Oh, silly James. Have you not learned by now that you don't challenge chat? Because James was so bold as to challenge chat for donations before the event began, he has spent all shift as today's driver.
Here's some more of what you've missed during today's Dawn Guard...
Day 4 of Dawn Guard Coffee Pong! James gets to figure out how to play coffee pong while driving the bus at the same time.
It's time for the FEUD!
And the feud winners got donuts!
Ken Steacy joined us via telepresence robot!
We check in on the Minecraft server.
And, Liz turns into a bug splat.
Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DB2022 happenings around the web...
- Visit YouTube for the latest video highlights from the Video Strike Team (VST).
- Check out photos from this year at photos.desertbus.org.
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- And, of course, the live stream is always available at desertbus.org and twitch.tv/desertbus.
Earlier today in Dawn Guard, we challenged the community to submit their interpretation of "Coffee Art." Here's the winning submission, from mysterweb:
Congratulations! Here's some additional honorable mentions from the community...
by TeapotMimic
by illuviel (xe/they)
by Jaqspur (they/them)
by Dal (they/them)
by Painted Puffling (she/her)
by Roverandom
So we're here again, ready and waiting for the next silent auctions to end. Are you ready? Have you gotten your bid in yet (if you can or want to)? If not you better get over there fast! These both end at 10am PST!
First are these little cuties! These coasters based on the enemies from Super Mario Bros NES are handmade pieces utilized 3D printed templates to create consistent pixel size, based on the actual sprites from the game. Each one was hand glazed to match the original color, and affixed with a cork backing to protect your surfaces from scratching.
Next is a set of TWO leather hair clips themed after Desert Bus for Hope! They feature creepy doll, spoopifer, and motifs based on the shifts! Measuring just under 5 inches by 2 plus some pretty rainbow dangling fringe bits they'll look majestic as they get blown in the wind.
We want to give a hearty thanks to Team17 for sponsoring us this year! They are an independent games label and creative partner for studios around the world.
Over the past 31 years, Team17 has developed and published some of the most popular and recognisable series in video and mobile games, from the iconic Worms to The Escapists, Overcooked!, Moving Out, Hell Let Loose, Blasphemous and a whole lot more. We are both genre and platform agnostic, we want to excite and entertain with quality games – and with 110+ in our portfolio there is something for everyone.
"We enjoy creating our own successful franchises, but we love working with independent developers, whether they are first timers or seasoned indies (like ourselves!) We support and champion our development partners and their visions throughout the creative process and IP/product incubation, harnessing our publishing expertise to bring their games to the right audiences, while managing lifecycles to maximise long-term support and enjoyment for fans."
Prior to the run start, thanks to all of you lovely people, we got to James' goal of having ice cream for breakfast!! And because Joe is the loveliest of humans, he made everyone ice cream, and he also wanted to share the recipe with all of you!
Dawn Guard Ice Cream Recipe by Joe Trollo
Dawn Guard ice cream recipes
Base ice cream recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 5 egg yolks
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- Add the cream, milk, and pinch of salt to a medium saucepan. Heat, stirring occasionally, until it is steaming and small bubbles are forming around the edge of the pan (approximately 180°F).
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs and granulated sugar until they’re very pale in color and drizzling the mixture forms a ribbon that settles on the surface of the mixture before dissolving.
- Continue to whisk the egg mixture while slowly streaming half of the hot cream mixture into it.
- Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the rest of the cream and return to the stove over medium heat.
- Continuously stir the mixture until it thickens enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla.
- Chill and churn according to your ice cream maker’s instructions.
Variations
Coffee and dark chocolate
- Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of instant coffee granules to the cream mixture in the first step.
- Mix in dark chocolate chips or chunks when the ice cream has finished churning.
Maple bacon
- Add ⅓ cup of maple syrup to the cream mixture in the first step.
- Replace the ½ cup of granulated sugar with ⅓ cup of dark brown sugar.
- Coat both sides of four thick-cut bacon strips with dark brown sugar, and lay them out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes. Cool, then cut into pieces and mix in when the ice cream has finished churning.
Cinnamon toast
- Tear up three slices of sourdough bread (or another bread of your choice). Toast the pieces until they’re deep brown, then add them to a resealable container with the cream and milk. Steep overnight, then strain the cream through cheesecloth into a measuring cup and wring out as much of the cream as you can. Top off with equal amounts of milk and cream until you have 5 cups of liquid, and resume at the start of the base recipe.
- Add 2 tsp of cinnamon to the cream mixture in the first step.
What do you think when you hear coffee art? The fancy latte art that marvels millions on the internet? What about using coffee as paint? Or maybe just the joy of coffee in art form. We accept all forms of what YOU consider art. If you made it, wrote it, or just generally put a lot of work into it, we want to see what you've got!
Please email us at contest@desertbus.org with the subject of Coffee Art, and your time limit is getting it to us by 10:45am PST!! We look forward to seeing what you send our way!
We’d like to take a moment to thank one of our tech sponsors, VDO.Ninja!
It takes a lot of tech to coordinate four teams of entertainers across multiple stream inputs, and we’re grateful to VDO.Ninja for helping us do it! It’s 100% free with no downloads or personal data required, and lets you bring live video directly into OBS or other studio software.
As the bus rolls on, so does the silent auctions! And two new, fantastic ones just started up! These auctions are running until 10am PST.
First up, a pair of leather hair clips, kindly donated by DigitalSeahorse!
Measuring just under 5 inches by 2 plus some pretty rainbow dangling fringe bits they'll look majestic as they get blown in the wind. Ingredients: Love, leather, metal clip fixings, acrylic paint, Eco-Flo Leather Dye, Future Polish, Suede. May contain magic.
Current high bid is $333.69
The second of our two current silent auctions is a set of Super Mario Bros NES Enemy Coasters, donated by Kyle Gratien!
These handmade pieces utilized 3D printed templates to create consistent pixel size, based on the actual sprites from the game. Each one was hand glazed to match the original color, and affixed with a cork backing to protect your surfaces from scratching. This set includes Bullet Bill, Buzzy Beetle, Podoboos, Spiny, Latiku, Cheep Cheep, Goomba, and Koopa Troopa as a shell, because it makes for a much better coaster shape. Most are around 4"x 4", with the Latiku closer to 6" x 4". Whatever your drink of choice is, this set will help you stay hydrated during your next gaming session.
Current high bid is $840.69
Steve Dengler is a geek many geeks want to be. He flies airplanes, speaks Italian and collects game memorabilia. Actually, just about anybody ought to be more like the modest man behind Dracogen Inc. He and a friend started a company straight out of university, and eventually the work paid off. Now he spends his resources beating bureaucracy, co-starring in a web comic, and overall getting good things to happen.
We can all only aspire to the levels of awesomeness and philanthropy exemplified by Dracogen, which is an organizing sponsor of Child’s Play and has provided many of the awesome auction lots we are excited to give away.
Desert Bus for Hope would like to thank Steve and Dracogen for their continued support in the organization of Desert Bus for Hope.