I’m flying to London today to attend Eurogamer Expo for work (say hi if you see me!). It has been more than several years since I’ve been in the UK. When I was last in the UK, there were no smartphones, iPads, or e-book readers. When I’m on long flights, I typically busy myself with the airline’s in-flight entertainment, sleep,…
Having grown up reading comic books, I’d always wanted to attend the San Diego Comic-Con. During my university years, I gradually moved away from reading mainstream comic books, having gotten fed up with the plots and lack of characters I identified with, as well as the sheer expense and the accumulation of paper that the collecting aspect entailed. I eventually stopped…
In several days, I shall be flying down to San Francisco to attend the Game Developers Conference. I’ll again be a behind-the-scenes volunteer as I was in 2006 and 2008. This means I’ll spend the vast majority of the week working to ensure that the developers who attend GDC have a pleasant conference experience. The conference runs from 9th – 13th March, but…
I was in Japan for two weeks and I just returned last night. I didn’t do much gaming there because I placed more importance on other activities. I did take a lot of pictures and bought a bunch of stuff, though. This is one of many used goods shops (recycle shops) I visited. The majority of items in these shops…
Last year, I went to my first Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) as a regular videogame fan — nay, a Super Fan. This year is different. I am working for a videogame developer and instead of attending PAX to have carefree fun as a fan, I’m attending to work and have a different kind of fun. The kind of fun you…