00:08when you come to an event like this you're dialing it up to 11 because now
00:12you get to meet all these other gamers that have similar fashions and hobbies
00:15and maybe you make a new friend this is geekend a gathering of gamers artists
00:24and pop culture fans in Qatar I'm here to meet the fans and creators and
00:29find out what inspires them Doha Film Institute started geekdom in 2013 the
00:35organizers later added geekend a smaller event held more often this time there's
00:41a bigger focus on art with artists showing and selling their work I've seen
00:46so many people meet at geekdom and work on future projects between artists writers
00:50animators when they come together and they see the talent that what develops
00:55into actually a viable businesses and products that we see when it comes to
00:59animation video game development board game development
01:11cosplay means dressing as a favorite fictional character some fans make
01:16their own costumes while others buy them ready-made and I think it's really cool
01:22so far because like there's a lot of people who know like this yarn today I'm wearing gold
01:28chip print was made and I like her because she's very silly very spontaneous like me and who
01:36helped me get the outfit is my grandmother in the states so she was very helpful to me
01:41this is our first time here so far it's a really nice event and I think that we would come
01:46again
01:55Majlis Shabaab runs the board game area the Qatari company makes its own games and produces Arabic versions of others
02:06this is Dama a traditional board game that Majlis Shabaab has given a new look
02:11I'm playing against the company's founder Abu Rahman Al-Humayyid Abu Rahman why did you decide to come up with
02:18your own version of this game
02:19Qatari people used to play this on the sand using stones and then by the time they used
02:26these wooden pieces and they look like this additionally we added one elements to the Dama
02:32where your Dama piece if it becomes the sheikh we add a girl on top of it
02:38the ring represents the again the cord worn around the traditional hairdress the company also makes recruit madness
02:47where players compete to get their chosen candidates hired
02:51so recruit madness basically you are in a fictional city called Sindam and you are a member of a recruitment
03:00authority
03:00every player is competing against each other to become the next president of this recruited authority by hiring the right
03:07people to the right vacancies
03:09we have other original games such as mudir kabir big boss and should goal radar and so on
03:17one of the reasons that we make board games is we want people to gather on the one table
03:22it is also valuable to play against each other or with each other on the table on one place instead
03:29of different places or online
03:35Japanese anime is a big influence here including on what people choose to wear
03:41I have so many costumes that I do with my hand but for this one especially I bought it
03:46but of course my hair is not dyed it's awake
03:49at the Japanese Embassy's booth the team are kept busy helping visitors try on kimonos
03:55most of the Japanese anime and games are based on the Japanese culture and philosophies
04:02sharing those culture and philosophy we are sure that people can enjoy anime and games more and more
04:11better and better
04:13Khalif Alharoun runs gaming retailer store 974
04:17for him the appeal is getting people together in the same room
04:22so beyond the gaming I really love to see all these artists that are creating all their little merch pieces
04:26whether it's posters or medallions or little print kits
04:31so these types of events are critical to making people feel welcome
04:35and to let people know you're not alone in your hobby and that's to help them grow the scene
04:40everyone here has a favorite game or comic
04:44ask them to agree on the best one though
04:48and we could be here all night
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