Me at E3
In case you were wondering what the geek Mecca E3 is like, I’ll do what I can to paint the picture for you. The LA Convention Center felt a little like an airport, but without the promise of actually going anywhere. The wide corridors between the exhibitor halls were filled with slow-moving, pale, and greasy guys (I can’t deny being greasy, but I hate mall-walking speed). Naturally there were a few Jedi mixed in with them, and I assume they were there to keep the peace and protect the Batmobile from Jawas.
Not my photo.
Inside the exhibitor halls, I found the scene less interesting then I thought it would be. I assumed there would be eye-catching and over-the-top displays showing off all the upcoming games and consoles. The exhibitors tried, but I wanted grander displays - less trade show and more amusement park. There were only two exhibits that I thought lived up to the spectacle I was expecting. EA Sports had a huge 360 degree screen above its space, and everyone that walked in couldn't resist staring up for a few minutes.
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Also not my photo.
The other was Rockstar Games. They had an large space fenced off and blockaded with a bunch of tour busses. It just looked cool. A friend told me people could only go in by appointment.
"Really?" I said, "You mean people are actually doing work here?"
I can't imagine that the work was anything other then PR for these companies. Almost every exhibitor had banks of kiosks where anyone could preview and play upcoming video games, but they would also have special closed-off areas with tables, chairs, couches, and whatever for meetings.
As for the big unveilings, the new X-box was accessible, but I didn't have the patience for the huge lines to see the new Nintendo and PlayStation consoles. If you want more info about any of the new consoles, try google and leave me alone.
None of this was really that interesting to me, except... if your eyes could pierce through the hordes of techno-tourists without being too distracted by the sheer quantity of shiny acne, the first things you’d notice are the girls. I’m not talking about the one or two girls actually there to look around, but the models.
Definitely not my photo.
The exhibitors at E3 must have accomplished the impressive task of draining LA of porn-star wannabes. The girls were by far the biggest attraction, and they were treated like celebrities by the guys there. Whether on stage or working the floor, cameras flashed constantly around these barely-costumed fleshbots. Beaming gamers swarmed to pose close to them - closer then they'll ever be allowed to stand next to girls like that again. You could just feel the fatigue behind the models' agonized smiles.
A lot of the guys didn't even get their pictures taken with the girls, they just stood back and shot off snapshots of the posing girls like unnerving Hitchcock characters. I hate to think about the damage that was done to area hotels that night as those guys "reviewed" the day's images.
Anyway, after that morning at E3, the TV show I worked for had a wrap party, so I was able to dim the memories with gimlets on the roof of the downtown Standard.
Not my photo.
Inside the exhibitor halls, I found the scene less interesting then I thought it would be. I assumed there would be eye-catching and over-the-top displays showing off all the upcoming games and consoles. The exhibitors tried, but I wanted grander displays - less trade show and more amusement park. There were only two exhibits that I thought lived up to the spectacle I was expecting. EA Sports had a huge 360 degree screen above its space, and everyone that walked in couldn't resist staring up for a few minutes.
Also not my photo.
The other was Rockstar Games. They had an large space fenced off and blockaded with a bunch of tour busses. It just looked cool. A friend told me people could only go in by appointment.
"Really?" I said, "You mean people are actually doing work here?"
I can't imagine that the work was anything other then PR for these companies. Almost every exhibitor had banks of kiosks where anyone could preview and play upcoming video games, but they would also have special closed-off areas with tables, chairs, couches, and whatever for meetings.
As for the big unveilings, the new X-box was accessible, but I didn't have the patience for the huge lines to see the new Nintendo and PlayStation consoles. If you want more info about any of the new consoles, try google and leave me alone.
None of this was really that interesting to me, except... if your eyes could pierce through the hordes of techno-tourists without being too distracted by the sheer quantity of shiny acne, the first things you’d notice are the girls. I’m not talking about the one or two girls actually there to look around, but the models.
Definitely not my photo.
The exhibitors at E3 must have accomplished the impressive task of draining LA of porn-star wannabes. The girls were by far the biggest attraction, and they were treated like celebrities by the guys there. Whether on stage or working the floor, cameras flashed constantly around these barely-costumed fleshbots. Beaming gamers swarmed to pose close to them - closer then they'll ever be allowed to stand next to girls like that again. You could just feel the fatigue behind the models' agonized smiles.
A lot of the guys didn't even get their pictures taken with the girls, they just stood back and shot off snapshots of the posing girls like unnerving Hitchcock characters. I hate to think about the damage that was done to area hotels that night as those guys "reviewed" the day's images.
Anyway, after that morning at E3, the TV show I worked for had a wrap party, so I was able to dim the memories with gimlets on the roof of the downtown Standard.
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