Floor game rule sets

After overwhelming demand, here are the rule sets used in the floor games played at GeekFest:

AnimeLab

I have been given orders to put this on the blog. Go and look at it. Go and look at it now.

There will be AnimeLabage occurring in the foyer throughout the day.

The Battle of Coal Creek: pretty pictures

The terrain for The Battle of Coal Creek participation game is complete!
Here's a sample - you can check out the whole lot here.

The Battle of Coal Creek will be running every hour in the courthouse from 1000-1800. Full details here.

Mad Science At Work

Eric the Mad Scientist has declared that he will be at GeekFest 2015.

"Mad Science at Work endeavours to bind together eccentric artwork with fringe sciences by turning recycled electronics, antique medical equipment, found bits and pieces, modern oddities, and culinary creations into wearable, interactive, and functional science experiments..."

Minecraft sessions and contests

Workshop! - Minecraft for Parents - 10:30 to 11:00 (Masonic Lodge)

An introduction to understanding what your child is so obsessed by Minecraft and could the game possibly be doing them good?

MINECRAFT JUNIORS (under 16s) 

Mechanics' Institute Hall

Build Contest for Under 16s - 10:30 to 12:30

All the bricks, none of the time! What can you build us in just 15 minutes?

'Grand Design' - All Day from 10:00 to 5:30

Swap computers for paper and draw or describe you're ultimate dream Minecraft build!

Minecraft Fan-Art - All Day from 10:00 to 5:30

Show off your love for Minecraft - Do you just adore Creepers, Porkchops or maybe the elusive Enderman? Let us know in art, drawings or comic form

Minecraft Juniors Showcase and judging from 1:00 to 2:00

Don't forget to pop in to admire the best of our build contest entries as voted by our judges and see what other's where able to build in only 15 minutes!

MINECRAFT OPEN (All ages)

Minecraft Build Contest - All Age  - from 2:00 to 4:30

All the bricks, none of the time! What can you build us in just 15 minutes?

'Grand Design' - All Day from 10:00 to 5:30

Swap computers for paper and draw or describe you're ultimate dream Minecraft build!

Minecraft Fan-Art - All Day from 10:00 to 5:30

Show off your love for Minecraft - Do you just adore Creepers, Porkchops or maybe the elusive Enderman? Let us know in art, drawings or comic form

Minecraft Open Showcase and Judging -  5:30 to 6:00

The Best of the Best -  drop in to see the very best of the day's contest entries as voted by our judges and you!

Note: not actual computer used at GeekFest.

*Important Note about Computers: 

We will only have a limited number of computers available on the day but will do our best to give as many children a turn as possible.
Remember that the best prizes will be for the paper based fan-art and design contests that everyone can take part in!

Computer tokens will be handed out on the day, they will be limited to the number of computers and sessions and are likely to run out fast!
Each session runs for 15 minutes so if given a token please ensure they return at the allocated time 5 minutes early.
if your child can not make it to their session please let us know and we may be able to arrange a swap.

Please remember that no food or drinks will be allowed in the computer area.
We also ask that hands are clean if using the computers. Public toilets are available at the railway station diagonally opposite the Mechanics Institute for all your filth removal needs.

Madness and Tea

Fyodor Kransiy from Madness and Tea will be selling his steampunk inspired artworks at GeekFest 2015. Not only that, he'll be delivering a talk on the Colourful Importance of the Villain in Steampunk! You can check out Fyodor's artworks on his site.

The Robots are Coming

The Robots are Coming is a 3D scannign and printing service, and they will have a stall set up at GeekFest 2015! Not only can you get a full body scan, but they can also print a replica of you from the scan! At last, the dream of owning your own miniaturised replica of yourself can come true! Rousing cheers!

You can find out more on their website.

Jack Dann at GeekFest 2015

JACK DANN is a multiple award winning author who has written or edited over seventy books, including the groundbreaking novels Junction, Starhiker, The Man Who Melted, The Memory Cathedral-which is an international bestseller, the Civil War novel The Silent, and Bad Medicine, which has been compared to the works of Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson and called “the best road novel since the Easy Rider days.”

Jack Dann will be talking about his work from 1245-1345 in the Masonic Lodge.

There is no ATM... ONLY ZOOOOOL!

I have been asked by the people in charge of Coal Creek to point out that there is no ATM in the park. The nearest is in Commercial Street, Korrumburra (that's the main street for those who are not local). Please ensure that you are flush with cash before you come or you may well be disappointed.

What is this craft, and why are there mines involved? Minecraft for parents.

Just popping out for an afternoon's Minecrafting.

Are you baffled by the amount of time your children spend digging? Do you wonder why your kids say they have spent all afternoon on Minecraft, and yet they show no signs of coal dust or lung-diseases, and a thorough search of their room reveals no picks or shovels? Ever wondered how they can afford a whole sword made from diamonds, and yet you are sure they have not been hacking into banks?
Thanks to the noble Fiona Edwards, all will be revealed! Minecraft for Parents - an introduction to understanding what your child is so obsessed by, and how it can actually become and handy educational tool. At last the veil shall be parted and all those cryptic things your teen says will start to make sense. Well, most of them. Okay, less than 20%, but the other 80% is about other games and rubbish music, so I'm afraid you will have to seek clarification elsewhere on those.

Minecraft for parents workshop: 10:30am in the Masonic Lodge.

GeekFest Prizes: ANNOUNCE!!

The prizes for GeekFest's numerous contests have been announced! GeekFest would like to thank Madman entertainment for supplying the endless hordes of DVDs involved.

All hail their noble logo!

Cosplay prizes are:

• 2 shiny new Anime DVDs from Madman
• A bag of loot from Coal Creek (and no, I don't know what is in there either, but I am assured it is well beyond the dreams of avarice)
• $10 cash (juniors) or $25 cash (everyone else)

Minecraft major prizes are:

• 2 shiny new Anime DVDs supplied by our dear friends at Madman.
• An official Coal Creek Bag O' Loot

Lesser Minecraft prizes will be announced on the day.

Facebook Photography contest:

• 4 train tickets (for the train in the park, not a set of Mykis...)
• A free pass to GeekFest 2016 (so we have a reason to organise it)

Facebook Contest

Take a photo of GeekFest and upload to the Coal Creek facebook. The photo to get the most likes by the 27th of January wins four train tickets and a free pass to GeekFest 2016.
Huzzah!

Unfortunate news about Eureka Miniatures

Regrettably, Eureka Miniatures has been forced to cancel. We look forward to welcoming them to GeekFest 2016, but they are unable to attend GeekFest 2015.

Madman at GeekFest

Madman Entertainment have kindly donated a stack of DVDs to be lavishly distributed as prizes. They are also sending a representative down as a judge. Unfortunately, they are unable to man a trade stand on the day.

GeekFest 2015 tickets now on sale at Moshtix!

You can now book your GeekFest tickets online at Moshtix. Tickets will be available until 2pm on the 16th, at a total price of $11.90(including the booking fee)