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So next year I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin. I haven't even arrived yet but I'm already making an attempt to find the StarCraft scene there. So far, I've only really managed to contact 2 or 3 other people going to UT as well who are kinda into StarCraft.
So basically, not too much success yet. Which is quite unfortunate, because I have a lot planned!
I want to host tournaments, but not stop there. I want to make the spectator sport scene come into play. I want shoutcasting, dramatic intros, dual commentaries, the crowd, everything. And I'm willing to work toward making it work too. Even today, I was brainstorming music to use for the intros, and Austin is a GREAT place to get some footage.
I just need to find the people. Anyone out there go to UT and know about the SC scene? Or does anyone have any advice to help me get this stuff started better/more efficiently? (Setting up tournaments through LAN or other networks, etc)
 
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Dude your 12 years too late, might wanna wait for SC2 release 
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On April 14 2010 13:29 Rev0lution wrote:Dude your 12 years too late, might wanna wait for SC2 release
Haha I'm not talking about bringing it to the world, I wanna bring it to UT (if it's not already there. If it is, I wanna be part of it!)
But yeah, I do plan to do SC2 as well when that finally gets released.
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CSL team was pretty decent, but then the members irl got busy and the team disbanded... I think some of them are also graduating this year too
should be a LOT of people who play casually though
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I go to UT and I play SC2, but I'm don't know anybody else here that follows the scene. I know there are some because we had a team, but I think a lot graduated. There was a BW lan a few months ago as well.
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Yeah I recently contacted the guy who made the last(?) UT LAN tournament but I think he got busy with stuff or something.
It seems like a lot of the major players are graduating soon, but I think this gives us a new opportunity to bring SC2 at full force. I'm really trying to get people together asap though so we can start working right away.
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i'm currently playing hon and sc2, peter and allen were two of the big sc players here but they're both graduating i think
that's all i really know, i don't really keep up with this shit ;p
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Texas Tech is where it's at! All the pros go there, like HeavOnEarth and I. haha
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I'm at UT and play both BW and SC2 Beta. The people above are right though; it'd be much wiser to focus on SC2. There's a noticeable lack of PC Cafes around Austin, but I know that at one point we had a very solid CSL team. Anyway, I think a SC2 group would be great, but somebody needs to be pro active at organizing games/tournaments/etc!
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i like how people get interested when i graduate. i cant tell if this is a coincidence or irony. because i never cared for english class.
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On April 14 2010 15:43 selboN wrote:
Texas Tech is where it's at! All the pros go there, like HeavOnEarth and I. haha
lol so chobo dont lie lolool
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ah I thought this was gonna be about some unreal tournament mod
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Am i the only one expecting an Unreal Tournament Starcraft mod because of the topic? 
edit: ah, i'm not :D
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Haha I'm sorry for the deceiving title. That would be quite interesting though, no?
Anyways, after hearing your responses, I do believe it would be best to focus on SC2. New wave, new faces, new opportunities. And I plan to be heading the movement significantly.
So is there anything else I should know about setting stuff up at UT?
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UT had an ok CSL team, you should be able to find them.
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haha sad day, i'm graduating and this happens. there are some great players here, depending what dorm you live in youll have different success. I know where i live the quad, there are semi frequent lans, ive hosted a couple in the quad but other than that youll see nubs playing or watching youtube videos
if you are a cs major join acm ( i think, ill ask around) but they have building basement with computers and they usually lan there.
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Yeah  Unfortunately it seems like I'm coming a little late. But hopefully I'll still be able to find the next wave of UT gamers. I think I'll probably start the SC2 student organization in order to figure out what we are and aren't willing to do as a group instead of me deciding it all.
Any places in particular that you think would pretty much be open or willing to let us host tournaments most of the time?
Current Plans of Action:
-Create an official SC2 student organization
-Set up a tournament
-Decide whether or not there will be enough of a crowd to have casting
-Find a suitable location and time for the tournament
-Shoot and edit an awesome intro for the tournament
-Suggest and brainstorm the possibility of a "UT Starleague" with player stats, official rankings, teams if there are enough people, etc.
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On April 15 2010 07:09 IndecisivePenguin wrote:Yeah Unfortunately it seems like I'm coming a little late. But hopefully I'll still be able to find the next wave of UT gamers. I think I'll probably start the SC2 student organization in order to figure out what we are and aren't willing to do as a group instead of me deciding it all. Any places in particular that you think would pretty much be open or willing to let us host tournaments most of the time? Current Plans of Action: -Create an official SC2 student organization -Set up a tournament -Decide whether or not there will be enough of a crowd to have casting -Find a suitable location and time for the tournament -Shoot and edit an awesome intro for the tournament -Suggest and brainstorm the possibility of a "UT Starleague" with player stats, official rankings, teams if there are enough people, etc.
That's a pretty tall order.
You're aiming for something that basically nobody in the US has been able to accomplish, let alone a few university students. Don't get me wrong, we go to a wonderful school with a ton of students that could potentially be interested, but I don't think you'll ever reach the kind of participation that you're listing (live audience with commentating, etc).
I think that setting up a group that plays regularly together, hosting tournaments, and maybe doing a few videos would be a great way to start.
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Yeah it's a ridiculously tall order to be honest. It's more of something I'm going to work toward than anything, and over the course of the 4 years, not all at once.
Most likely, the key items that will work out for the first year would be the regular tournaments, so to at least establish the community. I'm probably going to pitch the ideas of the others early on though, especially if I feel like we have a decent number of people. I feel like the videos (like pimpest plays, tournament highlights, intro videos, etc) and ranking systems might entice more people to join the scene, which would hopefully spark a larger interest in watching as well.
But like I said, all working toward. I want at least the regular tournaments, and I'll probably just make the videos because I want to haha.
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Where are you living next year penguin. Dorm? Off campus? If you are in the dorms if you live in the duren or san jac. itll be pretty hard to pull anytype of participation. mainly ppl are pretty quite in their rooms since its private bath. if you hit any other ones its hit and miss. I know the quad well and the quad has weekly lans but sc is never a priority
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I'm stayin at Dobie next year, so the group won't be house specific.
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Jester West basement has a computer lab where you can fire up SC from a USB stick.
The basement also has a lounge area where you guys can set up laptops and play over the UT network. The PCL (library) also has a computer lab.
Many possibilities if you can get a big group together..
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Yeah that's the problem, getting the group together. With the thousands of people who go to UT though, you think I'd be able to find some 20 people at least who (will) play SC2 haha.
Thanks for the heads up on places to check out though.  Do administrators or whoever get mad if groups use these places much? Would we have to tell someone we're gonna use it if we set up a LAN tourney or something?
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The lab locations other than Jester West basement does not officially allow gaming. However, if done quietly, you guys won't be bothered. Part of the agreement you sign when logging onto the Utexas network is that the network won't be abused. Some sys. admins consider gaming abuse. However, this past week, a system admin got arrested at UT due to getting caught downloading kiddie porn. So abuse away I guess...
Getting enough people for Lans once SC2 arrives is no problem at all. I got like 20 people for the SC1 Lan this semester. You just focus on the paperwork to start an organization.
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Alright thanks a lot, that definitely helps me out. Any real penalties if we get caught besides a stern talking? I doubt it somehow. And it seems like these LAN parties have gone on multiple times so I don't see it being a huge issue.
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The lan parties are essentially with people and their own laptops and not the lab's computers. I am a business student and me and a group of friends played in the Millenium Business school lab. Our SC usb program was blacklisted. We found a newer version of SC on the USB but decided not to use it because the next step was getting our UTEID banned from the lab.
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I think our best bet would probably be to use our own computers so that we don't get into all that mess.
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I actually go to UT right now. I'm about to start my third year here, and also my third year of staying in Dobie. I've just gotten back into playing SC by getting a beta key for SC2, and I'm working my way up through the bronze ladder, haha.
So really I'm not very good, but I'm enthusiastic about meeting more people around campus who play. I'll be a part of any on-campus club which emphasizes e-sports in general and especially StarCraft you might be able to put together.
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On April 23 2010 03:29 Triscuit wrote:
I actually go to UT right now. I'm about to start my third year here, and also my third year of staying in Dobie. I've just gotten back into playing SC by getting a beta key for SC2, and I'm working my way up through the bronze ladder, haha.
So really I'm not very good, but I'm enthusiastic about meeting more people around campus who play. I'll be a part of any on-campus club which emphasizes e-sports in general and especially StarCraft you might be able to put together.
SWEET! I'll definitely be seeing you next year then. :D
I plan on making an official UT SC2 group, and maybe even team if the CSL stuff kicks off for SC2 as well.
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I attend UT at the moment, going into my third year. What's your major going to be? If engineering, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding a few casual Starcraft gamers. I'm trying to build up a reputable amount of skill, but still cracking at it in a busy schedule so it'll take some time. Nonetheless, I'd be happy to help build up a Starcraft community and meet folks who want to play! If you want I can PM you my e-mail address and you can contact me when you want to get stuff together. I have a lot of experience working with various university offices and dealing with the bureaucracy of getting an organization started, but I think it's best just to find a casual group without registering with the university. Maybe after you find 12 folks it'd be worthwhile to invest the time to be official with the university.
...and of course, welcome to UT Austin. Hook 'em!
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Hey, I go to UT.
I'm a senior right now but I am taking an extra year because I have several majors. I've played SC for about 8 years but haven't really played since SC2 came out.
I was around a B/B+ level terran when I was playing a lot. I say this not to brag but as evidence that I was not just "kinda" into SC
Been playing HON (heroes of newerth) a lot recently, and haven't played SC2. I'll buy it when it comes out no doubt but I don't have much interest in playing the beta. Anyways, if something does come of this or you guys arrange a LAN or whatever, let me know, I'd be interested in meeting other people at UT.
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Hey, I don't actually go to UT.
But I live in austin and i study classical guitar directly under the professor of classical guitar at UT.
I was like C/C- on sc and play SC2 Beta quite a bit. If what your planning isn't strictly 'UT Students' only I'd love to be a part of it.
Also, on another note, if you needed some austin type music or whatever for your music intro's i've got a recording studio and a band and we could easily give you something for free
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