Get your Geek on
Event Details
- Date:
- Wednesday, 27 February 2019
- Time:
- All Day
- Location:
- UQ Complex (21), Holt and Heath Room, St Lucia campus
- URL:
- https://www.facebook.com/events/2017202525246079/
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Nina Moore
- Phone:
- 3346 8478
- Email:
- n.moore1@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Student Affairs Division
Event Description
- Full Description:
- **FREE ENTRY!**
BrisAsia Festival is an annual event showcasing contemporary and traditional Asian arts and cultural, programs and initiatives. The program features a variety of free activities to experience and celebrate Brisbane's diverse Asian communities.
In collabroation with BrisAsia Festival and UQ Union's e-Sports club, The UQ Life Team will be hosting 'Get your Geek on' during Connect Week. This event is a must for all Comicon, e-Sports, gaming, Cosplay and Anime lovers.
Open to UQ Students as well as the wider community; Get your Geek on will be sure to satifsy the inner geek in us all. Take part in a number of workshops, activities and live panels; watch the QUY vs UQ e-Sport stream live on the big screen; grab a drink at the Cosplay Cafe; and enjoy a number of Asian films and Anime's Got Talent on stage. This event will run all day on Wednesday 27 February from 9.30am - 8.00pm in the Holt and Heath Room, UQ Union Complex.
What to expect:
Workshops
Panels
Cosplay Cafe
Gaming vendors
Activities
Entertainment
Food and drinks
e-Sports Arena (5pm - 8pm)
Anime's Got Talent competition
Asian film screenings
Schedule:
9:30AM Onwards: 'Come and Try' Free Access to the UQU Esports Arena
11:00AM - 12:30PM: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament
12:30PM - 1:00PM: Panel Discussion; Women in Gaming
1:00PM - 3:00PM: Movie Screening - Kiki Delivery Services
2:30PM - 4:30PM: 'Anime Got Talent'
2:30PM - 5:00PM: League of Legends Esport Tournament Preliminary Matches
5:00PM Onwards: Cosplay Idol Café
5:00PM - 8:00PM: League of Legends Esport Tournament Finals