Gaming for Charity

[Nerd House]

So I came across something today that really piqued my curiosity.

Here's a link: clicky

Basically, you sign up and choose a hospital in the Children's Miracle Network directory and hold event(s) where you just play video games and raise money for your selected hospital.

I am interested in doing this at some point, but I am not sure how exactly it works or how participants usually go about it. Do you have to stream it? Can you just record your gameplay and upload it (like a Let's Play?), or what?

Has anyone here done this sort of thing before?

 

[Dustmop]

That's actually really interesting.. I've heard of it, but I was never really sure what it was. I'd be interested in doing this, myself. c:

I don't normally peruse here, but in a search for answers there's an FAQ on how it works. Apparently you can stream it - but it's not required so presumably you can upload it - you can take breaks, you can break it up into two days, you can participate on a day other than their "national" gaming day, lol...

Sounds like most charities: Just do whatever works best for you to be able to contribute the most.

 

[Trent the Paladin]

So I came across something today that really piqued my curiosity.

Here's a link: clicky

Basically, you sign up and choose a hospital in the Children's Miracle Network directory and hold event(s) where you just play video games and raise money for your selected hospital.

I am interested in doing this at some point, but I am not sure how exactly it works or how participants usually go about it. Do you have to stream it? Can you just record your gameplay and upload it (like a Let's Play?), or what?

Has anyone here done this sort of thing before?

It's something I'm interested in doing as well, especially since it's for a good cause. I would think you would have to stream it unless all your donations will be local from friends, family, and others you know.

 

[Gracelia]

my boyfriend and friends participated in extra life this year. perhaps i could get him to come to the thread or shoot you a pm! it was really fun being our first year, we raised nearly our goal! :,) I think it has to be a 24hr live stream and donations made during (or before even??) is then used for the hospital of choice you signed up for.

 

[Nerd House]

I don't normally peruse here, but in a search for answers there's an FAQ on how it works. Apparently you can stream it - but it's not required so presumably you can upload it - you can take breaks, you can break it up into two days, you can participate on a day other than their "national" gaming day, lol...

Ok, cool. So it sounds like I can do it on my own and just upload videos when I can. It would pretty pretty easy to divide sessions into 1 hour segments each I suppose, possibly 2 or 3.

my boyfriend and friends participated in extra life this year. perhaps i could get him to come to the thread or shoot you a pm!

That would be pretty cool, thanks!

 

[Li.]

Hello, i'm Gracelia's BF and was asked to come here and chime in on the topic.

I see that you have a few questions about Extra Life? Well I can tell you that it is definitely an awesome organization. I personally completed my first event last year, managed to raise beyond what I expected during my 24-Hour Stream.

First off, the actual event itself is a 24-Hour stream or a marathon stream set on a particular day HOWEVER you may actually start your Extra Life fundraiser page now. I have mine set up but I still have to fill in some more information. You can also have a team as well, which I have one too.

As far as Extra Life 2015 is concerned, you can get even more information here!

It's a great charity and I am looking forward to doing it this year, if you have ANY questions feel free to ask me or PM or have Gracelia summon me.