What: Rotary Rock Gaming Convention
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday September 26, 2009
Where Catawba Valley Community College Multipurpose Complex
How Much: $4 admission, which covers seminars, tournaments and other event areas
Guitar Heroes and Madden Football fans can win up to $1,500 in prize money at this weekend's RotaryRock gaming convention and tournament.
The Hickory Sunrise Rotary Club will have the first event of its kind with RotaryRock, which also incorporates a CyberCollege with seminars for teachers, parents and anyone curious about today's video games, as well as texting and Internet use.
A $4 admission covers entry into all of the seminars, any of the tournaments and the free play areas with Xbox, PS 3 and Wii games.
Space is still available for tournaments. Spots will be up for grabs first-come, first-served Saturday. The Madden Football 2010 competition, open to 128 players, begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until 2 p.m. The Guitar Hero contest, with 64 slots, is from 3 to 5 p.m.
Grand prize winners from each will get $500. Second place is worth $200 and third-place winners get $50.
Room also is available for the seminars.
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This sounds like great fun. I'm not a good Guitar Hero but I can handle the banana peels on Mario Kart with ease.
Had no idea this was going on - funny!