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Internet experiments

Things people took part in.

Ideas that only work if other people join in. Each one is written up the same way: the idea, what happened, my role, and what came of it.

Daniel Park Cup

2026

Idea

Find the other Daniel Parks and make them compete.

What happened

Riot Games backed a League of Legends tournament with one entry requirement, which was being named Daniel Park. I had never played League before, which turned out not to be a barrier to running the tournament, only to winning it.

It ran as a series across the spring and finished on 13 April with an arm wrestle, live on Twitch and YouTube. There was a real possibility of being stripped of my name.

My role

Concept, community, sponsorship, production, and distribution.

Result

It started as a joke about how many of us there are. It ended with a games company funding a tournament for people who share a name, and a few thousand strangers watching two of us arm wrestle to settle it.

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Creator Cafe

2024 to present

Idea

Bridge the gap between creation and community.

What happened

A Toronto community for people who make things, co-founded with Eric D'Amico, who also shot the volcano film.

My role

Co-founder.

Result

Still running. Most of what I know about who is making what in this city came out of it.

Eight friends crowded together on a balcony at night under string lights, Daniel second from left holding a camera