Thanks to the excellent media wranglers handling the expo, I was approved for my Kombo.com press pass for the event! This is awesome since I applied wicked late, and just whiskered my way in.
From past experience, I know that gaming cons are usually packed with people elbow to asshole. Adding to that, anything that Penny-Arcade touches multiplies attendance by Higgs-Boson. If you have cool questions for any panel, and you’re NOT ATTENDING PAX EAST submit them here, I’ll probably remember to ask them. Keep in mind, if I wander by the games area I might blow off every panel and play like, DDR or something.
My plans for the event are as follows:
Thursday:
- ??:?? o’clock ARRIVE, pick up media badge
- Gameshark Dinner
Friday:
- Journalists vs. Developers: The Ultimate Grudge Match
Manticore Theatre
Friday, 2:00pm
- PAX East 2010 Keynote Wil Wheaton (I’m going to try and get in, if I fail, I’ll just go play games)
Main Theatre
Friday, 3:00pm
- <GAMES><INTERVIEWS>
- Friday Night Concerts!
Main Theatre
Friday, 8:30pm
- The Future of PC Gaming Yes, there is one!
Wyvern Theatre
Friday, 10:00pm
- <PARTIES, GAMES>
Saturday:
- Early Media Access on the Show Floor 9:00am
- Greetings from a Dead-Tree Dinosaur Cartoonist v1.1 (FoxTrot’s Bill Amend!)
Manticore Theatre
Saturday, 10:00am
- The Death of Print (this should be good, I watched my own employer die. RIP, CGM)
Manticore Theatre
Saturday, 1:00pm
- A Sophisticated Evening with Rooster Teeth Productions
Main Theatre
Saturday, 3:30pm
- Podcasting (f)or PR (interested in cakepiepods?)
Naga Theatre
Saturday, 5:30pm
- Hal Halpin and Adam Sessler Talking Games
Manticore Theatre
Saturday, 7:00pm
- Saturday Night Concert (if I can get in, otherwise ROCK BAND FREE PLAY @11pm)
Main Theatre
Saturday, 8:30pm
SUNDAY:
- 9:00am PA Media Panel
- 10:00am Three Moves Ahead Brunch
- So You Want to Get into the Game Industry?
Naga Theatre
Sunday, 11:30am
- Penny Arcade Panel #2 (this or XPLAY, both are likely to be full)
Main Theatre
Sunday, 1:00pm
- X-Play LIVE: A Show on Television (this or the PA panel, both are likely to be full)
Manticore Theatre
Sunday, 1:00pm
- Forcing Your Way In & Coming Out On Top: The Game Industry in
Rainbow Color (if I can fit it in–see what I did there?)
Wyvern Theatre
Sunday, 1:30pm
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Game Journalism…
Manticore Theatre
Sunday, 2:30pm
- Closing Ceremony
Main Theatre
Sunday, 5:00pm
March 12th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
The Future of PC Gaming Yes, there is one!
I’d be curious to hear thoughts on how Steam is changing PC gaming–in particular, how much is it opening avenues for smaller game releases? Do developers think that steam will usher in a renaissance of low-budget, low-cost, potentially (key word potentially, lol) high quality games, in the same way that Youtube has opened doors for people making low-cost movies/flash cartoons/etc (though obviously there’s some big differences between Steam and Youtube, but that particular facet of it reminds me a bit of youtube.)
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