360 degree gaming suggestion
Any chance we can have a set up like this next year?
And that wouldn't even include the cost of paying the union to set it up.
All of Anthrocon's gaming equipment is provided by volunteers at their own expense. This would have to be no different.
(So, in other words: Not gonna happen.)
Maybe not a 360 degree experience, but I could always lend my 1080p projector out for the games room for maybe a day, but it's my baby so unless I can figure a way out to ensure someone doesn't walk off with it, I may have to pass on that idea.
I know that the 360 degree screen wouldn't be hard to do (just make two hoops and run blackout fabric between the two of them and then suspend it), but yeah I doubt I'd be able to bring something like that on my own down 'cause I drive a sedan; and all you'd need is a peice of hardware (can't remember what it's called) that translates the environment around where you are in the environment so you can see it on multiple monitors (like in that video).
Ah well, either way if I could be assured that my projector would be watched over, then I wouldn't mind volunteering it for the games room, but I don't think everyone there would want the lights off 
While the gamer in me can't help but wonder how awesome DDR or Rockband or one of the tournaments would look projected on the wall, that little planning/nagging voice reminds me that projectors need way more horizontal room than one of our tv setups, we can't mount the thing on the ceiling or wall to get around said horizontal space issue, and I don't think any of the walls in the Butler room were flat...
However, to address your "walking off" issue, we tag every donation with badge numbers, you'd get an inventory receipt and nothing "walked off" last year ^_^ We did have to deal with a bit of controller/disk confusion, but nothing intentional.
That said, I know I'm not the most creative problem-solver in the fandom, so if anyone can come up with a plausible way to use a projector in the gaming room, and can convince Arwen to donate it for the weekend, then I say "Sweet! Bring it on!"
PS. The gaming room does not have to deal with the Union.. one of the perks of being located in the hotel instead of the CC ^_^
If you're willing to shell out the thousands of dollars it'll cost, go for it!