In January 2024, LabX partnered with Games Done Quick during their speedrunning event - raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. LabX sponsored a segment with players speedrunning Armored Core VI and Super Mario Builder.
While they're competing, viewers on Twitch donate for a foundation selected by GDQ for that year. In just 7 days in 2024, GDQ raised over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
As a partner, LabX was proud to collaborate on a segment with GDQ specifically bringing in two scientists: Daniel Nagasawa and Ross Higashi. While speedrunners raced to break records in Armored Core VI, scientists Daniel and Ross took a fascinating dive into the real-world mechanics of the game’s machines and robots, exploring how these innovations could shape our future. This marked one of the first times scientists ventured into a speed-running event, and our partners at Games Done Quick were thrilled to amplify the impact of these science segments, creating a one-of-a-kind experience where gaming and science collide.
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Event Photos
Check out Ross and Daniel at AGDQ 2024!
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Prize Segment
We had giveaways of our Glitch Squad board game and some other prizes for people watching on Twitch and our social media followers!
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
A mecha-based vehicular combat game, Armored Core VI was a perfect game for our scientists to step in and talk about the actual science and engineering that goes into thinking about these machines.
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Science Block
Obviously, we had a science-themed break segment in between speed-running, which was received so strongly by the audience that we had to share some of their comments (see below!)
AGDQ Loves Science!
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Mario Maker 2
And finally, we wrapped it all up with Mario Maker 2!