It was funny! I don't know if I was being too aggressive or not aggressive enough but they seemed a little baffled at what to say to me. Maybe it's one of those things where people need to take 'receiving compliments 101'.
And yeah, with the consumerism. I was prepared for some of it, but I wasn't prepared for how overwhelming it would be, especially for places that could shell out money and keep shelling out money to make their booths really swanky. There were people willing to wait hours to demo a game! There were people who brought in plants to make their booth vaguely jungle-themed! Some people brought in carpeting!
There was a lot of fan energy at the con, of course. Lots of cosplayers. Goofy things like the Pokemon League (that I am angry I didn't participate in, booo). Silly tournaments for games like Spaceteam. Panels to talk about pretty much anything and everything. But it felt a little weird to be in the presence of so much corporate marketing right in your face all the time.
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And yeah, with the consumerism. I was prepared for some of it, but I wasn't prepared for how overwhelming it would be, especially for places that could shell out money and keep shelling out money to make their booths really swanky. There were people willing to wait hours to demo a game! There were people who brought in plants to make their booth vaguely jungle-themed! Some people brought in carpeting!
There was a lot of fan energy at the con, of course. Lots of cosplayers. Goofy things like the Pokemon League (that I am angry I didn't participate in, booo). Silly tournaments for games like Spaceteam. Panels to talk about pretty much anything and everything. But it felt a little weird to be in the presence of so much corporate marketing right in your face all the time.