arranging tournament space and crowd management
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ArrAnging TournAmenT SpAce & crowd mAnAgemenT
Konrad WieczoreK
a brief summary of what’s to come:
� The scale of things. � How much space is needed to play Magic? � What to look out for when arranging space for Magic tournaments? � General overview of crowd management.
IntroductIon
why?
the human Scale
The human being is the basis for all measurements and standards that concern things that humans interact with.
the human Scale
dImenSIonS of a magIc Player
Billy
dImenSIonS of a magIc Player
dImenSIonS of a magIc Player
175 cm
85 cm
dImenSIonS of a magIc Player
135 cm
85 cm
PlaySPace
PlaySPace
PlaySPace
30 cm
60 cm
The bare minimum
PlaySPace
PlaySPace
PlaySPace
PlaySPace
PlaySPace
Subject
40 cm
90 cm
a comfortable playspace
total PlaySPace
30 cm
total PlaySPace
~120 cm
60 ÷ 90 cm
ArrAnging gAming SpAce
FixTureS
What to look out for
Natural light
comes in two varieties: � focused (bad) � scattered (good)
can be controlled via curtains or blinders.
What to look out for
acoustics
not often a problem, but usually seriously annoying once problematic.
What to look out for
smells
check for any unpleasant smelling areas and determine what is causing the smell. Usual suspects:
� toilets � trash cans
What to look out for
thiNgs you are able to feel
Some examples: � sticky floors � unpleasant table surfaces � heat vents � cold areas
What to look out for
What to look out for
Feng Shui风水
SIxth SenSe
SIxth SenSe
SIxth SenSe
The feature match scenario
SIxth SenSe
A
B
how To ArrAnge SpAce eFFecTively
DetermiNe poiNts of iNterest
Typical Pois at a Magic tournament: � Judge table (registration, reporting results) � The pairing/standing board (checking pairings/standings) � Toilets � Tables
arrangIng SPace
figure out optimal commuNicatioN betweeN pois
If your POIs are fixed, try to make sure it’s easy to get from one to another. If you have the ability to place your Pois where you please, try to create pathways that require your players to move around the least.
arrangIng SPace
Space required for comfortable two-way communication
arrangIng SPace
120 cm
logical, coNtiNous table NumberiNg
a player should not be forced to wander around the venue trying to locate his or her table. avoid assigning consecutive table numbers to tables that are far away from each other.
arrangIng SPace
Avoid choke poinTS!
arrangIng SPace
a classic room entrance choke point
arrangIng SPace
crowd mAnAgemenT
uNDerstaNDiNg crowD behaviour
crowds are groups of individuals with distinct objectives that additionaly share a crowd mentality. individual crowd members will make their own decisions, but they’ll often take into account what other crowd members are doing in the pro-cess.
croWd management
The Cattle Effect
croWd management
croWd management
how To minimize The cATTle eFFecT?
step 1: preDict the behaviour of the crowD beforehaND
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side events main event
result slip boxesvenue
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step 1: preDict the behaviour of the crowD beforehaND
end of round 3
side events main event
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step 1: preDict the behaviour of the crowD beforehaND
side events main event
end of round 4
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step 1: preDict the behaviour of the crowD beforehaND
side events main event
eventual fix
step 2: visioN DeNial
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step 3: proper sigNage
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pairings
result slips
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Influencing crowd behaviour via signage
MagicGrand
Prix
Just don’t overdo it
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� The human scale � The amount of space Billy needs to play Magic � What to look out for when arranging tournament space (use all 5 senses) � Basics of arranging space:
� Points of interest � communication � Logical layout � avoiding choke points
� crowd mangement: � Understanding crowd mentality � controlling crowds through planning, vision denial and proper signage
Summary
ThAnk you.iF you hAve Any QueSTionS, now iS proBABly A good Time To ASk Them.