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[xerus]

PAX East was incredible.  I've been an exhibitor at E3 and GDC and now PAX, and PAX by far has been the best conference for me.  The crowd walking around are just people that fucking love video games, and the energy feels so positive and INTENSE.  Also Peevish I didn't even realize I was talking to you until just now when I checked the thread.

SO A BIG THANKS AND <3 to everyone that stopped by to play Snapshot, and a bigger thanks to all the PAX East organizers for putting on such a rad show.  The exhibitors even had a special event in the expo hall after it closed the first day which is the first time I've experienced such special treatment for exhibitors, so that was pretty awesome.

SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TIME.

[Peevish]

@xerus Yeah, I didn't quite know how to work into conversation that I'm This Guy From The Internet. Still, it was grand to meet you as This Guy In A Blue Hat instead.

I had a blast. Took a ton of notes, spent good time with fellow indies and my Bostonian friends. Too bad a jam didn't happen, but I was probably too wiped at the end of each day to do one. Got to talk to y'all, plus James & Lisanne, Chris Hecker, and I fist-bumped Phil Fish (dude's got some serious mutton chops going).

Every panel I saw was great. Interactive Drama: Dialogue As Game Design as well as the Keynote Speech are sticking in my mind the most.

Big freakin' motivational weekend. I've been toying with the idea of moving to Boston in the next few months, this may have sealed the deal. I'm at least going take the train into town for the next Boston Post-Mortem.

It was great spending time with everyone!

[Peevish]

Also, realized too late the dude who looked like Tim Schafer probably was Tim Schafer.

[Evan Balster]

Kudos to Xerus for having an abundance of comfortable chairs.  Expos make me tired.

[xerus]

Kudos to Xerus for having an abundance of comfortable chairs.  Expos make me tired.

One of our chairs did win the Best Chair Award.

[Poplicola]

I put together a quick write-up of the event, replete with a few links to some of the indie games I checked out, general thoughts on the experience, and even a pic with a blurry Cellulose cameo in it from the Kickstarter panel he was on.

[mankoon]

So my con experience was solely about Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and brandishing my thumbs with an nes style callus.
I did not say hi to anyone of indie fame on this forum... I probably should have. Maybe next time I'll bring some sort of offering. Like a pin, sticker or... donut.