Under: This category is for young children who are interested in cosplay, are participating in cosplay and are given a chance to compete against others their age
- Novice – This category is open to individuals who have ever won at any event.
- Journeymen – This category is open to any individual that has won less than 3 awards in previous cosplay competitions.
- Master – This category is open to any individual that has won 3 or more awards in previous cosplay competitions.
- Best in Show – Open to anyone and everyone
Prizes are yet to be determined. If anyone is interested in contributing to prizes or sponsoring prizes for this event, please contact kayhynn@eogamer.com
In addition to the formal competition Friday night, individuals dressed in costume and in character may be awarded with ribbons for their costumes as deemed appropriate by guest of honor judges through out the event in the hallways and gaming areas.
More information regarding panels, competitions and prizes will be released closer to the date of the event. If you are interested in hosting a panel, sponsoring part of the Cosplay event, or providing awards for cosplayers, please contact kayhynn@eogamer.com
