Daniel Webster College
 

Gamers to converge on DWC November 18/19
for HoloDek tourney

 

(Nashua, NH) - Daniel Webster College (DWC) is once again hosting a HoloDek tournament - CounterStrike 1.6 - at its Nashua campus November 18 and 19, 2006. This is the second tournament HoloDek of Hampton, N.H., has held at Daniel Webster, and it is sponsored by Hewlitt Packard.

The tournament is being held in DWC's Collings Auditorium, which seats 350 gaming aficionados. Additionally, the event will kickoff the grand opening of HoloDek’s newest permanent facility, located in the Eaton-Richmond Center in the same building. Tournament spectators and customers of HoloDek can "pay to play," taking advantage of the technology that HoloDek has brought from its Hampton headquarters, including over 200 PC and XBOX360 Game titles, for $6 an hour.

Thirty-two 5-person teams will compete during the tournament, with the top 8 teams walking away with a share of the $6,000 cash prize; the first place team shares a $2,600 prize. Group play runs from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the finals beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.

Signups are online only at HoloDek.

Nashua's Best Western is offering a discount rate for tournament participants. For the $50/night discount, call Best Western, Nashua, at 603-883-7700 and mention the Counterstrike tournament at Daniel Webster College.

For more information about the tournament, contact HoloDek at 603-758-1010 or info@holo-dek.com. For directions to Daniel Webster College, visit here.

Holo-Dek’s new gaming facility at DWC offers “pay to play” every Friday and Saturday

HoloDek, New England's first gaming theater, offers over 200 game titles for all ages to play on over 40 gaming stations on PC and XBOX360 formats at its Hampton, NH, center. HoloDek opened its second venue for Beta Testing this past month at the Eaton-Richmond Center on the Daniel Webster College Campus. While the grand opening will be on November 18th, Daniel Webster’s HoloDek facility is open to the public on Fridays, 6 pm – 12 am, and Saturdays, 12 pm – 6 pm. Gamers can “pay to play” from HoloDek’s selection of over 200 game titles and XBOX360s, featuring 6-foot High Definition projection screens. Until November 18, HoloDek will be issuing free “Beta Testing” T-shirts to all who use the facility.

Founded in 1965, Daniel Webster is an independent graduate and undergraduate college with a primary concentration on experiential learning. The college's newest major, Gaming, Simulation and Robotics, joins its nationally ranked degree programs in aviation, business and management, computer science and information technology, aeronautical and mechanical engineering, sport management, and social and behavioral sciences. Additionally, DWC offers the MBA in applied management and for aviation professionals. For more information, visit www.dwc.edu.