Wow! Seems only fitting that one of my updates to my website is another entry about this year's Game On Expo!
I have come to the conclusion that the Game On Expo is officially my favorite convention. Why, you ask? Most people who attend this convention actually know who I'm cosplaying as! I don't get as much recognition for my video game character at other conventions like Phoenix Comic Con and Phoenix Fan Fest because I'm overshadowed by over-the-top masters who make amazing superhero costumes that everyone knows. At a convention where it's centered around video gaming: most everyone knows who my character is and I get compliments like crazy! This year, the Ada costume that got the most attention was the popular red dress Ada.
So, down to the nitty gritty. The good, the bad, and the ugly. The good, as I've said before: if you dressed as a video game character, you will be recognized by a good handful of people! The bad: Of course, since the scare from Phoenix Comic Con 2017, any weapons that look realistic (including Airsoft guns), are still not allowed. Therefore, stripping all of the Umbrella Corporation Arizona Hive of one of their number one attention grabbers. The ugly: The Phoenix Convention Center security people!!! I understand that they're trying to keep us safe, but they don't have to be rude to con-goers! I had a couple experiences with security that was unfavorable. The first one was I had to empty all of my things from my pouches on my Resident Evil 6 Ada costume. I had everything out, yet one of the female security guards, in an annoyed tone, looked at my open pouch and said, "What's in there?" I looked at her as if I was floored...how could she be so dumb? Obviously she didn't see all of the belongings I once had in the pouch grasped in my hand closest to her! So, in my "I can't believe how dumb you are" tone, I told her, "The things in my hand. The pouch is open. There's nothing in it!" Durrrrrr!!! Then, once I was let through, I went towards the doors that led into the convention. I was met with another security woman. With both hands still full of my belongings, she asked me to turn my badge around (that was attached to my hip). So, very angrily, I said a curse word and began thrusting my hips to toss my badge so she could look at the front. It's like, really?!? Another day, I returned holding my fiancé's black bag. The day before, they freaked out and didn't want him to open the bag himself. So, when I came the next day with the same exact bag, I set the bag on the table and left it there. This particular security guy wanted me to open it myself. Very inconsistent. My fiancé made a comment about how it would have been nice to have an entrance for vendors. But this one older security guy made a smart ass comment to him saying, "There is one. It's in the back of the building if you want to walk all the way around that way." Of course, my fiancé commented back about how it isn't worth the half a mile trek to enter through the vendor's entrance when it's faster to go through the front.
Once inside though, everything was amazing. I got to hang out with friends. I was able to buy some cool merch from vendors and artists. I had a great time! The worst part about the convention was the security and their rudeness.
Don't forget to check out the new additions to my photo gallery for the Game On Expo!
Until next time, enjoy watching our Barry Burton goof around with one of our VR players!
I have come to the conclusion that the Game On Expo is officially my favorite convention. Why, you ask? Most people who attend this convention actually know who I'm cosplaying as! I don't get as much recognition for my video game character at other conventions like Phoenix Comic Con and Phoenix Fan Fest because I'm overshadowed by over-the-top masters who make amazing superhero costumes that everyone knows. At a convention where it's centered around video gaming: most everyone knows who my character is and I get compliments like crazy! This year, the Ada costume that got the most attention was the popular red dress Ada.
So, down to the nitty gritty. The good, the bad, and the ugly. The good, as I've said before: if you dressed as a video game character, you will be recognized by a good handful of people! The bad: Of course, since the scare from Phoenix Comic Con 2017, any weapons that look realistic (including Airsoft guns), are still not allowed. Therefore, stripping all of the Umbrella Corporation Arizona Hive of one of their number one attention grabbers. The ugly: The Phoenix Convention Center security people!!! I understand that they're trying to keep us safe, but they don't have to be rude to con-goers! I had a couple experiences with security that was unfavorable. The first one was I had to empty all of my things from my pouches on my Resident Evil 6 Ada costume. I had everything out, yet one of the female security guards, in an annoyed tone, looked at my open pouch and said, "What's in there?" I looked at her as if I was floored...how could she be so dumb? Obviously she didn't see all of the belongings I once had in the pouch grasped in my hand closest to her! So, in my "I can't believe how dumb you are" tone, I told her, "The things in my hand. The pouch is open. There's nothing in it!" Durrrrrr!!! Then, once I was let through, I went towards the doors that led into the convention. I was met with another security woman. With both hands still full of my belongings, she asked me to turn my badge around (that was attached to my hip). So, very angrily, I said a curse word and began thrusting my hips to toss my badge so she could look at the front. It's like, really?!? Another day, I returned holding my fiancé's black bag. The day before, they freaked out and didn't want him to open the bag himself. So, when I came the next day with the same exact bag, I set the bag on the table and left it there. This particular security guy wanted me to open it myself. Very inconsistent. My fiancé made a comment about how it would have been nice to have an entrance for vendors. But this one older security guy made a smart ass comment to him saying, "There is one. It's in the back of the building if you want to walk all the way around that way." Of course, my fiancé commented back about how it isn't worth the half a mile trek to enter through the vendor's entrance when it's faster to go through the front.
Once inside though, everything was amazing. I got to hang out with friends. I was able to buy some cool merch from vendors and artists. I had a great time! The worst part about the convention was the security and their rudeness.
Don't forget to check out the new additions to my photo gallery for the Game On Expo!
Until next time, enjoy watching our Barry Burton goof around with one of our VR players!