E3 Expo 2013 Who's-ah go'n?
RP
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E3 is just two months away.
There should be some awesome things going down this year!
Any folks here planning on going? If so, we should get some peeps to meet up there.
There was a Gordon Bierch above the south hall entrance years ago, but I think they pulled the bars/pubs out of the convention center, but there is plenty of places nearby that cater to anyone that would like to meet up and have a cup 'o grog. Lots of great places to eat. Little Tokyo has undergone a resurgence in recent years. There is a lot of great restaurants there as well as a traditional video game arcade (with import cabinets). How cool is that?
If you plan on going or will be in the LA area during that time, hit up this thread.
Exhibit Floor Hours
Tuesday, June 11
12:00PM – 6:00PM
Wednesday, June 12
10:00AM – 6:00PM
Thursday, June 13
10:00AM – 5:00PM
There should be some awesome things going down this year!
Any folks here planning on going? If so, we should get some peeps to meet up there.
There was a Gordon Bierch above the south hall entrance years ago, but I think they pulled the bars/pubs out of the convention center, but there is plenty of places nearby that cater to anyone that would like to meet up and have a cup 'o grog. Lots of great places to eat. Little Tokyo has undergone a resurgence in recent years. There is a lot of great restaurants there as well as a traditional video game arcade (with import cabinets). How cool is that?
If you plan on going or will be in the LA area during that time, hit up this thread.
Exhibit Floor Hours
Tuesday, June 11
12:00PM – 6:00PM
Wednesday, June 12
10:00AM – 6:00PM
Thursday, June 13
10:00AM – 5:00PM
Comments
let's see if we can get a crew of folks to do this!
http://www.e3expo.com/
Go to the registration section and see if you meet any of the criteria. The ESA has gotten a lot more strict on eligibility. A few years back 2006 I think, it was nuts. Gamestop employees and blogers from all over the US/world flodded the place. This was when E3 crashed and it went through a restructure, ultimatley leaving E3 (media and business summit) scattered all over hotles, studios, warehouses and aiports all over LA. After they brought the Expo back to the convention center In 2009, it was only 25% of the gamefan crazed crowd (thank goodness). Sadly, E3 is not how it used to be before, the developer workshops have all gone way of GDC. E3 is now more geared to showcasing to media outlets than being a pratical industy trade show (basically what CES still is and parts of GDC), but there is still lots of cool things, tech and people to meet and discover. The big bonus being you are surrounded in games, almost like you can eat and breath it (ouch..ow)
Believe it or not there are plenty of in-industry folks that use GameSalad. It is just one of the tools I use for creation.
One month! One freak'n month!
See above for details.
To any folks new to the thread, see up top.
Alright. 2 weeks to go. I'm probably going to go two of the days durring the cofference (it's not as crazy these days you can see eveyting in less time).
If you have plans going to E3 and you wanna meet up, see lotsa games, talk GS, have a brew or hit Little Tokyo for sushi or Shabu Shabu, let me know.
Badge pick up at the convention center. Going to go prowl around and see the pre-show decor. Just a few more days! Indiecade will have a showcase of games for the Oculus Rift at E3. I'm looking forward to checking that out.
Having trouble with your game? Sounds like a personal problem.
Last call for meet ups at the convention center.
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More pics time. For starters...Mechs are always cool.