Happy Mother’s Day! This weekend was filled with three days of laser tag that ended with a game played with my teammate for life, my mom! Friday night there was a massive group fundraiser (a three-wristband kind of night) for a local school group and it took me all of about three seconds to meet the organizer and recognize that she is Alex’s mom based on nothing but the family resemblance. So in a way it was a weekend for moms from the get go! Saturday I had to hightail it fr

In the world of laser tag, when you reference “The Creator” you are likely talking about George Carter III, the creator of Photon. However, this man has a long history of being an industry innovator, an inventor and a creator of so much more beyond laser tag. George has just recently launched a brand new version of his website showcasing his many amusement innovations from more than 50 years. It is well worth a look and you can check it out at www.carterinventions.com. On thi

It’s Museum Collection Monday and May the 4th Be With You! Not only did Star Wars inspire this pun that we’ll be hearing all day, but George Carter III was inspired when he saw the movie and that is where the idea for Photon, the first laser tag, originally began! He commissioned this piece of concept art to show potential investors how this idea might actually look when translated into a real life game. For more laser tag history visit LaserTagMuseum.com. Comments or Questio

It was another bright and early fundraiser morning at The Fun Warehouse, this time in support of Baldwinsville Pop Warner. These players came out in force to show their enthusiasm on a different kind of field! I chatted a bit with Coach Aldo about their group and what prompted this fundraiser event. As it turns out, their fundraising coordinator, Tiffany, experienced another fundraiser here for a youth hockey group and was impressed, so she set up this event to support the Po

My guests on this week’s episode of Laser Unfocused Tag Talk are the father-son tag team of Joe and Evan Scott who discuss bonding over their favorite game. ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xzXT3aqGa2edIlXpcaJBS ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laser-unfocused-tag-talk-with-tivia/id1632442213 ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/17nGDRAl31E?si=-AG5S8vp_SAe_e5h Comments or Questions? Contact: Tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com Websites: www.tiviachic

It’s Museum Collection Monday and this week we get a look at the prototype for the QCore phaser shell. For more laser tag history visit LaserTagMuseum.com. Comments or Questions? Contact: Tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com Websites: www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com and www.photonforever.com and http://www.lasertagmuseum.com

I arrived at The Fun Warehouse bright and early in the morning for the second Saturday in a row, ready to be a participant in a laser tag FUNdraising event for a local youth organization. I was immediately greeted by an enthusiastic woman who was part of the Syracuse Rebels Youth Football and Cheer group who thanked me for being there as she directed me to the counter. At 9:00 am there were already lots of families on site, ready to play laser tag with a nice percentage of th

Technically still Monday (even though I’m posting late), so let’s make it Museum Collection Monday with a look at Q-Tag. This was a Q-Zar product that was kid-sized with a sash and a smaller-sized phaser designed for players under 12 years old. For more laser tag history visit LaserTagMuseum.com . Comments or Questions? Contact: Tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com Websites: www.tiviachickloveslasertag.com and www.photonforever.com and http://www.lasertagmuseum.com

Today is END ALZ Day and we want to help advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Tag 4 A Cause is back and we will be fundraising online and hosting an upcoming Tag 4 A Cause laser tag event during the 2026 Laserforce Internationals for “Do What You Love to End ALZ” in support of the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter! We invite you to make a donation in support of the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter usi

This week on Laser Unfocused Tag Talk, on the heels of playing my 700th laser tag arena at Recoil Trampoline Park, we now talk with owner Trent Coggins about what went into building this independent FEC. ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xzXT3aqGa2edIlXpcaJBS ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laser-unfocused-tag-talk-with-tivia/id1632442213 ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/e-bioxTobt4?si=oqEWfAPnUvvQOK8p Comments or Questions? Contact: Tivia@tivia