Play your first Video Game!

Hey all,

Welcome to the first event of the meetup.

Calling everyone who wants to try video games but don't know where to start. This event gives you hands-on experience with different video game types aiming to understand how different types of games look and feel.

At the end ya'll will get a grasp of the games you like and, with that knowledge, start to find other games you like.

No experience needed or required. Don't know how to use a controller, no worries each video game station will have quick-start instructions so you can get gaming straight away.

This event is located in the 12 person meeting room at the Marysville Library.

What can you expect?
A round-robin style of video game tryouts. Everyone will get to play each video game. After everyone plays every game once we'll have a group discussion about the games we played, what we liked, and why. Each video game station will be equipped with a pencil and a reflection sheet that is used to write down your thoughts and feelings.

Event schedule:
Due to the limited time and amount of moving needed we will keep a tight schedule. Here is the timesheet

2:30PM - Introduction. Count off for your first Video game.
Then this will repeat 8 times.
8 minutes to play the game
2 minutes to fill out a reflection sheet
1 minute to move to the next station
1 minutes for me to reset each game

During this time I will be in the room to answer any questions.

4:00 ish. We all come back to discuss how we felt and what games we liked.
Rest of the time - Q&A.

Who am I?
My name is Darren Hoehna, or ActivaFireBall if you find me online. I am a professional gamer (I'm fantastic at video games) with 30 years of experience. and I am here to help and encourage everyone to play video games because video games are awesome. I believe video games are for everyone and everyone can find the game they love.

I'm here to help those who need a little extra help.

If you have any questions I encourage you to visit me when I stream at twitch.tv/Activefireball or youtube.com/@Activefireball8288/live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30AM-9:30AM PST. If unable to make those times send me a message on here.

What to bring:
Yourself.

Here is a list of the video games at the event along with the system they are on and the type of game they are. (This list may change before the event)
1. Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Platformer.
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the Sega Genesis - Platformer.
3. Sonic Adventure 2 on the Sega Dreamcast - 3D platformer.
4. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on the Nintendo 64. Adventure.
5. Minecraft (Casual) on the PC. Creative.
6. Ni-Nu-Kuni on the Playstation 3. Japanese Role Playing Game.
7. Mario Kart Double Dash on the Nintendo Gamecube. Racing.
8. Kirbys Epic Yarn on the Nintendo Wii. Platformer.

I am excited and I hope you are too. I'll see you on the 20th.