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Membership Enrollment Open
Jan 18 2010 06:41 AMRegistrations are now open, as are memberships to the closed forums. As an introductory special we are offering 1 year for $9.99. Wheather you're curious about opening a LAN center, or have run one for years, there is always something new to learn about this industry. This is the place ...
...Read MoreMap of LAN Centers is Up!
Jan 16 2010 08:22 AMThe ILANCA Map of LAN centers is up and running, and ready to be populated, and we need your help! Anyone can contribute to the map, all you need to do is sign up for an account. Basic accounts are free, and take 5 minutes to set up. After that you can add a new LAN center to the map, or u...
...Read MoreWelcome to ILANCA.org!
Oct 26 2009 04:37 AMWelcome to the ILANCA.org community forum! This forum provides a place for members of the LAN center community to come together and exchange information. The ILANCA member forum provides a wealth of information on starting and managing a LAN Center. Everything from business plans to DRM to...
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Latest Articles
Article: Video Gaming Just Might Fight Aging
Jan 27 2010 03:35 PMQuoteSlaying orcs, charting military campaigns and gunning down bad guys might not sound like things seniors would be interested in pursuing for fun or exercise. But they might want to start, some experts on aging say. Research has found that off-the-shelf video games have the potential to he...
...Read MoreArticle: Researchers Examine Video Gaming’S Benefits
Jan 27 2010 03:28 PMQuoteThink interactive video games are a waste of time or more suited for children? Think again. Research under way by the Office of Naval Research indicates that video games can help adults process information much faster and improve their fundamental abilities to reason and solve problems in no...
...Read MoreLan Gaming Center Tips, Tricks And Advice.
Jan 25 2010 08:50 PMThis article the first in a series of articles I am writing for ILANCA. Hopefully my insights on helping out at a LAN center will help potential owners get on the right path to opening their own lan center. So how does one start up a LAN gaming center?; lots of research and hard work. I am not a...
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Industry News
Gaming LANs - Win or Fail?
Feb 18 2010 10:44 PMQuoteGaming LANs are nothing new. But LANs are certainly not for everyone. It takes a very dedicated gamer to pack up and carry around all their gear every time and travel (sometimes hundreds of miles) to a LAN. Gaming LANs can also be an extremely powerful way to get the message across about t...}
...Read MoreSpotlight: Crazy Penguins – Rockford, IL
Feb 12 2010 10:12 PMQuoteThe one thing that sticks out in my mind that makes Crazy Penguins drastically different from other game centers is that they charge a facility fee. Instead of logging customers in-and-out of consoles or tracking their unique time on a PC each person is logged in manually when they enter th...}
...Read MoreStarcraft 2 Beta Begins This Month
Feb 15 2010 10:46 PMWooha! QuoteTHe pre-release multiplayer beta for StarCraft II is "ready to launch this month," developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced. The revelation came while Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime was speaking to investors, accompanied by the slide to the left. "We are slated to ...}
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