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GeekNights 20100715 - ConnectiCon 2010
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about ConnectiCon 2010, where we happened to be the heads of Panels and Workshops. In the news, Otakon has (thankfully) banned the dreaded vuvuzela, and Old Spice is doing a good job of promoting Isaiah Mustafa. Also, sadly, we announce that we will not in fact be performing any of our panels at Otakon this year due to scheduling issues.
- Rym's Thing - Broiler Map
- Scott's Thing - A PETITION From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, etc...
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Expanded Show Notes:
Geeknights 20100715 - ConnectiCon 2010
Expanded Show Notes - Show Run Time: 01:18:53
Time | Notes
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00:00:00 | Intro
00:00:25 | Opening Chit-Chat
| - We're back from ConnectiCon and Rym has his voice totally back
| - Rym & Scott were heads of panels for ConnectiCon
| - WTF is Crab People?
| - DVD commentary tangent
| - Scott doesn't dig Joss Whedon's work
| = Scott is a healthy person... right?
| - Too many cons = wrecked health
| - Scott's adventures at the dentist and the doctor
00:11:38 | News
| = Otacon has banned the vuvuzela
| - Scott questions the ban, based on the music room area of the con
| - Rym posits that if you can play more than one note on it, they should let the instrument in
| - Practicality wins when it comes to banning the annoyances
| - Vocal minority is riled up about it
| - Discussion of banning the hug signs
00:16:58 | = Old Spice ads and Isaiah Mustafa
| - Is this really going to sell more Old Spice products?
| - Old Spice smell is old and busted - it needs new smells
| - Do ad campaigns really work on internet-savvy people?
| - Discussion of the actual sell-through rate of products
00:22:09 | Things of the Day
| - Rym considers his problem solving abilities in relation to cooking
| = Rym - How to make a Broiler/Oven Map
| = Scott - A PETITION From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, etc...
| - Old technology wants sanctions against new technology?
| - Don't make laws against the reality of the world for the benefit of business
00:26:25 | Meta Moment
| = Otakon 2010, 7/30-8/1
| - Geeknights will not be in attendance due to scheduling conflicts
| - Otakon failed in their lack of releasing the schedule
| - Transport is difficult now that Geeknights has relocated to NYC
| - Otakon is still not mailing the badges
| - Otakon does not give Geeknights the treatment it deserves
| = PAX Prime 2010, 9/3-9/5 - Labor Day Weekend
| - Geeknights will be doing at least two panels
| - Egregiously Unrealized Potential
| - Game Mechanics and Mechanism Design
| = NYAF/NYCC 2010, 10/8-10/10
| - Geeknights will be doing panels on Friday and Saturday
| = Ghibli movie based on Earthsea will be released soon
| = Book Club: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
00:33:00 | Main Topic
| = ConnectiCon!
| - Fan Perspective first, then Meta
| - Response to the con: "Holy shit, that con looks awesome!"
| - With most cons it is almost impossible to see every panel...
| - ...Scrym got a chance to sample most of them...
| - ...and the majority of them were full of WIN
| - The con itself is an "everything con" - anything geeky goes
| - Workshop building rooms - discussion of the sessions
| - Discussion of non-Victorian steampunk
| - Many of the session rooms were packed to capacity
| - Discussion of fire marshals
| - Not every panel was perfect, but the majority were excellent
| - Roundtable-style panels were a big hit
| - Con went off without a hitch
| - Reg line was ok, but they should still mail the badges
| - Areas of the con discussion
| - Video Games
| - Artist's Colony
| - Tabletop Gaming (is better than many straight-up tabletop game cons)
| - Role-Play Gaming
| - Discussion of Luke Crane and his posse
| - Hartford Convention Center is slowly getting filled by the entire con
| - Hartford Convention Center Meta
| - Ballroom (for the dance)
| - Showing rooms & All-night gaming rooms
| - Concession prices were reasonable
| - Stay away from the at-con food at most cons, but ConnectiCon was ok
| - Meta-discusson of technology at the con
| - Don't do your presentation on a Mac laptop if you can't remember to bring your video adapter
| - Main Events is super well put together
| - Late-night panels were still well-attended
| - The con was a lot of fun
| - Discussion of bringing Daryl Surat in for future cons
| - Discussion of the super-professional panelists
| - Discussion of the people who handled panels impromptu-style
| - Story Time - 2002 Ohayocon - Anime Club Summit - Rym and Scott ran the panel impromptu-style
| - Discussion of the genesis of Geeknights
| - Saturday of ConnectiCon - Oversleeping the Good Morning ConnectiCon panel
| - Discussion of the Hentai Worth Watching panel
| - Discussion of the What? Why? Hentai! panel
| - Dealer's Room - Scott scoreed a Krauser Revoltech and Roll Through the Ages
| - Shout-outs!
| - Art the Hypnotist at Good Morning ConnectiCon
| - Discussion of some of the panels
| - Negatives of ConnectiCon:
| - Publications
| - Parking is expensive
| - Hartford sucks for food
| - Line for the badges
| - Prizes for playing the boardgames needs adjusted
| - Bag Check for entry to Dealer's Room was useless and there were shoplifting problems
| - Final note: Racist Dude in the Barbershop and the awesome cops in the hotel at the con
| - Already generating a list of people for callbacks next year
| - Meta on the Geeknights panels at the con
01:17:54 | Outro
And he needs that shit, man.
Also, people do do steampunk plus something else. I see it mostly with Chinese or Japanese attire.
Even if I do want to tell Tim Buckley, at length, that he should stop existing.
One thing that definitely needs to be improved: web design. Seriously, get a better website, Connecticon!
Perhaps I can arrange to go next year and do a panel with Nuri and maybe a cross-stitch panel or something.
I definitely learned that if you are going to do a workshop, just make kits and charge a materials fee. Don't count on people to bring their own supplies, esp since the panels are unlikely to be announced very far in advance or in a place that is accessible.