Carolo Game Show 2016

Another community event

05/03/2016

📅 Dates : March 5–6, 2016
🎮 Platform : Trials Fusion on Xbox One

Context

For its second (but first truly large-scale) edition, the Carolo Game Show, a pop culture and gaming convention in northeastern France, invited the Trials.fr community to run an official Trials Fusion booth.

Over 1,000 attendees visited across the two days, and the Trials stand stayed constantly active, drawing gamers of all ages.

Summary

The booth was managed entirely by volunteer members of Trials.fr, and offered:

  • Playable Trials Fusion demo stations

  • Time trial challenges

  • A 4-player local tournament

  • A track editor workshop

  • Showcases of community-made tracks (from Bloddae, Kronenb, Chaaampy, Gunners…)

Despite no official hardware support from Ubisoft, the team brought all the required gear themselves, ensuring full autonomy.

Activities

  • Live demonstrations of user-generated tracks

  • Time attack races on both classic and custom tracks

  • Public tournament with small prizes

  • Intro to the track editor for newcomers

  • Distribution of flyers, business cards, posters

Prizes

  • Custom Trials goodies (stickers, shirts)

  • Trials game copies donated by Ubisoft

  • Printed certificates for tournament winners

  • Promotional cards for Trials.fr

Atmosphere & Feedback

  • Visitors also enjoyed cosplay, music acts (notably a Smash Hit Combo metal concert), and panels from guests like Globtopus and Antistar

  • The booth was often so crowded it ran in self-managed mode

  • Overall, a warm and vibrant event, with many meaningful encounters and positive feedback

  • « My feet are still sore, but the energy was amazing. Can’t wait to do this again next year! »