{"id":1296,"date":"2007-08-26T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-27T01:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2007\/08\/26\/overheard-at-pax\/"},"modified":"2007-08-26T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-27T01:29:00","slug":"overheard-at-pax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2007\/08\/26\/overheard-at-pax\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard at PAX"},"content":{"rendered":"

“This<\/span> is the new E3<\/a>.”<\/span>
– an attendee coming out of the exhibition hall<\/p>\n

“Have you had breakfast? You look hungry!”<\/span>
– the barker at the “Win Your Weight in Ramen”<\/a> merchant booth<\/p>\n

“They think they’re going to be playing Karaoke Revolution. That’s certainly what we told<\/span> them.”<\/span>
– Gabe & Tycho, introducing Round 4<\/a> of the Omegathon<\/a><\/p>\n

“OH NOES!”<\/span>
– Jonathan Coulton, ad-libbing at a crucial narrative juncture during his performance of “Creepy Doll”<\/a><\/p>\n

“There are a lot of DS<\/a>es here, huh?”<\/span>
– Jonathan Coulton, after witnessing a swaying sea of glowing cell-phone and handheld console screens during “Baby Got Back”<\/a><\/p>\n

“See, now you’re just a johnny-come-lately.”<\/span>
– Tycho & Gabe, denying the second request for photos on stage during a Q&A panel<\/p>\n

“You can’t say Bioshock<\/a>.”<\/span>
– a questioner, making an amendment to “What’s your favorite game?”<\/p>\n

“It’s gonna look real pretty.”<\/span>
– Greg Rucka<\/a> on the upcoming Whiteout<\/span><\/a> movie<\/a><\/p>\n

Today was the last day of Penny Arcade Expo 2007<\/a>, the first I’ve attended, and it was quite awesome. I’ll post a more detailed account later, but Wil Wheaton<\/a> rocked the house with his “we are gamers” keynote speech; Jonathan Coulton soft-rocked the crowd while opening the Saturday night concert; and Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik (a.k.a. Tycho and Gabe<\/a>, respectively) killed whenever they were on stage, whether it was answering questions, considering strange requests, or drawing a Penny Arcade strip<\/a> live.<\/p>\n

In many ways, the event combined the best of both worlds: the glitz and professionalism of an industry trade show with the scrappiness and flexibility of a fan-run convention. This is a show created by<\/span> gamers for<\/span> gamers, and I expect it to get bigger and better, without compromise, for many years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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