Official Website: http://www.gencon.com/
Gen Con is the original, longest-running gaming convention in the world!
With 500+ exhibiting companies from the game industry, award-winning authors and artists, costumed attendees, more than 19,000 events, a Family Fun Pavilion, and the debut of exciting new games, Gen Con truly is The Best Four Days in Gaming™!
Thank you to Gen Con's attendees for making Gen Con 50 the best showyet! You can read more about the historic Gen Con 50 via this post-show press išleidimo data.
Miss the convention? Download a digital version of the Gen Con 50 Program Book and read about theepic action of Gen Con 50!
Tickets: http://www.gencon.com/attend/your_badge.
Gen Con is the original, longest-running gaming convention in the world!
With 500+ exhibiting companies from the game industry, award-winning authors and artists, costumed attendees, more than 19,000 events, a Family Fun Pavilion, and the debut of exciting new games, Gen Con truly is The Best Four Days in Gaming™!
Thank you to Gen Con's attendees for making Gen Con 50 the best showyet! You can read more about the historic Gen Con 50 via this post-show press išleidimo data.
Miss the convention? Download a digital version of the Gen Con 50 Program Book and read about theepic action of Gen Con 50!
Tickets: http://www.gencon.com/attend/your_badge.
Official Website: https://www.animangausa.com/
Animanga is an annual three-day anime convention held during a weekend in the summer. The convention focuses on Japanese popular culture, primarily anime and manga, as well as gaming and other forms of animation. The name is a portmanteau derived from anime, manga, and gaming. The event targets gamers and fans of Japanese entertainment. Animanga 2018 will consist of activities such as competitions, panels, performances, casual gaming, and more!
Tickets: https://www.animangausa.com/register/.
Animanga is an annual three-day anime convention held during a weekend in the summer. The convention focuses on Japanese popular culture, primarily anime and manga, as well as gaming and other forms of animation. The name is a portmanteau derived from anime, manga, and gaming. The event targets gamers and fans of Japanese entertainment. Animanga 2018 will consist of activities such as competitions, panels, performances, casual gaming, and more!
Tickets: https://www.animangausa.com/register/.
Official Website: http://evo.shoryuken.com/
The Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world. Evo brings together the best of the best from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honor the competitive spirit in an open format and determine a champion.
Our tournaments are about more than just winning. Evo is open to anyone, feature stations available for relaxed free play, and offer unique opportunities to meet people from different countries and different walks of life who share your passion. Established champions face off against unknown newcomers, and new rivals that might have only talked or fought online meet up and become old friends.
Tickets: http://evo.shoryuken.com/registration/.
The Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world. Evo brings together the best of the best from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honor the competitive spirit in an open format and determine a champion.
Our tournaments are about more than just winning. Evo is open to anyone, feature stations available for relaxed free play, and offer unique opportunities to meet people from different countries and different walks of life who share your passion. Established champions face off against unknown newcomers, and new rivals that might have only talked or fought online meet up and become old friends.
Tickets: http://evo.shoryuken.com/registration/.
Official Website: https://www.rtxaustin.com/
RTX is the world's greatest celebration of gaming, animation, comedy, and internet culture. With events in London, Sydney, and its flagship convention in Austin, TX, RTX is where amazing entertainment and the best fans in the world meet up for the best weekend of the year.
Tickets: https://www.rtxaustin.com/.
RTX is the world's greatest celebration of gaming, animation, comedy, and internet culture. With events in London, Sydney, and its flagship convention in Austin, TX, RTX is where amazing entertainment and the best fans in the world meet up for the best weekend of the year.
Tickets: https://www.rtxaustin.com/.
Official Website: http://www.quakecon.org/
QuakeCon is an annual celebration of games and the people who play them. Founded in 1996 by a group of friends on IRC, QuakeCon has grown to become one of the most distinguished festivals in gaming, welcoming thousands of gamers from around the globe to participate in the annual four-day event. QuakeCon features North America’s largest BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN Party, tournaments, exhibits, workshops, sneak peeks of Bethesda’s upcoming games, and more. QuakeCon is free and open to the public thanks to the support of id Software, Bethesda Softworks, the QuakeCon volunteer staff, and its event sponsors and exhibitors.
QuakeCon is an annual celebration of games and the people who play them. Founded in 1996 by a group of friends on IRC, QuakeCon has grown to become one of the most distinguished festivals in gaming, welcoming thousands of gamers from around the globe to participate in the annual four-day event. QuakeCon features North America’s largest BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN Party, tournaments, exhibits, workshops, sneak peeks of Bethesda’s upcoming games, and more. QuakeCon is free and open to the public thanks to the support of id Software, Bethesda Softworks, the QuakeCon volunteer staff, and its event sponsors and exhibitors.
GameFest Brisbane 2018 is a social gaming event where a bunch of friendly folks get together for a weekend of tabletop board games, strategy games and role-playing games - some new games will be tried and some old favourites will be re-visited.
Friendsof the organisers are invited, as are previous years attendees, as are their friends and their friends and their friends as are the guys we bumped into in the pub last Tuesday... So, basically the whole Gamer-verse! :-)
So, if you know someone you'd like to invite along or they know someone they'd like to invite and so-on, please let them know the details (once available) and ask them to Register.
Timing: This year's event will run all weekend from Friday night, through Saturday til late that night, and again on Sunday morning til early -afternoon.
What else is scheduled (besides games): There will be a dinner held (either on the premises or somewhere nearby) on Saturday night.
Venue: 'The Russian Club' club is located at 17/19 Trafalgar Street, Woolloongabba [NOT the one on Lotus St].
Friendsof the organisers are invited, as are previous years attendees, as are their friends and their friends and their friends as are the guys we bumped into in the pub last Tuesday... So, basically the whole Gamer-verse! :-)
So, if you know someone you'd like to invite along or they know someone they'd like to invite and so-on, please let them know the details (once available) and ask them to Register.
Timing: This year's event will run all weekend from Friday night, through Saturday til late that night, and again on Sunday morning til early -afternoon.
What else is scheduled (besides games): There will be a dinner held (either on the premises or somewhere nearby) on Saturday night.
Venue: 'The Russian Club' club is located at 17/19 Trafalgar Street, Woolloongabba [NOT the one on Lotus St].
Official Website: http://magwest.org/
MAGWest is a 3-day all-hours festival celebrating the communities of people that video games can bring together, and exploring the creativity that comes with the people who are passionate about video games. Want to find out more? Contact us. Or check out last year's site.
Tickets: https://west2018.uber.magfest.org/uber/preregistration/form.
MAGWest is a 3-day all-hours festival celebrating the communities of people that video games can bring together, and exploring the creativity that comes with the people who are passionate about video games. Want to find out more? Contact us. Or check out last year's site.
Tickets: https://west2018.uber.magfest.org/uber/preregistration/form.
Official Website: https://www.play-nyc.com/
Playcrafting provides developers with the tools required to get their games off the ground. This is done through tailored educational events, dynamic networking opportunities, and classes to help crack the codeto gaming success!
From design and programming to business andbeyond, developers come to us in order to sharpen their skillsets and partner with companies that can help them succeed. Playcrafting grows game developer communities through over 100 industry events, 200 classes, and 50 courses across 5 major cities in the United States each year.
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/2505066.
Playcrafting provides developers with the tools required to get their games off the ground. This is done through tailored educational events, dynamic networking opportunities, and classes to help crack the codeto gaming success!
From design and programming to business andbeyond, developers come to us in order to sharpen their skillsets and partner with companies that can help them succeed. Playcrafting grows game developer communities through over 100 industry events, 200 classes, and 50 courses across 5 major cities in the United States each year.
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/2505066.
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About SIGGRAPH Vancouver
SIGGRAPH 2018 isa five-day immersion into the latest innovations in CG, Animation, VR,Games, Digital Art, Mixed Reality and Emerging Technologies. Experienceresearch, hands-on demos, and fearless acts of collaboration.
Tickets: http://s2018.siggraph.org/attend/i-want-to-register/.
About SIGGRAPH Vancouver
SIGGRAPH 2018 isa five-day immersion into the latest innovations in CG, Animation, VR,Games, Digital Art, Mixed Reality and Emerging Technologies. Experienceresearch, hands-on demos, and fearless acts of collaboration.
Tickets: http://s2018.siggraph.org/attend/i-want-to-register/.
Official Website: http://xlivecon.com/esports/
For 15 years XLIVE has been providing resources and information to the live event and esports industries. The XLIVE Esports Summit is the first senior level forum of its kind that will bring together esports industry stakeholders and traditional professional sports franchises under one roof to discuss the development ofteams, players, organization infrastructure, collegiate-pro ecosystemsand player unions. This event will convene esports team owners/players, venue operators, tournament organizers, broadcasters, sponsors, agencies, legal experts, consultants, product developers, venture capitalists with professional sports teams investing in esports for an intimate event focused on developing a growing ecosystem and community within the esports marketplace.
In 2017, the global esports audience will exceeded 250 million, millennials make up 69% of U.S. esports fans and the market generates $1.1 billion in revenue worldwide, rapidly approaching $1.5 billion by 2020. This is the only conference where you will not only meet the leading organizations and executives at the forefront of the esports industry but have the opportunity to gain insights into how professional sports teams, global brands and professional athletes are playing a significant role in investing and fostering the growth of the esports community worldwide. This executive summit will enable you to make sense of investmentoptions, brand partnerships, talent development, risk factors, scalability, and more.
Tickets: http://xlivecon.com/esports/register-now/.
For 15 years XLIVE has been providing resources and information to the live event and esports industries. The XLIVE Esports Summit is the first senior level forum of its kind that will bring together esports industry stakeholders and traditional professional sports franchises under one roof to discuss the development ofteams, players, organization infrastructure, collegiate-pro ecosystemsand player unions. This event will convene esports team owners/players, venue operators, tournament organizers, broadcasters, sponsors, agencies, legal experts, consultants, product developers, venture capitalists with professional sports teams investing in esports for an intimate event focused on developing a growing ecosystem and community within the esports marketplace.
In 2017, the global esports audience will exceeded 250 million, millennials make up 69% of U.S. esports fans and the market generates $1.1 billion in revenue worldwide, rapidly approaching $1.5 billion by 2020. This is the only conference where you will not only meet the leading organizations and executives at the forefront of the esports industry but have the opportunity to gain insights into how professional sports teams, global brands and professional athletes are playing a significant role in investing and fostering the growth of the esports community worldwide. This executive summit will enable you to make sense of investmentoptions, brand partnerships, talent development, risk factors, scalability, and more.
Tickets: http://xlivecon.com/esports/register-now/.
The IEEE GEM 2018 conference aims to bring together researchers, developers,industry & government partners working on gaming technologies, entertainment, multimedia, Virtual & Augmented reality,IoT,Artificial intelligence & interdisciplinary areas.
GEM encompasses all aspects of gaming and interactive digital media ranging from theoretical advances in algorithmic and mathematical techniques, to new enabling technologies, advanced consumer electronics systems,novel sensing technologies, to socio-economic impacts and unique and original uses and applications of these technologies.
Original research works are invited to be submitted on the above areas. The conference proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore. In addition, there will be opportunities for special sections in several IEEE Journals and technical Magazines including:
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
IEEE Technology in Society Magazine
Selected papers will receive mentoring & advice from members of the GEM organising committee develop their articles for archival publication in relevant IEEE Journals.
Submission deadlines: 28th April 2018
Notification: May 2018
Camera-Ready papers: June 2018
Conference Venue: National Universityof Ireland Galway (NUIG), August 15th-17th.
All relevant information can be found in http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/
Registration: http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/registration/
Call for papers: http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/calls-for-papers/
For queries, contact: dr.peter.corcoran@ieee.org or ieeegem2018@gmail.com
Twitter: @pcor , @ieeegem
GEM encompasses all aspects of gaming and interactive digital media ranging from theoretical advances in algorithmic and mathematical techniques, to new enabling technologies, advanced consumer electronics systems,novel sensing technologies, to socio-economic impacts and unique and original uses and applications of these technologies.
Original research works are invited to be submitted on the above areas. The conference proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore. In addition, there will be opportunities for special sections in several IEEE Journals and technical Magazines including:
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
IEEE Technology in Society Magazine
Selected papers will receive mentoring & advice from members of the GEM organising committee develop their articles for archival publication in relevant IEEE Journals.
Submission deadlines: 28th April 2018
Notification: May 2018
Camera-Ready papers: June 2018
Conference Venue: National Universityof Ireland Galway (NUIG), August 15th-17th.
All relevant information can be found in http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/
Registration: http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/registration/
Call for papers: http://sites.ieee.org/ieeegem/calls-for-papers/
For queries, contact: dr.peter.corcoran@ieee.org or ieeegem2018@gmail.com
Twitter: @pcor , @ieeegem
Official Website: https://www.devcom.global/
devcom is the primary game developers event at gamescom, the world’s largest computer and video games event. devcom is a prestigious, two-day conference focused around game development, game publishing, networking and community building. Industry experts and insiders will share their knowledge in keynote talks, panels and presentations. devcom is also the ideal place to do business, discover what is trending in the games industry and find experienced new employees.
Tickets: https://www.devcom.global/order/.
devcom is the primary game developers event at gamescom, the world’s largest computer and video games event. devcom is a prestigious, two-day conference focused around game development, game publishing, networking and community building. Industry experts and insiders will share their knowledge in keynote talks, panels and presentations. devcom is also the ideal place to do business, discover what is trending in the games industry and find experienced new employees.
Tickets: https://www.devcom.global/order/.
gamescom broke all records in 2017! Around 335,000 gaming fans from all over the globe attended - a record number of visitors! 919 companiesfrom 54 countries presented their latest games, current software and innovative accessories - that is also an unbeatable result to-date!
The figures are impressive confirmation: gamescom is the global number one business and communication platform for the exhibitors - and the place-to-be for all gaming fans when it comes down to experiencing the coming highlights live and meeting up with the entire gaming scene at one location.
And one thing applies for both the exhibitors and visitors alike: Digital entertainment is brought to life here more than at any other place in the world - this is where the heart of gaming beats!
Tickets: http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/gamescom/index-9.php.
The figures are impressive confirmation: gamescom is the global number one business and communication platform for the exhibitors - and the place-to-be for all gaming fans when it comes down to experiencing the coming highlights live and meeting up with the entire gaming scene at one location.
And one thing applies for both the exhibitors and visitors alike: Digital entertainment is brought to life here more than at any other place in the world - this is where the heart of gaming beats!
Tickets: http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/gamescom/index-9.php.
Taipei Game Show, held by Taipei Computer Association (TCA), is the onlygame exhibition, which combines B2B and B2C zone. From 2003, it attracts tons of gamers from all over the world because of the special and amazing content. Taipei Game Show has gone through showcasing in a small center near by Songshan Airport, to a sizable exhibition hall, also, the public visitors increased from 1,000 to 100 thousand. We witness the rise of game industry, experiencing the tough time at begin and the crush of industrial changing. Because of these, we find our own way in such a competitive world, becoming the most important platform in Asian market. TGS is famous for the latest trends, the best gameplay experiences and with high acceptance to foreign games. We create a chance to facilitate the interaction among the gamers, the developers and the world, working on making more sparkles in Taipei Game Show. Not only attract much more people, but firmly believe that the game industry will become the wave of the future.
Join us at Dave & Busters in Silver Spring for a family-friendly evening of games, food, and fun, presented by Cloudy Heaven Games! Guests will have the chance to play and test video games created by a few local game developers, win prizes, talk to developers about how to make video games, and enjoy a delicious buffet!
Guests will also have access to hundreds of games and simulations on Dave & Busters' famous Million Dollar Midway, including chances to win even more prizes in D&B's Winner's Circle. For more information about games and attractions at D&B's, please visit https://www.daveandbusters.com/play-games/.
All guest tickets include:
$15 Power Card, which allows guests to play games on the Million DollarMidway. Different games require different numbers of chips (currency).
Dinner buffet
Access to play games presented by local game developers
The dinner buffet options include:
Build Your Own Nacho Station, including: fresh tortilla chips, spicy ground beef, melted queso, black beans, jalapenos, tomatoes, lettuce, fresh guacamole and sour cream
Four-cheese pizza bites withbasil pesto
Crispy chicken bites served with Chipotle-honey sauce
Classic bar burgers
Unlimited coffee, tea and soda
This D&B's location is within walking distance from the Silver Spring Metro Station on the Red line. For more information about public parking, as well as policies for this location, please visit: https://www.daveandbusters.com/locations/silver-spring
More information on the local game developers and their games is soon to come, socheck back for updates.
Tickets will be e-mailed to you following purchase and must be brought with you the day of the event. Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. No duplication or copying.
All minors must be accompanied by an adult to the event. Please view and be prepared to comply with Dave & Busters house rules regarding conduct and behavior, available for viewing at https://www.daveandbusters.com/house-policies and https://www.daveandbusters.com/locations/silver-spring.
Entry to the reserved event room and access to the buffet, game card, and local games requires a ticket. If you are accompanying a minor to the event, but do not wish to purchase a ticket, you are welcome to enjoy the Dave & Busters bar and other attractions, but you will not have access to the rented event room.
This event is NOT formally presented, endorsed by or affiliated with Dave & Busters. Cloudy Heaven Games is renting the event space, but this is not an official Dave & Busters event.
For more information on Cloudy Heaven Games, please visit:
cloudyheavengames.com
cloudyheavengames.itch.io
@cloudyheavengms on Twitter
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2uMnzSs.
Guests will also have access to hundreds of games and simulations on Dave & Busters' famous Million Dollar Midway, including chances to win even more prizes in D&B's Winner's Circle. For more information about games and attractions at D&B's, please visit https://www.daveandbusters.com/play-games/.
All guest tickets include:
$15 Power Card, which allows guests to play games on the Million DollarMidway. Different games require different numbers of chips (currency).
Dinner buffet
Access to play games presented by local game developers
The dinner buffet options include:
Build Your Own Nacho Station, including: fresh tortilla chips, spicy ground beef, melted queso, black beans, jalapenos, tomatoes, lettuce, fresh guacamole and sour cream
Four-cheese pizza bites withbasil pesto
Crispy chicken bites served with Chipotle-honey sauce
Classic bar burgers
Unlimited coffee, tea and soda
This D&B's location is within walking distance from the Silver Spring Metro Station on the Red line. For more information about public parking, as well as policies for this location, please visit: https://www.daveandbusters.com/locations/silver-spring
More information on the local game developers and their games is soon to come, socheck back for updates.
Tickets will be e-mailed to you following purchase and must be brought with you the day of the event. Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. No duplication or copying.
All minors must be accompanied by an adult to the event. Please view and be prepared to comply with Dave & Busters house rules regarding conduct and behavior, available for viewing at https://www.daveandbusters.com/house-policies and https://www.daveandbusters.com/locations/silver-spring.
Entry to the reserved event room and access to the buffet, game card, and local games requires a ticket. If you are accompanying a minor to the event, but do not wish to purchase a ticket, you are welcome to enjoy the Dave & Busters bar and other attractions, but you will not have access to the rented event room.
This event is NOT formally presented, endorsed by or affiliated with Dave & Busters. Cloudy Heaven Games is renting the event space, but this is not an official Dave & Busters event.
For more information on Cloudy Heaven Games, please visit:
cloudyheavengames.com
cloudyheavengames.itch.io
@cloudyheavengms on Twitter
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2uMnzSs.
Official Website: https://devgamm.com/seattle2018/
DevGAMM is the most productive game industry event, and it is coming to Seattle again! DevGAMM Summit will be held on August 29, 2018, in The Triple Door dinner theatre. Expect VIP, 100-200 attendees, great content, time for networking, coffee-breaks, lunch and evening Mingle.
Tickets: https://devgamm.com/seattle2018/.
DevGAMM is the most productive game industry event, and it is coming to Seattle again! DevGAMM Summit will be held on August 29, 2018, in The Triple Door dinner theatre. Expect VIP, 100-200 attendees, great content, time for networking, coffee-breaks, lunch and evening Mingle.
Tickets: https://devgamm.com/seattle2018/.
Official Website: https://dreamhack.com/masters/stockholm
DreamHack is a meeting place for gamers, and the primary content is always centred around the massive LAN party. Gamers are able to bring their own gaming rigs along their friends to set up for gaming nonstop for 3 days. Alongside this visitors will be able to check out world class esport tournaments happening overthe weekend, as well as a huge variety of other activities including checking out the DreamExpo, Cosplay, picking up some DreamHack merchandise and organising among community whatever else they may want to do!
Tickets: https://dreamhack.com/masters/stockholm.
DreamHack is a meeting place for gamers, and the primary content is always centred around the massive LAN party. Gamers are able to bring their own gaming rigs along their friends to set up for gaming nonstop for 3 days. Alongside this visitors will be able to check out world class esport tournaments happening overthe weekend, as well as a huge variety of other activities including checking out the DreamExpo, Cosplay, picking up some DreamHack merchandise and organising among community whatever else they may want to do!
Tickets: https://dreamhack.com/masters/stockholm.
Dragon Con – The Origin Story
There was a time, before Dragon Con, when every convention focused on its one genre.Gaming conventions were for gamers, literature shows were for readers, and comic book shows were retail events. The established conventions were successful, and the organizers stuck to their formulas.
But most fans had multiple interests. It was certainly true for Dragon Con’s founders. They were all science fiction fans, but some of them also enjoyed gaming while others liked comic books. They could go to any convention and have a good time, but only for so long before boredom set in.
And that gave them an idea: Combine fandoms and genres into a single conventionfor fans who, like them, were interested in different things. In the early going, that meant bringing a science fiction convention and gaming convention together in the same hotel. While it doesn’t seem so radical today, it was audacious for its time and, eventually, it upended the staid convention scene.
Chipping in $300 each, Pat Henry, David Cody,John Bunnell and Robert Dennis rounded out with a few of their friends planned the first Dragon Con for the fall of 1987. With no track record to lean on, they nevertheless managed to attract top name guests. Some 1,200fans turned out to meet science fiction luminaries Michael Moorcock and Robert Asprin and gaming royalty Richard Garriott and Gary Gygax. Moorcock and his longtime friend Eric Bloom, lead singer for Blue Oyster Cult, jammed on stage. The Atlanta Radio Theater broadcast a live performance of H.P. Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulhu from the con. In almost every respect, the show was a smash.
And so it was for the next two years. The mix of gaming, science fiction and rock ‘n’ roll kept fans coming back. By 1989, helped by the addition of fantasy literature and Guest of Honor Anne McCaffery, Dragon Con’s attendance reached 2,400; double that of the first show.
The next year, 1990, would be something of a breakout year. Dragon Con had been selected to host Origins Game Fair ’90, one of the largest gaming shows in the country. Back then, Origins moved from city to city but had never been held in Atlanta. Dragon Con ’90 was also theyear they opened Atlanta Comics Expo, or ACE, bringing an entirely new aspect to the convention.
Expecting a much larger attendance, pushed up by Origins, the comics expo, and an unbelievable line up of guests headlined by novelist Tom Clancy and comic artist Todd McFarlane, Dragon Con moved to the Atlanta Hilton and Towers, which would become Dragon Con’s home for the next seven years. In fact, attendance doubled again, to 4,800 people.
Dragon Con was on a roll. Attendance was growing, and the ambition of becoming the convention that offered something for everyone was coming together.
Tickets: http://www.dragoncon.org/.
There was a time, before Dragon Con, when every convention focused on its one genre.Gaming conventions were for gamers, literature shows were for readers, and comic book shows were retail events. The established conventions were successful, and the organizers stuck to their formulas.
But most fans had multiple interests. It was certainly true for Dragon Con’s founders. They were all science fiction fans, but some of them also enjoyed gaming while others liked comic books. They could go to any convention and have a good time, but only for so long before boredom set in.
And that gave them an idea: Combine fandoms and genres into a single conventionfor fans who, like them, were interested in different things. In the early going, that meant bringing a science fiction convention and gaming convention together in the same hotel. While it doesn’t seem so radical today, it was audacious for its time and, eventually, it upended the staid convention scene.
Chipping in $300 each, Pat Henry, David Cody,John Bunnell and Robert Dennis rounded out with a few of their friends planned the first Dragon Con for the fall of 1987. With no track record to lean on, they nevertheless managed to attract top name guests. Some 1,200fans turned out to meet science fiction luminaries Michael Moorcock and Robert Asprin and gaming royalty Richard Garriott and Gary Gygax. Moorcock and his longtime friend Eric Bloom, lead singer for Blue Oyster Cult, jammed on stage. The Atlanta Radio Theater broadcast a live performance of H.P. Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulhu from the con. In almost every respect, the show was a smash.
And so it was for the next two years. The mix of gaming, science fiction and rock ‘n’ roll kept fans coming back. By 1989, helped by the addition of fantasy literature and Guest of Honor Anne McCaffery, Dragon Con’s attendance reached 2,400; double that of the first show.
The next year, 1990, would be something of a breakout year. Dragon Con had been selected to host Origins Game Fair ’90, one of the largest gaming shows in the country. Back then, Origins moved from city to city but had never been held in Atlanta. Dragon Con ’90 was also theyear they opened Atlanta Comics Expo, or ACE, bringing an entirely new aspect to the convention.
Expecting a much larger attendance, pushed up by Origins, the comics expo, and an unbelievable line up of guests headlined by novelist Tom Clancy and comic artist Todd McFarlane, Dragon Con moved to the Atlanta Hilton and Towers, which would become Dragon Con’s home for the next seven years. In fact, attendance doubled again, to 4,800 people.
Dragon Con was on a roll. Attendance was growing, and the ambition of becoming the convention that offered something for everyone was coming together.
Tickets: http://www.dragoncon.org/.
Official Website: https://crunchyrollexpo.com/
Crunchyroll, the largest anime streaming company in the world, is launching a convention! Crunchyroll Expo brings anime fans together for three days of exhibits, screenings, panels, andguest appearances by some of the biggest personalities in the US and Japan. Crunchyroll Expo is a showcase of the best of what Japanese animation and pop culture has to offer – as well as unique elements, events, and experiences never seen before at an anime con. Join us for a celebration of anime, manga, games, guests, cosplay, and so much more!
Tickets: https://crunchyrollexpo.com/buy-tickets/.
Crunchyroll, the largest anime streaming company in the world, is launching a convention! Crunchyroll Expo brings anime fans together for three days of exhibits, screenings, panels, andguest appearances by some of the biggest personalities in the US and Japan. Crunchyroll Expo is a showcase of the best of what Japanese animation and pop culture has to offer – as well as unique elements, events, and experiences never seen before at an anime con. Join us for a celebration of anime, manga, games, guests, cosplay, and so much more!
Tickets: https://crunchyrollexpo.com/buy-tickets/.
Official Website: http://west.paxsite.com/
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About PAX West Event:
In 2004, the folks at Penny Arcadedecided they wanted a show exclusively for gaming. Sure, comics, anime, and other nerd hobbies were cool, and those activities all had their own shows… so what about games? From that idea spawned a small 4,500 personevent in Bellevue, Washington, focused on the culture and community that is gaming.
Since then, the show hasn’t looked back. Doubling insize each year until venue capacities were reached, in 2010 the show expanded into Boston for PAX East, drawing tens of thousands of attendees inthe inaugural year. The shows in Seattle and Boston represent the two largest gaming events in North America.
Tickets: http://prime.paxsite.com/.
Exclusive offers on nearby event hotels:
About PAX West Event:
In 2004, the folks at Penny Arcadedecided they wanted a show exclusively for gaming. Sure, comics, anime, and other nerd hobbies were cool, and those activities all had their own shows… so what about games? From that idea spawned a small 4,500 personevent in Bellevue, Washington, focused on the culture and community that is gaming.
Since then, the show hasn’t looked back. Doubling insize each year until venue capacities were reached, in 2010 the show expanded into Boston for PAX East, drawing tens of thousands of attendees inthe inaugural year. The shows in Seattle and Boston represent the two largest gaming events in North America.
Tickets: http://prime.paxsite.com/.
Official Website: http://www.strategicon.net/
Our conventions offer the chance to play, watch and buy a variety of board games, card games, miniatures, roleplaying, collectables, and computer games.
Convention opens on Fridayat noon and runs continuously until Monday at 6 p.m.
Tickets: http://www.strategicon.net/?registration/.
Our conventions offer the chance to play, watch and buy a variety of board games, card games, miniatures, roleplaying, collectables, and computer games.
Convention opens on Fridayat noon and runs continuously until Monday at 6 p.m.
Tickets: http://www.strategicon.net/?registration/.