Project LAN 200
Project Based
Currently I am planning a 150 min to 200 max user LAN based game at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence Kansas.
The time of the event will be the spring of 2003.
This will be similar to other large LAN games.
I am currently looking for more information relating to my project?
This is my first time at organization this level of LAN gaming.
Please provide any information in which I have forgot.
Right now I am having big brainstorming sessions.
Facility
Currently the event will take place in our students union. This facility will occupy up to 200 users or more, from my current estimation. The union is a place where student organizations can rent spaces for free this is a student organization that will be running this event. This LAN gaming will be taking place over a weekend, Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
Network/Technology/Gaming
List: 8, 24 port switches; 1, 16 port switch; 10 servers; 4 projectors
There will be 8, 24 port switches for the hook up of 192 computers. Currently I am doing research to see if the facility can handle 192 systems including monitors. From what I have researched an average desktop consumes 65 watts, average monitor consumes 90 watts. Thus having a total output of each system at 155 watts minimum. With 192 computers, and probably another 10 at the minimum for servers, and 8, 24 high power switches, and extra switch to connect all of them. The power is usage extensive.
Currently I have setup the area into 8 network zones. Each switch will work independently from each other because of traffic. From what I have figure is the best way of managing this number of users. From my earlier ideas, I was thinking of having all the switches hooked up than users can choose to organized among themselves. I believe this is highly unlikely a good idea because users are high unpredictable.
My question is how are users normally organized in a large net gaming such as this? What games are popular among LAN gamers? What is the maximum of support users?
Last Question
What would be the normal admissions charge for such an activity?
Are food suppose to be provided? during these large LAN gaming play sessions?
Project Based
Currently I am planning a 150 min to 200 max user LAN based game at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence Kansas.
The time of the event will be the spring of 2003.
This will be similar to other large LAN games.
I am currently looking for more information relating to my project?
This is my first time at organization this level of LAN gaming.
Please provide any information in which I have forgot.
Right now I am having big brainstorming sessions.
Facility
Currently the event will take place in our students union. This facility will occupy up to 200 users or more, from my current estimation. The union is a place where student organizations can rent spaces for free this is a student organization that will be running this event. This LAN gaming will be taking place over a weekend, Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
Network/Technology/Gaming
List: 8, 24 port switches; 1, 16 port switch; 10 servers; 4 projectors
There will be 8, 24 port switches for the hook up of 192 computers. Currently I am doing research to see if the facility can handle 192 systems including monitors. From what I have researched an average desktop consumes 65 watts, average monitor consumes 90 watts. Thus having a total output of each system at 155 watts minimum. With 192 computers, and probably another 10 at the minimum for servers, and 8, 24 high power switches, and extra switch to connect all of them. The power is usage extensive.
Currently I have setup the area into 8 network zones. Each switch will work independently from each other because of traffic. From what I have figure is the best way of managing this number of users. From my earlier ideas, I was thinking of having all the switches hooked up than users can choose to organized among themselves. I believe this is highly unlikely a good idea because users are high unpredictable.
My question is how are users normally organized in a large net gaming such as this? What games are popular among LAN gamers? What is the maximum of support users?
Last Question
What would be the normal admissions charge for such an activity?
Are food suppose to be provided? during these large LAN gaming play sessions?
