{"id":381,"date":"2015-11-24T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T19:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/?p=381"},"modified":"2015-12-01T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T19:28:57","slug":"geek-spirit-thriving-in-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/2015\/11\/24\/geek-spirit-thriving-in-ottawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Geek spirit invades Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Set your phasers to stunning, Ottawa; the town that fun forgot has warmly embraced its vibrant geek culture.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, nearly 40,000 fans \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawacomiccon.com\/en\/news\/53-ottawa-comiccon-rises-to-new-heights-in-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">including then Liberal-leader Justin Trudeau<\/a> &#8212; made the pilgrimage to pack into Ottawa&#8217;s Ernst &amp; Young Centre for Comiccon. Several thousand of them made their way back to the EY Centre this past weekend for Ottawa\u2019s annual Pop Expo.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Rose dressed as the Marvel character Deadpool and spent hours in his costume high-fiving children, taking selfies with strangers, and sorting through a bazaar of shops and costumed vigilantes.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F234290128&player_height=&player_height_multi=&player_width=&player_type=visual&color=&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&buying=&sharing=&download=&show_artwork=&show_playcount=&hide_related=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Events like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawacomiccon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Comiccon<\/a> and Pop Expo not only play host to nearly every hero, villain, ghost, ghoul, warlock and warrior in central Canada, they also encourage Ottawa residents to maintain their geek spirit year round.<\/p>\n<p>Like those who play on Carleton University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carleton-Ravens-Quidditch-140670902644967\/\" target=\"_blank\">Quidditch team<\/a> \u2014 a team based on the fictional sport from J.K. Rowling\u2019s <em>Harry Potter<\/em> series \u2014 and tabletop roleplaying enthusiasts, like Dungeons &amp; Dragons players, organizing their adventures through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ottawa-gatineau-gamers-group\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meetup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even LARPing \u2014 live action roleplaying \u2014 has found a home in Ottawa, from the light and playful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.felfrost.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Duchy of FelFrost group<\/a>, to the dark, vampiric sessions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empirefalls.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Empire Falls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Ottawa\u2019s two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecomicbookshoppe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Comic Shoppe locations<\/a>, which have been the vanguard for geek culture in Ottawa for many years, two board game locations have also helped to cultivate Ottawa\u2019s growing nerd culture: Monopolatte and The Loft Board Game Lounge.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony McCanny, manger of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monopolatte.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monopolatte<\/a>, says he rejects the common misconception that Ottawa is a boring city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a higher concentration of nerds here,\u201d he says. \u201cOttawa might be a hotspot or a mecca for cool nerd stuff, it&#8217;s still to be seen but it&#8217;s a cool place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"838\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9gi_KcKJQY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Ottawa\u2019s growing board game scene<\/h4>\n<p>On top of being a board game enthusiast, McCanny is a Quidditch player and a LARPer. He says he believes the heart of board gaming lies in its adolescent nature: how it captures imagination and encourages people to go on great adventures together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s awesome that we are creating a culture of playing,\u201d McCanny says. \u201cIt&#8217;s really beautiful this can be a normal part of how we interact with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about the nerds, McCanny says, it\u2019s about sitting children, students and seniors around a table and giving them the opportunity to try something new.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_397\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3201-e1448342353334.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397\" class=\"wp-image-397 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3201-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A group of board gamers settles in at Monopolatte, ordering food and drink before picking their game. THE JUNCTION\/Cody MacKay\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of board gamers settles in at Monopolatte, ordering food and drink before picking their game. THE JUNCTION\/Cody MacKay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both McCanny and the owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theloftlounge.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Loft<\/a>, Mike Hopkins, cite Toronto\u2019s internationally praised board game caf\u00e9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snakesandlattes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snakes and Lattes<\/a> as the greatest influence for their business plan in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>McCanny says it\u2019s hard knowing whether nerd culture is a fad right now and if the business models of board game caf\u00e9s will succeed longterm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nerds love stories and they love to love things. And there is a lot of room for using\u00a0stories in your business model,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Hopkins says he structured his business model on the idea of embracing life offline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about finding something to do collectively as a group where you can put the phones away and unwind,&#8221; Hopkins says.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the appeal for customers is The Loft\u2019s location. Only a five minute walk from the from University of Ottawa, the lounge is tucked away in a 149-year-old heritage building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the ambiance of the place is very unique, it\u2019s a heritage building with a high ceiling and stone walls, and we try to inject a lot of fun into the atmosphere,\u201d Hopkins says.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins says one of the most refreshing things about running a board game lounge\u00a0is the even split of men and women coming in to play the games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_400\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3183-e1448343338590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-image-400 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3183-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Groups gather around to play some games with beer and coffee up at The Loft Board Game Lounge. THE JUNCTION\/Cody MacKay\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Groups gather around to play some games with beer and coffee up at The Loft Board Game Lounge. THE JUNCTION\/Cody MacKay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He adds modern games aren&#8217;t about eliminating players; they are more strategic and inclusive, focusing on the social experience rather than beating one another out of a game.<\/p>\n<p>There are many obstacles in owning a board game lounge: pieces go missing, beer is spilt and cards tear. Despite this, Mike has seen a lot of success and is looking to expand. He hopes to incorporate the currently empty downstairs room into a new business project called Level One. Level One will have a similar format as The Loft, but will feature video games instead of board games.<\/p>\n<h4>Embrace your Dark Side, then show it off<\/h4>\n<p>Back at the Pop Expo, Montreal cosplayer Gaillaume Gagne says Comiccons and Expos are all about suiting up as a character you love.<\/p>\n<p>Gagne, who belongs to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.501st.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">501st Legion of Star Wars cosplayers<\/a>, a massive, international organization with nearly 600,000 fans on Facebook, says stepping into a suit and becoming someone else, if even just for a day, is a fulfilling and empowering experience.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F234289948&player_height=&player_height_multi=&player_width=&player_type=visual&color=&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&buying=&sharing=&download=&show_artwork=&show_playcount=&hide_related=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Samantha Jennings, who dressed as popular video game character Kratos from <em>God of War<\/em>, adds cosplay is about embracing your inner geek, meeting new people and just having fun.<\/p>\n<p>She says Comiccon and the Pop Expo provide cosplayers with a safe space to exchange ideas and techniques, as well as form life-long friendships and relationships \u2014 relationships they can continue to foster by taking part in Ottawa\u2019s geek scene year round.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F234290047&player_height=&player_height_multi=&player_width=&player_type=visual&color=&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&buying=&sharing=&download=&show_artwork=&show_playcount=&hide_related=false\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nerding out has become a social norm in Ottawa, where geek spirit is cultivated and celebrated. 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