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Jalada and Sefran talk further about what you need to think about when running your own LAN, as well as discussing some of the history of LAN parties and events and the state of the community today.We cover a lot in the show, but there\u2019s a lot more to it. Here\u2019s some related reading from what we covered, and some bits we didn\u2019t:Internet caf\xe9s.Copyparties and Demoparties.Revision\xa0is one of the largest Demoparties that\u2019s still going in southwest Germany. Some demoparties have also morphed into LAN parties & gaming events such as The Gathering\xa0and Assembly\xa0which are both still going\xa0in 2016.The Demoscene.Some examples of modern demos. Check the file sizes!1999 BBC article about the first\xa0Insomnia event.\u201cGaming has left the LAN party behind\u201d by Ben Kuchera for Polygon.Dreamhack.Multiplay Insomnia Gaming Festival.Running your own LAN:If you need a network switch, remember you need an extra \u2018uplink\u2019 port to your router. Example switches for small LANs:\xa08 ports for \xa321, 16 ports for \xa350*.To protect your attendees\u2019 equipment you may want to think about providing RCD circuit breakers and surge protection plugs.Power supply calculator for calculating average attendee power usage.Running a \u2018LANcache\u2019\xa0to save bandwidth and speed up downloads.More ideas and information from UKLP\xa0(some a little out of date).If you have any more questions feel free to get in touch and ask, and let us know about your successful LAN party!Intro & outro\xa0music: JACKS\xa0\u2013\xa0Runaway Fashion*Links are affiliate links. Proceeds go towards helping us out.