Feel the heat of the gamers to the limit! Assault on C4 LAN 2022 SUMMER revived for the first time in two years

The Obon season was still hot in 2022. At the international exhibition hall in Tokyo, Comic Market 100 was held in a typhoon. After a long time, it is a summer comic and the 100th milestone, so many people have visited Big Sight after a long absence.

• Various games and players gather! But what about infection measures?
• The opening ceremony by a mysterious runner
• 3 days of pickling game! Infiltrate C4 LAN for the first time in 2 years
• Not just playing the game dark participants
• Surprisingly splendid MOD PCs gather!
• C4 LAN was a festival that shares the heat of private and gamers forever

There is an event that has revived in Obon, like such a summer comic. That was the first time in two years C4 LAN 2022 Summer .

This C4 LAN is a game party event that brings your favorite games and plays down. From 2020, the new Colonavirus was forced to cancel and change the scale of the event, but in 2022 it was changed to Shizuoka Prefecture.

In recent years, however, not only online multiplayers of games, but also on online drinking parties and meetings are very popular. Under such circumstances, what is the fun of gathering in one venue and playing games? In order to know the charm, the author, who had never participated in C4LAN, actually visited the venue.

3 days of pickling game! Infiltrate C4 LAN for the first time in 2 years

The C4 LAN 2022 Summer was held at Twin Messe Shizuoka in Shizuoka City. The event will be held from August 12 to August 14, but during that time, it is a tremendous event that will be held day and night without interruption.

The venue is rented out for desktop PCs, monitors, gaming chairs, etc., so you can play not only home games but also Steam and other PCs. High-end class PCs that are nice for hardcore gamers have also been rented.

And video games can be played with C4LAN. There is also a space with table games such as Katan at the venue. In addition, there was also a section hosted by the gaming chair brand DXRACER and the I-O Data Equipment, which gave me the excitement of the game culture from various angles.

Various games and players gather! But what about infection measures?

Only for the first time in two years, the new Coronavirus measures were strongly conscious. For example, it seems that pizza was distributed at the previous event, but this time it was canceled to reduce contact with people. Instead, food menus, such as curry and bowls, were sold in consideration of infection control.

In this C4 LAN, each seat interval is wider than before, and the distance between the participants is released. Furthermore, during the stage event, I was always aware that it was a closed space where large number of people gathered, calling for securing social distances frequently.

The opening ceremony by a mysterious runner

After about 1 hour and 30 minutes after opening, the first stage event, the opening ceremony, begins. Under the progress of MC Kishi Taiga and the horse, a runner looks just like Nori Suzuki declares the opening. Special PVs are broadcast at the venue, and visitors and MCs have a warm voice such as ** Long What is this? rice field.

Not just playing the game dark participants

By the end of the opening ceremony, the setting of visitors was completely completed. The event will start in earnest.

For gamers, the environment to play games is important. Depending on the person, the position of the mouse/keyboard and monitor is carefully adjusted, and the position of the controller is located, the posture when playing, and the comfort of the chair.

No matter how much fun offline event, if the environment where you play the game so far, you may be hindered when playing... The more I wanted to say , so I modified it in a private space .

A gamer that brought a stuffed animal is particularly common. Various favorite characters were enshrined on a personal computer, such as three popular dolls of Made-in Abyss Nanachi, and placing various stuffed animals.

It was a venue where various game environments were shown, but visitors are not just for those who play games. Those who brought in equipment such as microphones and distributed images from the site, those who worked to edit videos, and even those who distribute gaming throat candy.

What I was particularly surprised was the space for those who brought Geri and Gadgets of the Glittering Buddha . When participating in C4 LAN, this person seems to decorate the game software every time. He has prepared the sutra BGM well, and in the past he was warned by the staff about the volume. It would be .

Surprisingly splendid MOD PCs gather!

Meanwhile, glittering MOD PC was showing a great presence in the venue.

MOD PC is a PC that modifies cases and interiors and like beautiful art works. It seems that the MOD PC competition is held every year in the C4 LAN, and various MOD PCs were gathered this time.

There are a variety of types, from a luxurious MOD PC that focuses on the details of the wood, and a flashy MOD PC with glitter hand-arranged on the entire case.

In addition, a MOD PC that projects the hologram Hatsune Miku inside the computer has also appeared. Not only is Hatsune Miku standing, but it is also full of tremendous techniques, such as dancing. I felt that it was worth going to the venue just by watching this commitment...!

C4 LAN was a festival that shares the heat of private and gamers forever

When I asked the visitors, I felt that many people have been participating in the C4 LAN for many years. Especially if you become a regular member, most are the relationships of acquaintance.

So, is C4 LAN a community of a friend? If asked, that is not the case. Some of the participants played the game alone, and some of them participated for the first time, but they enjoyed the event without being rejected.

Underlying, is the consciousness of enjoying the game . How to enjoy is each person. Therefore, the works that you play and the given space are selected and built as you like.

However, strangely, such a passion is transmitted and propagated immediately by just looking from the side. Even a game you don't know, you will want to do it without thinking that others are playing at the venue.

And in such a case, if you follow the manners and call out, everyone will be enthusiastic about the work. After all, it's a story about a favorite game...!

In this way, you can experience the days of pickling games for three days while repeatedly discovering new relationships. This experience, which can build a rough relationship in a different way from chat such as online games, is a unique offline event.

Of course, in order to realize such an event, it is essential to secure a social detance, and the consciousness of the management side and the participants becomes important. Nowadays, online communication, such as multiplayer and video chat, has become even more popular, but I hope that the day will come to the day when you can enjoy the pleasure of offline while keeping a close attention to infection prevention.