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Chris Conrey | 1 Apr 2009 01:05
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We have the gaming area (Air hockey, foosball, darts, pool, Wii, Xbox360, PS2, arcade cabinet) as a place for people to de-stress and to meet and conversate.   I've met some of the cooler people at Gangplank over a nice game of Death Tank on the Xbox :)

We had most of them at Integrum before we started the co-working space for our developers to take mental breaks on and its just spread to the community around us.

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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:57 PM, KC <Kevin.Christian <at> acu.edu> wrote:

So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.

Thx in advance!

Kevin

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Alex Hillman | 1 Apr 2009 01:07
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All work and no play makes jack a dull boy (and jane a dull girl). Having a lounge, with games and toys and reading material (not just work-related stuff) is important for quality of life, and thats a huge aspect to our community and workspace. It also reflects on the nature of the culture that's been fostered here.

And to David's point, making video games (and a beer fridge) available are absolutely part of the bonding experience between community members.

One final point worth making: Coworking offices are different, intrinsically. If an office looks and feels too much like an office, people enter with an office mentality. Worse, they wont enter at all because they've already left the office and aren't looking to go back to the office that they are used to.

If it looks and feels different, they are prepared with a new frame of mind and take better advantage of the types of dynamics that a non-traditional office can offer. Games are absolutely a part of that!

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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:59 PM, David Kominsky <davidkominsky <at> gmail.com> wrote:
We find the Wii is a way to bring people together for conversation, and give people a way to blow off steam. I jokingly refer to playing Wii as "community building." Half jokingly, actually, because it really does function that way.

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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:57 PM, KC <Kevin.Christian <at> acu.edu> wrote:

So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.

Thx in advance!

Kevin

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KC | 1 Apr 2009 01:18
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Re: game room?


makes_sense. THX for the responses so far.

On Mar 31, 6:07 pm, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes... <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> All work and no play makes jack a dull boy (and jane a dull girl). Having a
> lounge, with games and toys and reading material (not just work-related
> stuff) is important for quality of life, and thats a huge aspect to our
> community and workspace. It also reflects on the nature of the culture
> that's been fostered here.
>
> And to David's point, making video games (and a beer fridge) available are
> absolutely part of the bonding experience between community members.
>
> One final point worth making: Coworking offices are different,
> intrinsically. If an office looks and feels too much like an office, people
> enter with an office mentality. Worse, they wont enter at all because
> they've already left the office and aren't looking to go back to the office
> that they are used to.
>
> If it looks and feels different, they are prepared with a new frame of mind
> and take better advantage of the types of dynamics that a non-traditional
> office can offer. Games are absolutely a part of that!
>
> --
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> --
> -----
> Alex Hillman
> im always developing something
> digital: a... <at> weknowhtml.com
> helpful:www.unstick.me
> visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com
> local:www.indyhall.org
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:59 PM, David Kominsky <davidkomin... <at> gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > We find the Wii is a way to bring people together for conversation, and
> > give people a way to blow off steam. I jokingly refer to playing Wii as
> > "community building." Half jokingly, actually, because it really does
> > function that way.
>
> > --David
> > David Kominsky
> > Da... <at> CubeSpacePDX.com
> > 503-206-3500
> > CubeSpace
> > 622 SE Grand Avenue
> > Portland, OR 97214
>
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:57 PM, KC <Kevin.Christ... <at> acu.edu> wrote:
>
> >> So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
> >> hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.
>
> >> Thx in advance!
>
> >> Kevin
>
> >> kevin.christ... <at> acu.edu
> >> 325-280-8680
> >> facebook<http://profile.to/kevinchristian/>
> >> linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/in/kclegal>
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BrianR | 1 Apr 2009 01:32
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At Carrboro Coworking we've have a requisite Wii. Several loud and fun
nights have been had whilst being beaten badly at Mario Kart.

We've even had a board game night. Playing strategy games is a great
way to exercise your business brain. Hope to have another board game
night soon.

Alex is right. Fun is a major component of coworking. Its how we build
strong communities.

Right now I'm thinking we might increase the amount of play. Details
at 11.

-BrianR

> So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
> hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.
>
> Thx in advance!
>
> Kevin
>
> kevin.christ... <at> acu.edu
> 325-280-8680
> facebook<http://profile.to/kevinchristian/>
> linkedin<http://www.linkedin.com/in/kclegal>
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Chris Conrey | 1 Apr 2009 01:35
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Re: game room?

We put on a Board Game night just recently here at Gangplank as well - I've had several people tell me that it was a great way to meet people and to get involved.    Easy ice breaker.




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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:32 PM, BrianR <anonbob <at> gmail.com> wrote:

At Carrboro Coworking we've have a requisite Wii. Several loud and fun
nights have been had whilst being beaten badly at Mario Kart.

We've even had a board game night. Playing strategy games is a great
way to exercise your business brain. Hope to have another board game
night soon.

Alex is right. Fun is a major component of coworking. Its how we build
strong communities.

Right now I'm thinking we might increase the amount of play. Details
at 11.

-BrianR

> So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
> hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.
>
> Thx in advance!
>
> Kevin
>
> kevin.christ... <at> acu.edu


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Charles Redell | 1 Apr 2009 01:43
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We've had a monthly game night here at Office Nomads which was really popular for awhile but interest has waned a bit. Recently a few of us have been playing board games at lunch time though and that's generated a fair amount of interest. And every once in a while, a board/card game starts late in the day and suddenly, it's 9pm and we're a bit tipsy and having a great time.

There's also now an Atari 2600 here which takes the edge off during the day, for sure.

All in all, I'd say games and playing have been a part of ON's DNA since the beginning. People come together over games and get to know each other.

charlie
On Mar 31, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Chris Conrey wrote:

We put on a Board Game night just recently here at Gangplank as well - I've had several people tell me that it was a great way to meet people and to get involved.    Easy ice breaker.



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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:32 PM, BrianR <anonbob <at> gmail.com> wrote:

At Carrboro Coworking we've have a requisite Wii. Several loud and fun
nights have been had whilst being beaten badly at Mario Kart.

We've even had a board game night. Playing strategy games is a great
way to exercise your business brain. Hope to have another board game
night soon.

Alex is right. Fun is a major component of coworking. Its how we build
strong communities.

Right now I'm thinking we might increase the amount of play. Details
at 11.

-BrianR

> So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
> hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.
>
> Thx in advance!
>
> Kevin
>
> kevin.christ... <at> acu.edu






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HeatherO | 1 Apr 2009 04:34
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thanks guys! yes, the editor posted on my FB that she was blown away by how many hits she had on that article in the past 2 days! (grin) I know why! you guys rock:)

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We posted on our blog as well www.ptodecontato.wordpress.com tks very much!



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Alex Hillman | 1 Apr 2009 04:49
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 We had a video game night last year, but I love the idea of a board game night. Some folks have requested it in the past, thanks for the reminder.

-Alex

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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Charles Redell <cmonster <at> gmail.com> wrote:
We've had a monthly game night here at Office Nomads which was really popular for awhile but interest has waned a bit. Recently a few of us have been playing board games at lunch time though and that's generated a fair amount of interest. And every once in a while, a board/card game starts late in the day and suddenly, it's 9pm and we're a bit tipsy and having a great time.

There's also now an Atari 2600 here which takes the edge off during the day, for sure.

All in all, I'd say games and playing have been a part of ON's DNA since the beginning. People come together over games and get to know each other.

charlie

On Mar 31, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Chris Conrey wrote:

We put on a Board Game night just recently here at Gangplank as well - I've had several people tell me that it was a great way to meet people and to get involved.    Easy ice breaker.



Chris Conrey
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:32 PM, BrianR <anonbob <at> gmail.com> wrote:

At Carrboro Coworking we've have a requisite Wii. Several loud and fun
nights have been had whilst being beaten badly at Mario Kart.

We've even had a board game night. Playing strategy games is a great
way to exercise your business brain. Hope to have another board game
night soon.

Alex is right. Fun is a major component of coworking. Its how we build
strong communities.

Right now I'm thinking we might increase the amount of play. Details
at 11.

-BrianR

> So some of you seem to have game rooms, but most don't. I'd love to
> hear the "why we did" or "why we didn't" stories.
>
> Thx in advance!
>
> Kevin
>
> kevin.christ... <at> acu.edu









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Alex Hillman | 1 Apr 2009 15:04
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New IndyHall Website

Believe it or not, this isn't an April Fools joke (unlike last year's post about selling to Regus Exec Suites). If you follow us on twitter (or visited any day since Monday), you've already seen our new site.

After nearly 2 years, we've done some spring cleaning. We completely re approached our website with a logo redesign, new layout, new site functionality, and 100% new copy.

Lots has changed, and there's a fairly thorough explanation of the changes here:
http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2009/03/30/indyhall-refresh-2009/

The overall goal of the refresh was twofold:
a) emphasize the "Philly-ness" of our brand with a classic, typography-driven logo and layout.
b) at every chance, feature the community aspects of IndyHall. That's reflected in our copy, and most importantly right now, in our homepage activity feeds.

There's more coming from this refresh, but I wanted to take a chance to share with all of you!

Thanks for all of the kudos so far, we're looking forward to more feedback!

Cheers,
Alex


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Wendy S. | 1 Apr 2009 15:19

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Alex,
amazing!  well done.  Completely understand "the shoemakers kids with
no shoes" concept.  The really good stuff always takes tremendous
time.

Congratulations and many thanks for leading the charge in explaining
successful co-working elements to the masses!
Wendy S
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