[game_edu] Gaming Conventions

[Monjoni Osso]

You may also want to look at tabletop conventions, such as Origins, GenCon,
and the like.  I'm unaware of any that occur in your timeframe, but large
tabletop conventions will usually have a video game element of some sort.
In addition, anime conventions also host video game events, notably
tournaments for fighting games such as Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike.  Given
your time limitation, I think you'll have to attend these sorts of
conventions to get a good look at your subject matter.

Strictly video gamer conventions occur much more in the summertime and are
thus outside your timeframe.  In fact, most gaming conventions occur then,
usually around the end of May/beginning of June you'll see a whole spate of
conventions.  Early in the year tends to be more of a dead time for
conventions, but May-September is really quite good.

I would also highly recommend trying to find arcades with tournaments.  The
true niche, the hardest of the hardcore, can be found with startling
regularity at those places.

If you need more help, I've been going to gaming conventions with some
regularity for the past five years and I can offer more information if you
need it.

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Jordan Lynn <jordanl at uga.edu> wrote:


> Hello all,

> I'm writing my Master's Thesis on the interaction between gamers and the

> videogames they play; as such, I need to attend a gaming convention, massive

> LAN party, or the like to interview experienced gamers. Unfortunately, the

> convention I had planned to attend (Digital Overload) conflicts with other

> scheduled events. I would like to ask if anyone on this list knows of any

> other large-scale, videogame-related events, preferably on the East Coast

> but not required, occurring between now and the end of March.

> Thank you for your time,

> -Jordan Lynn

> Master's Student

> Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

> University of Georgia

>

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