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Hi all,
as announced previously, NCLUG was the host of LEGOPalooza this weekend at
Morehead Planetarium. This year, the event was expanded to 2 days, and was
earlier in the year compared to previous paloozas.
This time, we had a Star
Wars display with sets from Sabrina and Signe Gravatt and customs by Gareth
Bowler:
a Harry Potter display by Jennifer Joy Poole:
a Batman display by Taylor Poole:
a town layout by Joe Evangelista, Mike Walsh and Joe Meno
Joe E:
Mike Walsh:
a castle display by Cyndi Bradham:
a retro town layout by Carin and Jane Proctor:
a heliport by Team Joe:
and an NXT demo/display by me:
There were also displays by Ian Brusso (Technic), David Winegar (Space) and
Gupreet Jawa (Castle).
There also was a building zone:
Attendance was about 1300 for the event - 700 on Saturday and 600 on Sunday.
So how was it?
It was a lot of fun! Having way too many events for my good, I can say that I
really enjoyed doing this one because I did a live demo and did some true
interaction - the NXT models were from instructions and progras that Philippe
Hurbain posted last week The spy bot was perfect for the event, as it was small,
easy to repair (they did fall off the table), and used one set each, which was
really nice to talk about the sets.
I also had a joystick built, but for the
fast pace of the event, I wasn’t able to use it, so by Sunday it was converted
to another NXT spy bot. Also the joystick was stuck to interaction with one
person, while the spybots could interact with anyone it happened to ‘see’.
There were a lot of questions about the NXT, and I had my laptop running to show
the program for the bots. And the general reaction from the kids was summed up
by this:
Gallery is here after
moderation:
We also got media coverage from a local TV station (NBC17) and two local
papers.
Many thanks to all those who participated, and also to Karen Kornegay and the
staff of Morehead Planetarium - it’s always fun to do a show, and this has
become the event I look forward to the most!
Yep, it’s blurry, but it summed up how I felt - this rocked!
Joe Meno
Administrator, NCLUG
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In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
as announced previously, NCLUG was the host of LEGOPalooza this weekend at
Morehead Planetarium.
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Joe this is a genius of an idea. This sounds like a great way to get out into
the community with benefits to both you and the planetarium. Also, it seems
simple to organize and achieve good results.
I would like to know some more details.
How much planning went into the event?
Did you have to pay the Planetarium for your space or was it a collaberation?
Did people have to pay to get into the event?
How did you advertize and how many people attended?
Thanks,
Brian
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In lugnet.general, Brian Pilati wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
as announced previously, NCLUG was the host of LEGOPalooza this weekend at
Morehead Planetarium.
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Joe this is a genius of an idea. This sounds like a great way to get out
into the community with benefits to both you and the planetarium. Also, it
seems simple to organize and achieve good results.
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It’s not that bad to do at all:-) And this is a good display for almost any
theme - museums are a good place to start looking for opps for display beyond
train shows.
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I would like to know some more details.
How much planning went into the event?
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There was about a month of online discussion on NCLUG’s yahoo board, and the
display person devoted a couple of hours to figuring out table space.
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Did you have to pay the Planetarium for your space or was it a collaberation?
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This was a collaboration, so we only had to bring our MOCs and displays.
We also got snacks and refreshments from the planetarium.
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Did people have to pay to get into the event?
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No - it was a free event.
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How did you advertize and how many people attended?
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The Planetarium took care of most, if not all, the promotion by making press
releases and sending notes to local media.
Total attendance was around 1300. Given the space allowed, this was pretty good
for a weekend event.
No prob!
Joe
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