From Assembly with Love, epilogue

Just a final report from the Assembly team. All of the equipment has been returned intact to their rightful places, but unfortunately we managed to get a parking ticket for our minibus. So the trip back wasn't a complete success, but almost.

We also have some statistics from Assembly, though only regarding the games we showed. The students from TiKo aimed at achieving certain goals in their games, and boy did they . In the space shooter Swarms they managed to kill 500 000 aliens during one session, while Miekka, the 3D dueling game which borrows heavily from Finnish history and mythology, went through over 1000 battles during Assembly. And the School of Art, Music and Media wasn't without epic success either. Overboard and Overtower had its fair share of fans, and I do remember noting at one point that someone had over 100 wins on Overtower (which would probably mean around 300-400 rounds overall). In addition, one brave visitors played Elder Strolls: Dungeons of Dementia to its planned (but unfortunately unfinished) end with all the stats at max (100!).



Thanks to Emilia Ala-Rami for this amazing feat!

And good news, everyone! Our ArtTech seminar is now available at: http://vimeo.com/14069673. On the right side you can also browse through all the other seminars, so if you missed Assembly this year, be sure to check out those videos.

Text: Eevi Korhonen
Photo: Juho Hartikainen / Emilia Ala-Rami
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From Assembly with Love, vol. 4

The fourth day dawned with a sad feeling, and it was time to start packing and heading home. The Sunday mentality started to take over the Arena, but the most cunning had already started to disassemble their computer places in order to avoid the post-closing-ceremony rush. The people from TiKo had decided to join them, and since they'd been staying awake almost throughout whole Assembly, I think it was the right option.


The emptied booth

Assembly might be over, but the work continues! We must still drive all the way to Tampere and return all the stuff to their rightful places plus write the reports.


Sunday and the beanbags. Pictured from left to right Riku Heino (Media), Joni Rissanen (Media) and Paavo Marttila (Music from the campus in Virrat)

We already spoke to the other schools that we liked our co-operation and the booth so much that we already booked the same place for ourselves for next year. So keep your eye on this blog next summer too as a new bunch of students will take over Assembly!

Text and photos: Eevi Korhonen, 09IMP student
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