The Otakon 2010 Thread (OK now panic)

[chui101]

So in the end, having experience on all sides, it seems the only way things tend to change is if the support falls for something and it's missed by fans as not being there, as they are the ones that put on the pressure. I know it does not sound fair or desirable to strip out, say the overflow at Otakon, but if it is not there and the fans complain on a larger scale, that tends to get the attention of the higher up instead of just a few dozen people... If you don't believe me, just try that with Cosplay and see how much of a downpour of complained and upset people you'll get who get all vocal about it. They tend to be a lot more organized when it comes to that…

For a moment there I pictured a group of angry amv creators holding picket signs outside of the convention center voicing their complaints about the way overflow was handled.

Seems to me like these two posts are related.
WHO'S WITH ME?
WHAT DO WE WANT? OVERFLOW! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? RIGHT NOW!

(n.b.: above comment may or may not have humorous intent)

[jubjub2]

WHO'S WITH ME?
WHAT DO WE WANT? OVERFLOW! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? RIGHT NOW!

(n.b.: above comment may or may not have humorous intent)

Mob assembled.

[Squancho]

WHO'S WITH ME?
WHAT DO WE WANT? OVERFLOW! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? RIGHT NOW!

(n.b.: above comment may or may not have humorous intent)

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Mob assembled.

I'm in!

[MycathatesyouAMV]

We all need to bring vuvuzela's and troll with them outside the original amv room. Even though they are banned. Anyone to do so is hardcore

[VicBond007]

We all need to bring vuvuzela's and troll with them outside the original amv room. Even though they are banned. Anyone to do so is hardcore

If even one person does something stupid in response to this, ~I~ will hand them their ass :3 Be civil people.

Also, the tech issues that may or may not be a problem in Main Events, is prevelant at ANY con. VERY few take the steps to prevent it, sometimes they're not even allowed to. The "issue" has been a huge problem at Otakon in the past, and I finally invested enough to fix it for good in 2009. Working "with" logistics tends to become working "against" logistics. It was difficult enough getting the correct setup in 1 room, much less 2. My main TECHNICAL issue with moving content to main events, is that I have no access to the room before the AMV Contest. In Video 1, I show up Thursday, and work WITH the AV guys to make sure the projector is set up right. Once the projector is in the air, things become a lot harder to change, and believe me, they do need changes. Why we couldn't stay in Video 1 and swap slots with whatever's playing in Video 1 at that time, is the big question that I can't get an answer to.

As for the loss of space, I know Otakon has less rooms on the schedule as were in the original plan. What we lost those rooms to, I don't know. Could be private events, could be financial reasons, could be closed due to flooding (no lie, we lost the green room in 2008 for that reason!). I know we lost 1 video room that was kids' programming, though none of that content was moved into other rooms AFAIK...

[irriadin]

Looks like the schedule was posted. I think I got everything relevant. There actually is one overflow block, from what I saw.

Friday...

* AMV Overflow - 12:00PM - 2:00PM, Video1.
* AMV Contest - 5:00PM - 7:30 PM, Video1.
* Friday Night Fan Parodies - 10:00PM - 1:00AM, Video4.

Saturday...

* AMV Contest - 3:30PM - 6:00PM, Main Events.
* Iron Editor - 8:30PM-11:30 PM, Panel2.
* Saturday Night Fan Parodies - 10:00PM - 1:00AM, Video5.

Sunday...

nothing pertinent.

EDIT: here's Saturday's description of the AMV contest...

Come watch a two and a half hour showcase of top-notch Anime with commentary from the editors Music Videos from around the world as their creators compete in this year’s AMV Contest. Help us determine the winners by voting for your favorite AMVs. Ballots will be provided. Cast your vote in the ballot box at the Info Desk. Results will be announced at the con.

What does that mean?

Looks like it's just some text mixed in from the description to Iron Editor.

[AngelDragoon]

It's great to see that they placed overflow in the schedule! Unless I'm missing something and they just kept it in written form for some reason...

Also, I'm confused by Saturday's description, since Friday's doesn't have that add-in. Anyone know why it's different?

[irriadin]

I think that the description from Iron Editor got garbled in there with the Saturday AMV Contest description. If you look in the desc. for Iron Editor, it has that "with commentary from the editors" line.

[AngelDragoon]

Ahh, alright, I see it now. Thank you for pointing that out.

[Gaelstrom]

All righty, first off, thank god. Fanparodies are where they belong apparently! And we seem to have some overflow!

Second, BLAST! Iron Editor is on top of the AMVS4 premiere... oh well. Whatever has occurred has lead to some concessions it seems. Wish those lined up so that I could see both, but sadly, I guess not. I'll catch the first half at least.