You guys know I love the virtual reality game Echo Arena!! For those of you who might be following the world finals that are being held this weekend in Katowice, Poland, they’ll be held on Sunday, but meanwhile, here are some videos that have been recorded over the past 24 hours. I’ve compiled them all into one place to make it easier to find what’s going on. You can check up on the players, see what they look like when they’re not robots, and just enjoy some light-hearted humor as they relax before the competition!

This first link is my Twitch clip from FB Spaces. There are a few portions of this where we’re trying to figure out how to make it work and also some parts where I seriously don’t know what I’m doing so I accidentally make the screen go blank. But anyway, overall, it’s a pretty good video because I get to have some fun w/ the EU players and Poo. It’s also a great illustration of how we could use Spaces more in the future. There are still a few kinks to work out along the way (including getting rid of that lag), but I was pleased overall! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/234482664

In this video, I join players DJ-Nike, B-Cut and Fahrenuf in a video conference call with Poo Nanners and most of the Echo Arena European competitors and other players who traveled to Katowice to watch the competition. There is some lag at times and the feed from Poland is a little difficult to see, but it’s still a great stream and fun to listen to nonetheless. Be sure to catch Viatrex’s description of today’s game. lol We’ll see how it goes on Sunday. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/234514919 This video is from PooNanners, giving commentary not of the game, but of dinner last night for the players who had already arrived. I really like this video because you can see everyone clearly – including how tired all the North American players look. They just look completely exhausted. I feel bad for them. But anyway, it’s great to see everyone there enjoying their time together. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/234089832 Here are some short clips from Palidore from where they were trying to set up an alternate play area. Apparently they had to move the Echo Arena setup from one area of the competition to another because RF interference was disrupting tracking in the earlier matches and we all know how important tracking is in this game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_ZgXq_xus&feature=youtu.be And here’s another of my favorites. This clip is after they finally finished moving the setup. After what sounds like a very long day, they were finally finishing up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI8WB2dkEHg&feature=youtu.be Thanks to Palidore for these last 3 videos. We’re grateful that you’re helping us see the experience! 🙂