ORIGINS 2008 - IMPORTANT
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10.02.2008 | Jack Stewart
Ok, so for whatever reason GAMA has gone and done something really weird this year with the C&O 50% discount that we receive each year. So, pay attention true believers and you'll know what to do to save money this year! First off, the 50% discount is ONLY available on pre-registration this year! You MUST Pr-reg! You will not be able to receive your 50% off if you wait to register on-site! Click "Read More" for the pre-reg-form!  Also, We still have several on-site rooms left, you must log into the site to access the page that will allow you to book your room at the Drury at the rates we have negotiated for you. Click on Read More for the information!
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Website Changes
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05.04.2008 | Jack Stewart
Ok, So I felt it was time again for a make over.. I know its only been a couple of months since the last one. But as myself & a few other staffers have been out getting feedback from our members. The websites functionality seemed to be one of the major things that kept coming up. So, I am dilligently working to try to improve things like interactivity, the forums, the picture posts, the user profiles, and a few other ins & outs. If you have any suggestions please hop over to the suggestions board in the forum & don't be shy about posting them! I want to make this a hub for information & entertainment!.
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Vulkon Columbus Cancelled!
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01.04.2008 | Jack Stewart
Reposted from A Blog we found: Got some disappointing news that Vulkon Columbus in May has been cancelled (due to bad ticket sales and also hotel scheduling issues). Pretty bad when you can only sell 50 tickets to a convention with Jamie Bamber, Brent Spiner, John Delancie, Gil Gerard and 4 other guests! I have spoken to Vulkon and they told me the Ohio area (especially Columbus has been hit hard in this downward spiral of the economy). They had over 600 people last year when we were there and they had Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, John Billingsley, Cirroc Lofton and 4 other guests! We will be getting our refund for our tickets we bought shortly from Vulkon. Vulkon is not going out of business but concentrating in their home state of Florida. We were really looking forward to attending this one - but alas it has been cancelled. Original Blog found here: http://bworiginals.livejournal.com/
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FORUMS BACK!
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26.02.2008 | Jack Stewart
Forums are back online... not alot of boards, but we could use some suggestions. Just for note, IPs are recorded with each post. Any spammers will have thier IPs banned, and if thats not a deterrent, please read over our Bulk E-mail notice, the same rules apply to board spammers, nobody here is interested in viagra, online pharms, or enlarging any part of their body! Take it elsewhere! Thank You.
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Updated Subscription Plans!
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04.12.2007 | Jack Stewart
Hey, we recently updated all of our Membership plans! Just click on My Subscription to the right under USER MENU to view...
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News Notes About Origins 2008
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28.11.2007 | Jack Stewart
2008 will mean many changes to Origins, starting with the name. Origins is now the Origins Game Fair!  The next change is the length of time you will be able to experience the Origins Game Fair to five full days! Many of you know, for the past few years there have been some select events taking place on Wednesday. We have encouraged you to pick up your badges early and take part in these offerings. And many of you have! With more and more people beginning their Origins Experience on Wednesday, we will be giving you a more wide selection of events on Wednesday. But remember, you can only participate in Wednesday events if you purchase a Full-Show Pass. If you don’t know anyone who has been to Origins and want to check it out, you can purchase a Fair-Only Pass. A Fair-Only Pass entitles you to explore the Exhibit Hall, Art Show and the demonstration booths lining the main corridor for only $1. If you see an event you want to participate in, simply purchase a Single Day Pass at the show.
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G.A.M.E.R.S. (Gaming Articles, Monthly Editorials & Remarkable Stories)
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25.10.2007 | Jack Stewart
The Ohio Gamers Organization is pleased to announce that we have recently merged with an established Columbus based gamers newspaper called the Mother Planet. With this merger, we will be expanding this newspaper & taking its distribution statewide.With that said, we are looking for anybody interested in writing articles of news, fiction, reviews, etc... This Newspaper will debut sometime in November, and will be Called: G.A.M.E.R.S.  THis will be a physically print Newspaper, an Online edition/archive will follow shortly after. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Micheal Getridge at: press@ohiogamers.org
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Columbus Area In Development!
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07.04.2007 | Jack Stewart
Things are quickly developing in the Columbus (& surrounding) area. Thanks to the very self-motivated works of Regional Director Paul Soth & his team, We will soon be able to bring the Greater Columbus area the many benefits of the Ohio Gamers Organization. Also, The executive Director will be moving into the Columbus area to help in anyway he can. Big things are on the rise for Region 5... so if you are anywhere within this area, please step up & offer a helping hand! Any & All help will be appreciated!
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CITYOFHEROS.COM
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12.06.2007 | Jack Stewart
WooHoo our Costume Contest @ ORIGINS made the front Page of the CityOfHeros.Com website!!! Read the article at the link below: http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/archives/2007/06/costume_contest.html
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NY Times Magazine Slide Show: MMO Players
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26.06.2007 | Jack Stewart
The New York Times Magazine offers a slide show displaying gaming “double agents” that include a number of City of Heroes players. These are players of interactive online games and their “alter egos” consisting of in-game avatars and the identities they forge to represent themselves inside the virtual worlds of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games. Click here to view the slide show.
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NovaCon Ohio
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15.07.2007 | Jack Stewart
Novacon-Ohio! LAN Party Sponsored by BAWLS!!, Miniatures, LARP, Guitar Hero 2, Games & More... Come get you Game on!!! $5.00 For entire event ($3.00 for lvl 2 OGO members or higher). If you GM a game, you get in FREE! If you are interested in helping out at Novacon-Ohio, GMing, or anything. please contact use @ events@ohiogamers.org. Any attendee that is looking to stay the night can do so at the "discounted rate" of $109.00 for Standard Rooms or $139.00 for Suites  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5843291636
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SuperHeros & SuperVillains Costume Contest @ ORIGINS!
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10.03.2007 | Jack Stewart
 Click on the flyer below to view!     
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Attention Gamers Get involved with Oi! Radio
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19.08.2007 | Nemo Sicking
FROM NEMO:  Some time ago we started working on an Internet Radio station for our Video Company we call Oi! Radio. Since then it has taken on a life of it's own and has become a group project with quite a few contributors. At its base the Oi! Radio project is a community based commercial free Internet Radio Station with a live broadcast feed that we are filling with programming in a way similar to a public access system. However, we have plans to turn it into something more than that by adding communities, interactive / personalized play lists and more. As a result we have this live feed we need content for. Being gamers we thought it would be a good idea to turn to the gaming community and ask for help in developing a show about RPing and Gaming in Northeast Ohio and/or Ohio as a whole. What we are looking for is two people willing to voluntarily host a weekly show approximately 1-2 hours in length. The qualified people should be Gamers that are/or have been involved in more than one game for longer than a year, familiar with more than one game system, likes to talk a lot about game (not just their character), once and a while be willing to go to games/conventions around Ohio and talk to STs, publishers, etc…. We would prefer someone from around Cleveland willing to get themselves to our studio in Cleveland Heights for their broadcast but this may not required depending of the formatting of the show. If you would be willing to be the person we are looking for please contact. Nemo Sicking - Nemo@omenindustries.com 216-509-0274 P.S. Don’t forget to listen to Oi! Radio. Our streams can be found at: www.omenindustries.com
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Study: Business Success May Depend on Gaming Skills
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08.07.2007 | Jack Stewart
The leaders of tomorrow may be the hardcore gamers of today, especially players of MMORPGs. IBM has teamed with Seriosity on a new study, which found that many of the skills developed from playing online are similar to those needed for corporate leadership roles.
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Worldwide Day of Play
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29.09.2007 | Jack R Stewart
Celebrate the 4th Annual Worldwide Day of Play on Saturday Sept 29th! Get up, get out & go Play! Nickelodeon from Noon-3pm has Pre-empted all of its regulally schedualed programming with nothing but a giant logo of the Day of Play. Nick has done this to encourage Kids worldwide to get out & do something else besides just watch television. hmm Maybe more TV stations should do this... Kudos to Nick for trying at least.  http://www.nick.com/shows/lets_just_play/wwdop.jhtml     
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NOW INTERVIEWING
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19.09.2007 | Jack Stewart
The Ohio Gamers Organization is looking for dedicated individuals to assist with the growth of our organization. Our recently opened downtown office is in need of skilled workers who wish to support and promote the gaming hobby throughout the state of Ohio. We are currently looking for people with skills and/or interest in any of the following areas: Public Relations, Customer Service, Sales Management, Journalism, After School Programs, Business Writing, Accounting, And More. If you are interested in helping out, or have any other questions, feel free to email us at jobs@ohiogamers.org .
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Daily Website Maintenance Schedule
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10.03.2007 | Jack Stewart
The website may or may not go down daily from 11pm - 2am or 6am to 9am for regular updates, patches, maintainence, etc... as we are constantly planning on bringing new & exciting features to the website. Please make note of these times & we apologize for any inconvenience.
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