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What would you ask him?

You can buy a dinner date with Another World and From Dust creator Eric Chahi for Ł25.

My Dinner with Eric is a one-off event at UK game festival GameCity6. It takes place 6-9pm, 26th October, at Antenna, Nottingham.

For your hard-earned cash you'll get a full meal and "sample delicacies" as part of Chahi's GameCity6 festival takeover, Eric's Bootcycle.

"Collaborating with New College Nottingham's (ncn) Head Chef Tom Edwards, Eric will present a truly multi-sensory evening, combining touch, taste, sight, smell and sound as he experiments with and alters perceptions and taste buds alike via molecular gastronomy," reads the official blurb.

The event is limited to 60 tickets. Spaces are extremely limited and must be pre-booked, the organisers said.

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abcd #1 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

Who are you?

Nah I'm kidding. I'm sure he is a wonderful man.
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kdsh7 #2 7 months ago

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hang on, is it Eric Chahi or Michel Ancel you're talking about?
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DAN.E.B #3 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

have you got Ł25 on you?
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MattEdWithCheese #4 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

Why can't I have more control over my units in From Dust and why is the pathfinding so bad?
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aDFP #5 7 months ago

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Awesome, a dinner with David Cage, the guy who made that Shadow Planet game!

*sulks* It's not as funny now you fixed it

Edited by aDFP at 13/10/11 @ 11:48
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Ryusan #6 7 months ago

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Beyond Good & Evil creator Eric Chahi ?????????????????

Hahahahaha... Ancel, Chahi, all 'french', all the same, right?
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nuanimal #7 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

Is this a date-date?
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jonfon #8 7 months ago

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"Eric will present a truly multi-sensory evening, combining touch, taste, sight, smell and sound"

Yes, because normally when I go to dinner I switch off all my senses but one. It's kinda a sucky dinner date when the one I keep switched on is balance (but at least I don't fall off my chair).

Edit : Actually why do all these "gastrominists" (ie mad cooks) always forget about poor old Balance when designing these "multi-sensory experiences"? I really want to see Heston Blumentwhatever making people eat Slug Porridge with yams or whatever while spinning them in a centrifuge

Balance : the forgotten red-headed stepchild of the senses

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StolenGlory #9 7 months ago

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"What would you ask him?"

Steak. Rare or well-done?

Discuss.
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benfresh76 #10 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

Parlez-vous Anglais?
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cyacomini #11 7 months ago

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I would ask why 'From Dust' was so disappointing.

I was looking forward to it for months & months but when I finally got round to playing it I got bored before the end.
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rtk79 #12 7 months ago

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Cynical I may be, but this, "Eric will present a truly multi-sensory evening, combining touch, taste, sight, smell and sound as he experiments with and alters perceptions and taste buds alike via molecular gastronomy" really sounds like some drug-facilitated psychedelic date-rape thing. Count me out !
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aldo_14 #13 7 months ago

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"Can I borrow thirty quid?"
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metalangel #14 7 months ago

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Everyone needs to ask him what the hell was with the ending to Heart of the Alien.
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jonfon #15 7 months ago

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@rtk79 : "really sounds like some drug-facilitated psychedelic date-rape thing. Count me out !"

Oooh really? Count me in! (Great, my online persona seems to be mutating into Kenneth Williams)

Edited by jonfon at 13/10/11 @ 12:02
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BillyBrush #16 7 months ago

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do you ave ze snickers?
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login_name #17 7 months ago

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"Got any ketchup?"
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kinky_mong #18 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

"Will Wesley Yin-Poole ever write an article first time without any mistakes Mr. Ancel... sorry Mr Chahi?"
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rtk79 #19 7 months ago

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@jonfon : bear in mind Eric Chahi looks like this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eric_c...

and probably smells funny.

Edited by rtk79 at 13/10/11 @ 12:04
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ZizouFC #20 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

Spit or swallow?
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geeza2020 #21 7 months ago

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Are you really this desperate for money?
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TheEarlOfZinger #22 7 months ago

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er....why?

no ta
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RexRunti #23 7 months ago

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Were sales of From Dust so bad (I liked it) that you can't afford to eat?
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Syrette #24 7 months ago

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Your place or mine after?
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PixelPirate #25 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

The eternal question obviously:

Daddy or Chips?
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Daeltaja #26 7 months ago

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I'd ask him why the camera in From Dust sucked.
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madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #27 7 months ago

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I would ask him if he's planning on having a starter or just hitting the free salad bar? If he's having a starter, does he fancy sharing a combo platter and would he mind eating my corn as I don't like it.
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WiseNail #28 7 months ago

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So you're not Chachi from 70s american sitcom Happy Days?
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chrisjm #29 7 months ago

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Are you going to finish those chips or can i have them?
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ZuluHero #30 7 months ago

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Can we go dutch?
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Spong #31 7 months ago

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"What would you ask him?"

I'd ask him who he was and why he was apparently so great that I have to pay to have dinner with him. And then I'd ask for my Ł25 back.
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LOLLERS #32 7 months ago

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Why didn't you make the 'end sequence' of From Dust good or rewarding in any way?
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MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #33 7 months ago

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What would you ask him?

"Voulez-vouz coucher avec moi, ce soir?"

Tout le monde est homosexuel pour Eric Chahi!

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siro #34 7 months ago

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I'm sure there's some freebies to be had, download codes and some swag. If I were in the area at the time, I'd register.
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Videogamer. #35 7 months ago

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Thoughtful comments, everyone.
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rtk79 #36 7 months ago

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In all seriousness, this is one weird initiative. What's the point ? Has From Dust done so badly that Ubisoft or Chahi himself need that dinner money ? Is this a charity donation in disguise (not that there'd be anything wrong with that) ?

Edited by rtk79 at 13/10/11 @ 21:08
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