We have 7 hours to transform this badminton club into a 250 seat land
gaming event. They got the floor protectors rolled out this morning, but
uh good lord is there ever a lot to do. >> Yeah. Well, we better get moving. We got
to set up the stage. We got to set up an LED screen. We have to do the whole VIP
area and the networking and power loadout. It's not done at all. >> Oh, lordy. I see what you mean. Put me
in, coach. What can I do? >> Take the bins. >> Okay. But I really don't know how we're
going to get from this to this in just
now 6 and 1/2 hours. Thankfully, at least on the network
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need to load over from the storage unit is our bolted together, literally power
distribution and networking boxes along with all of the systems for our whale
attendees as well as our 8V8 gaming system.
All right, let's go. There's nobody in the driver's seat. Each of our power and
networking boxes gets one of these whips, which we thoughtfully configured
so that they will land exactly where each of our stations are. Unfortunately,
we thoughtfully didn't label the lengths. Nope. It's ludicrous overkill,
but every seat in this row is going to get a 10 GB uplink thanks to this USW
Pro XG switch from Ubiquiti, which they may actually be able to use thanks to
our on-site Steam caching server. Of course, that relies on every gamer
having a solid uplink to the server room upstairs. We didn't get our 25 gig SFPS
in time, but we will have a 10 gig up link with the ability to upgrade in the
future. Yo, AJ, I don't see a power plug for the stage.
>> Uh, the what? >> You know, we're going to have the big LED display, right?
>> Uh, >> it uses like a couple thousand watts. >> Uh,
we don't we don't have power here, man. >> You told me before we started the shot
that you had a plan. >> We're going to try to steal power from this technically. Uh, but how many watts
does that take? >> Couple thousand. >> Couple thousand.
>> Are you sitting on all the prizes? >> I'm sitting on my sadness.
>> Shout out Corsair and V1 Tech at the very least, I guess, though. Thanks for
the prizes. Okay, we really do need to figure this out. The good news is even
if we do exceed our power budget and trip the breaker, we'll know exactly how
it happened. We've installed power monitoring on all of the circuits or
>> the 50 amps. Technically, I have an app uh with the Emporia view that is right
here. It's monitoring all the individual circuit and also the main feeds so I can
know exactly uh how many amps everything is drawing.
>> Am I helping? >> Uh not really.
Here comes the LED wall. Best purchase I made this year. Look, Simba,
everything the light touches is our gaming party. We're rolling out our new
and updated Steam cache, which is basically the same Steam cache, but less
obtuse to manage. Thanks, Pancrats. For its connection, it uses two bonded 100
Gbit per second links, but it is worth noting that it's plugged into an 8x PCIe
slot, so we're limited to about 120 Gbit
per second total. I'm so sorry, gamers.
>> Alex is going to start building our screen. We're going to move some stuff
out of the way for him. The tables are going to come at like 11:50 noon.
>> Okay. What's this Rove Lab stuff? >> We're going to have to pop these out of the boxes later. So, let's move them
into the staff area really quickly. >> Hey, there we go. Woo.
All right. They reach full plated after
a little while. So, we got to do these right away to make sure that they're ready to sit on tomorrow. Hey, Chase.
>> Hi. >> Did I ever mention to you that I wanted a 5v5 tape to tape setup?
>> No, you did not. We can do that on the stage, though. >> I don't know if it'll work on the stage.
The input lag's pretty bad. >> Yeah. Maybe we'll have to figure out something else. >> We'll figure something else out. You
know, the projector screen's still there, right? >> Yeah. We're not using those at the moment.
>> That you know of. >> That I know of. Yeah. Um we could put
them in the probably the VR after hours cuz the VR guys are only going to be
here from like 11:00 to 5 each day. >> Wow. What nerds. >> Yeah. So, if we want to bust that out
like overnight or later in the evening, we can definitely bring that out. >> Bust it out.
>> Yeah. >> We've got the land cache pre-filling.
>> Nice. It's uh pre-downloading all of the games that we've got on the schedule,
plus a few more that I picked out that people might want to play. Uh Battlelet
servers apparently don't work super nicely with the LAN cache. So, these
prefill scripts go and grab all that stuff ahead of time so that if people
download it on the fly, it's not going to be bottlenecked. >> Got it. Awesome. We still have a 3 GB
connection here, symmetric. So, theoretically, if people do need to grab
something that's not cached, we should be okay. But you want to cash as much as
you can. It's not a regulation height ladder for how high you are.
>> No. >> Dang it, Alex. >> It was the most convenient size.
>> See, that's what I keep telling people. It's not about the height. It's about
the convenience. I feel like it's too little too late. I think they're already
done. But I got the ladder. They do need it. I'm not useless. Okay, so it's
supposed to be 6' and 1/4 in. So, yeah, we're we overcooked it a little bit. All
the retro gaming stuff is in the way of the tables. Where does the retro gaming
stuff go? Cuz right now it's right where our tables need to be. Retro Gaming goes
on the stage a little bit further back. >> Oh, >> where is the stage?
>> What time's the stage coming? >> Uh, between 1 and two. >> Oh, between 1 and two. So, it's coming
in like an hour or two. That's where retro gramming's going, right?
>> Yeah. >> We can always fine-tune it later, though. For now, I think we just need to
get the tables down and then we can >> Yeah, we can adjust after the fact.
Meanwhile, the professional table movers are moving tables a lot faster than us.
Check this out. This is going to be freaking awesome. Wow, that's classy.
>> Yeah, that's pretty, man. only the best for the whale VIPs. >> How much is the whale ticket?
>> Uh, I think it was 4,000 USD and Star
Forge built the computers and they're valued at like 5200 USD.
>> Oh, so you'd basically be crazy not to buy a whale ticket. >> Yes, sir.
>> Wait, shut up.
We have the Logitech GX Herman Miller chairs for the These are for the whales.
That's wild. I've always wanted to do this. >> What are you doing? Oh,
>> can I come through? >> No. All right, >> time for our first quick test of the LED
wall. It's a little easier if you test each row as you go up and make sure it's
working. And also, we can find out how much power each row is going to use so
we know if we're going to exceed our budget. Okay, so theoretically, you put
this in and then we're G to G. >> Well, not really.
>> Oh, okay. >> I mean, we have to hook up the controller. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Minor details.
Details. >> Sure. >> Why do we have the controller on this side instead of where the power is?
Because Chase says that it's going to be on this side. Whatever is controlling
the screen. >> Yeah, there's no plugs here. >> There's no plugs here.
>> Just these two plugs. >> Hey.
Uh, most of it. The mark of a throwing
everything together last minute event. Someone will have that look on their
face. Hey. Whoa. Jeez, that was close.
The stage is in and we've got two rows
of the LED wall. Now, what we got to do
is unbox our whale PCs from Star Forge.
And my understanding is they had some special graphics put on them from the
one, the only Sarah. Man, these things
are freaking heavy. It's good thing we don't have to haul them away. See, the
whale ticket not only includes a VIP experience where you get twice as much
room as anybody else. It includes this
gaming PC. Totally not on purpose, but
the theme for Whale Land this year is kind of like out of this world, you
know, and we got a whale with a big, you know, bubble on him and everything.
Well, that's kind of Star Forge's theme, too. So, if I were to say that the
branding goes really well together, that would be a gross understatement. Look at
this thing. That is flipping incredible.
Oh, they put their penis on the CPU cooler. Why they got to be like that?
>> To clarify, that's their logo. It's not a penis. It's a hammer. It's a penis and
you know it. It even has the little butthole. These are freaking topof the
line. 9950X3D, 16 core processors, 64 gigs of Fury
memory, and an Aoris RTX 5090.
These guys are going to be gaming so fast that if they lose, they have no
excuses. Even where it doesn't really matter, they they put a lot of care into
this. Like, look at how clean it is. >> It's almost like they knew that they
were going to be on camera. No, in all seriousness, they have a really good
reputation for cable management. This looks amazing. Great job. Great job,
Star Forge. There's a power outlet under here that apparently we need, but we've
got a plan. Good news, Evan. You know those whale tables we moved? We're going
to move them again over here. And then we're going to fish it out.
>> I heard the washrooms are here. Nice.
>> Yeah, they're awesome. >> Uh, that's not the good ones. >> Don't go in there. >> These are the good ones. They're fancy.
>> These boutique sh only for the whales. This is nicer than my washroom at home,
bud. Makes me want to pee. I wish I had to pee right now. Oh, these are for the
8V8 gaming setup. Okay, so there's a whole video about that. You guys are
going to want to check that out in a separate video cuz it's >> pretty complicated.
>> We're trying to coordinate the power situation of how many computers plug into which power bar versus monitors
into which power bar >> cuz I can't plug 16 computers into one
power bar. >> Why not? What are you weak? >> No, your power is We live in America. We
have 120 volt. There appears to be some drama around
the power. This really does feel like reality show drama. They're like, "But I
don't have enough circuits, but I need the circuits." The whole thing's a
circus. >> We have enough power within the building. The problem is like with the
whale PC location and a few other things. It's getting it to a specific
spot is a bit of an issue. Overall, we're doing okay, so we'll sort it out
>> and then by the next one, we'll definitely order a few more cables at
certain lengths and then we should be good. Dude, we're close.
>> We're close. >> Got like freaking six more to put on. If this was a WWE event, you know that
there'd be some of this onto these. These are great.
>> Shay, we looked at the map. >> Yes, >> it says stage plus retro gaming. What
does that mean? >> So, basically what ended up happening is we have the 8V8, we have the stage, we
have the knock or the staff area, and then we have the VR station. So for
certain segments and when we're not doing any stage activities, we were just going to have some VR gaming here with
the couches and stuff like that. >> You mean retro gaming? >> Retro gaming. Yeah. >> What do you mean like So
>> it's not 24/7. >> Where do the couches go? >> They're going to have to live on the
stage or go behind the stage for a bit. >> Things are kind of
smushed together. We're doing like a lot over here. >> Where's the ASUS stuff?
>> That's uh for like when we're doing certain activities on the stage.
>> So there will be like setup and tear down on the stage >> a little bit. Yeah.
>> Yeah. New plan. The retro area is going to be over here and we're going to put
all the couches over here. It's going to be grand. Boom.
Nice. So, I'm thinking big projector
screen right there. Huh? >> Do we have a projector and screen?
>> We have Yes. Who needs this in our boardroom at the office when we can have
it here? All right.
AJ from our info team printed these
thick little 3D printed bracket things
and theoretically I should be able to just
Oh, so the spacing is not the same on every wall. AJ,
hey, new plan. >> The couches go this way. And here we go.
>> Dude, that's sick. Okay, now we just
need to move all the couches again. Hey, there we go.
>> Oh, yeah. >> Nice. There we go.
>> Let's go get a projector. >> Yeah. >> Oh, where are we going to put that?
>> Uh, we have a pedestal. >> Oh, dude, it's 3:30 already, which is
pretty stressful, but also like all the chairs are out of here. Almost all the
Wayland stuff's out of here. Is there a sign on this section of the parking lot?
Uh, only people whose cars have depreciated by more than half.
>> Yeah, Rich DBs only. Nobody put the power cables or HDMI in here, so I guess
we need to go track those down. Is there a cool mount, huh?
>> Yeah. Well, it's blue.
>> Why'd you go for like a jazz version of it? >> So, Adam, I'm kind of thinking wall of
bins here. >> Why? >> Uh because I don't want anybody walking
through here and tripping over the power cord for this projector.
>> Oh, okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, we'll just make a wall. The
bwad, the blue wall of death. Okay, theoretically, this should keep people
from trying to walk through and knock over things that are here. Can you not?
Whoa. Jeez, Adam. We should have made a wall of the robe lab boxes. That would
have been way better. They wanted them hanging around here anyway.
Here we go. Pattern, huh? Okay, we're not quite aligned, I think. Little bit
of work to do. Hey, let's go. Now, hopefully nobody is dumb
enough to bump this once I'm done.
>> You didn't account for me coming in here.
>> Adam, how much lens shift do I have? Oh my god, I have even more. Holy crap, I
love this projector. Epson LS12000, everyone. I see you got the audio system
working. >> Yeah. Is that all you got?
All right. What if we need to talk to the people?
That's awesome. After all that, I don't think Adam's
side was actually notched all the way in. The whole screen is tilted this way.
So, I went and I aligned the projector to a notal aligned screen. I have to
leave for W show in 45 minutes. Colton, >> we just need to show you something.
Okay. >> Do you know about the whale cup that's happening? I
>> I do. Yeah. It's a challenge of gaming.
>> We got We got engineered to make a cup. Check this thing out.
That is sick. Look at this whale. Well,
now I'll have to win it. I'm not going to lift it up because I have to win it to to raise it. They told me the whale
PCs are set up. And dang, this looks
sick. We got the when deskpad freaking
Wow, that's really late. Pulsar mouse. Okay. I always removed the skates.
You haven't even seen the best part yet. >> Dang.
>> Oh, that is so cool. These are awesome.
We also got an awesome peripheral setup with a Hall effect gaming keyboard and
wireless headphones from Corsair, Pulsar gaming mouse, and an Alienware 360 Hz 4K
monitor. It's going to be good gaming here. This is exciting. We haven't even
talked about our vending machines yet. These are from GNA Robot, and they
brought out three different vending machines. One will cook up just about
any beverage your heart could desire. One of them does hot meals, including
like bento boxes and stuff. And then the last one is ice cream. I have no idea if
they're any good. This will be my first time trying them, but they're loading them up right now.
Evolve Events is here with their VR multiplayer gaming setup. Check this
out. They've got a live feed of everybody who's in there right now. Before we get in there, we can take a
look at the hardware we're using. Basically, it's a MetaQuest 3 with extra
steps. And the extra steps are the Bobo VR S3 Pro headset, which gives them
swappable batteries. Super convenient. Not to mention a cooling fan for your
forehead. And they swapped out the stock gasket for one that's like a a cooling
gel style. And then remove the little nose skirt because apparently some of
the corporate events they do, some of the people who've never been in VR before, they get kind of scared if they
can't peek at the floor and see the real world. >> I'll run you through a few of them here.
>> Oh my god. What's uh what's 3v3? >> 3v3. There is no versus games that we do
here. It's cooperative stuff here. >> Pack it up. Pack it up. Get out.
>> Cops versus robbers where you're all cops against robbers.
>> We're all cops. >> The poor GPU on this Quest 3 just freaks
out when there's a whole bunch of like particle effects. Am I being hit? I
can't even tell. Oh, I'm dead. >> I'm dead. Yeah.
>> Is anyone covering the other side, guys? Nobody's covering the side.
>> Oh, welcome back. GG. Very cool. I think the attendees are going to enjoy the
heck out of this. >> Right now, we're playing office chair shuffle board. The goal is for them to
get as close to that X as possible. Whoever gets close gets to the next
round, and then we have a winners tournament and uh they're going to win a
prize. Oh.
Oh, you missed the bit where I ordered my ice cream. Maybe we'll have to link it
on GNA social down below. But basically, you can see people are already like
lining up to try these things. Pretty freaking cool and shockingly fast. I
want to show tape to tape working. I think I can have it done in 5 minutes,
>> bet. Let's go. My daughter's laptop setup. She's not
here yet. >> Dad, where's my laptop?
>> That's fine. She can just use this computer. This is also just taken from
home. Okay. Power. I'm at 2 and 1/2 minutes. Yeah.
No, it should be uh it should be booting.
I think Bluetooth pairing is going to slow you down. >> No, dog. Bluetooth's going to be fine.
So, I have these ones ready for Bluetooth pairing. I still have a minute
and 50 seconds. >> Making good time. >> Come on, ROG Flo. You need to boot up,
buddy. There we go. How much time you got? >> Just a gosh darn second.
Why aren't these ones connected? Dang it. I have 30 seconds. No, I have 13
seconds, man. Is it going to be the controllers that bone me? Dang it. We're
at 5 minutes and 6 seconds. >> That's pretty good. You know what? I'm going to That's commendable.
>> Uh, some of these are powered by the uh power plug and some of them are not.
>> Oh. >> Oh, wait. No, no, that's not the issue.
>> No, some of them are charging only. Okay, hold on. You got to be kidding me right now. Why is nothing ever simple?
That's it. We have 10 players. Fine. I'm late. 10 minutes and 40 seconds, but
we're in with 10 controllers. I think I can have it done in 5 minutes. Not too
bad. This is like my favorite game right now. It supports 5v5 with all human
players. It's basically NHLPA 93, but
you can like throw your stick and drag and shout and like that. Okay, hold on
everybody. Everybody stop doing stuff. Just a second here. No, no, don't don't
do anything. Oh, guys, don't press stuff. Just a second. Okay, you may want
to press the guys. Guys, don't press
whatever button you're pressing. Okay, here we go, boys. There we go. Pass
across. Okay. Or just shoot it. Shooting directly at the goalie is not a good
strat. There we go. Let's go.
You got to pass over. Oh. Oh my god. Don't pass back. All right, let's go.
Christopher Han. All right. GG, guys.
Now, you might be wondering how to win Lord Lanley's cup. And that is where our
stage setup comes in. ASUS ROG provided
these six gaming machines and we've got them all run into an HDMI switcher so
that we can broadcast
with some reliability the various feats that our ultimate winner must perform.
It will be a combination of games to prove that you are a true gamer, not
simply a master of one title. And we'll be using the stage for a variety of
other showcase challenges throughout the rest of the event like typing of the dead. We've got a full separate video on
this, but here's our 8V8 gaming setup. Red versus blue, baby. And when you're
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description. The wildest part of all of this is that the badminton club is
totally still running right now. We just locked all the doors over to the other
side. Wow. A madman. They called me. It'll never
work. They said >> they called you a madman cuz this is the work of a madman. This is nonsense,
dude. I love it. It looks incredible, doesn't it? >> Yeah. You know, I'm kind of tired of
talking about it. >> So, maybe we should talk about our sponsor or I don't know. Am I doing a
sex? >> I was going to say I was going to say let's go play games. Oh, and thanks Threat Locker for
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>> Let's We're going to redo this tank. >> No, it's great. I love it. >> No, I don't.
>> I'm not doing another one. If you guys enjoyed this video, why don't you check out the very first video where I
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