{"id":43389,"date":"2018-11-10T13:23:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T13:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=43389"},"modified":"2018-11-10T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T13:23:29","slug":"nonprofit-to-provide-home-for-gaming-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2018\/11\/10\/nonprofit-to-provide-home-for-gaming-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit to provide home for gaming community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Arcade Vaults is creating a fun space for those who love games, while supporting those who make them<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-44501\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/11\/Arcade-Vaults-resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-44501\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/11\/Arcade-Vaults-resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A cafe bar, an arcade and a game developer\u2019s workspace all under one roof is opening in the <\/span>High Street Arcade <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in late November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Arcade Vaults team have been running video game related events\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for two and a half years, but this month they are opening their first permanent venue.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The owner, Chris <\/span>Munasinha<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, said the company aims to bring together different aspects of the video game community in one location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>T<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his emphasis on community is partly why The Arcade Vaults recently became a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nonprofit, according to content producer Tom Pritchard.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom said this business model will<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">help customers see that they are<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contributing to the space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe money that you\u2019re spending isn\u2019t going into anyone\u2019s back pocket, it\u2019s going back into the venue that you\u2019re enjoying already,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43427\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 416px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43427 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/10\/image1-2-416x312.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43427 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/10\/image1-2-416x312.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript> The company runs events with all kinds of consoles and games, from retro to modern<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Arcade Vaults has been working with local game developers to make sure the work space it provides is as effective as possible. Tom said that they\u2019re aiming to be flexible<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be able to adapt so that they can give developers what they want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said, \u201coften [developers] don\u2019t have anywhere to work on that level, other than in their bedroom at home or in coffee shops, which isn\u2019t ideal.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43420\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 416px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43420 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/10\/image5-resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43420 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/10\/image5-resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript> At a recent event the company took suggestions from around 50 local developers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richard Huford, a games enterprise<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lecturer, said that the multi-purpose venue would benefit developers by allowing them to share their work with the public. Tom said it would be mutually beneficial, as gamers would have the chance to play new games that were only available at The Arcade Vaults. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom admitted that working on the business while also holding down a part time job was exhausting, but said that little moments make<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> it all worthwhile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen someone walks in and the machine that they grew up playing catches their eye and it\u2019s like seeing an old friend- that moment is great,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arcade Vaults seeks to provide a fun space for those who love games, while supporting those who make them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":313,"featured_media":44501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,201],"tags":[298,6346,1855,236],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-43389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-business-home","tag-arcade","tag-arcade-vaults","tag-games","tag-gaming"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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