Geek party on campus

Published August 23, 2012
A selfmade technical face is shown by a man at at the event.
A selfmade technical face is shown by a man at at the event.
A so-called plasma vortex is seen at the event.
A so-called plasma vortex is seen at the event.
A brain-designed computer is seen at the event.
A brain-designed computer is seen at the event.
A computer and a robot are seen at the Campus Party Europe electronic entertainment event in Berlin.
A computer and a robot are seen at the Campus Party Europe electronic entertainment event in Berlin.
Young people work on their computers as they take part in the event.
Young people work on their computers as they take part in the event.
Jochen Enderlein alias Horatius Steam takes part in the event.
Jochen Enderlein alias Horatius Steam takes part in the event.
Inventor Sven Moeller works on his self-constructed computer.
Inventor Sven Moeller works on his self-constructed computer.
Young men sit with their laptops at the event in a hangar on the premises of the former airport Tempelhof  in Berlin.
Young men sit with their laptops at the event in a hangar on the premises of the former airport Tempelhof in Berlin.

The weeklong 'Campus Party Europe', a 24-hours-a-day technology festival for thousands of “campuseros” - hackers, developers, gamers and geeks is running until August 26, 2012. Equipped with computers and other toys, participants camp on-site and immerse themselves in their technical environment. - Photos by AFP.

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