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But I want to take a quick moment as to why this event is so damn good.
For those who may not know, Awesome Games Done Quick is an event that happens twice a year. Speed Runners from all over gather together and Stream a large number of runs in an attempt to raise money for charity. Awesome Games which happens in January raises money for Prevent Cancer Foundation and Summer Games raises money for Doctors Without Borders.
The event is awesome for a number of reasons so I thought I'd just share why I think it's such a great event. First, raising money for these charities is an awesome thing to do. The amount of planning and money spent on renting out/going to the venue must be pretty big. Not to mention all the practice that these guys do for this event is staggering so it's really nice to see so much effort being put into such a great cause. The donators even get to play their part in adding to the entertainment with various incentives, prizes and their comments being read live during the runs, it's awesome.
Another reason I think AGDQ is awesome is because it directly inspired this page. I saw how much money these guys raised for charity and I thought that charity gaming might be worth doing. Thanks to that, the Alzheimer's Society now has about £1800 more than it would than if this page didn't exist, which is awesome. I owe a lot to the people who support me, but without the speed running community introducing me to the concept of gaming for charity, this small time effort of mine wouldn't exist.
There's one more reason that AGDQ is awesome and this is a more recent one. Right now, gaming is going through a sort of tough time. There are arguments all the fucking time about gaming being inclusive or gaming being misogynistic or whatever, you've heard me rant about that shit before. What AGDQ proves, at least for me, is that all these people who complain about things like "gaming isn't inclusive" or "gamers are violent" are chatting complete bullshit. Fire up the stream and you'll see all sorts of people at the event and everyone, providing they are bringing a run with them, are allowed to attend. Doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, whatever, if you have a speed run that you are good at and it fits into their schedule, then you can go.
The same is true for the speed running community as a whole and gaming in general. Doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or even how good you are, as long as you're here to play, you're welcome. AGDQ is awesome because it illustrates this point so beautifully all while raising money for a worth while cause.
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