My comp is typing backwards!
I might be able to (actually) go if it's not too far away. I'll provide a getaway plane. :P
If you guys are really srs about this, then I suggest you get a site going up for 'Modacon' before it gets too late. Then you go on dA and get some of the Awesome game/Sci-Fi artists to go.
Last edited by Dwood; August 10th, 2009 at 06:57 PM.
Like I said, go over to Game-Artist or BeyondUnreal and say something about this maybe.
That would get Unreal modders attention, maybe.
You should pitch this to game developers as a way to show off their mod tools. That would give you better attendance, more funds (devs would be willing to pay for large booths), and more media attention. Just make sure that the gaming studios don't take over the event, and you could be good to go.
Also pitch the Lan Party hard. People love Lan Parties. Plus, when advertising this, make sure to focus on the BIG mods, like the semi-pro UT3 mods, and things like that.
I had a pretty long-winded post but IE shat all over it and it didn't get posted.
Basically, why would we need it? If dev's want interviews there's instant messaging and VoIP. If they want select people to play their game, they can have closed beta's. If dev's want to get into contact with mods, they almost all have easilly found contact details.
Why would anybody bother spending more time/money than they had to to get their free mod out there???
Last edited by n00b1n8R; August 11th, 2009 at 01:36 AM.
Well that screws me over, have fun children!Originally Posted by AdmiralBacon
heh
You're the one that said "East Coast!"...
DC sounds like a good idea. I could even visit some friends in DC if this happens... The Xi center is fine too, just so long as this happens really. Funding is definitely an issue, I hope ModDb replies back with a positive answer.
Modders don't need a conference to show off their stuff. They don't have the PR resources that game companies do either, so organising anything more than a powerpoint/gameplay video would be unlikely.
I think that's the point of it though. Because modders don't have the PR resources, they have the show that they can attend to show off their stuff. I guess there could also be conferences for the "best of," where they would be able to give a full presentation, a live demo, and take questions. Any press that would attend the conference would give HUGE publicity to the mods.
The most important thing here is to get a backing and funding from huge developers of games and software, as well as hardware manufacturers. If Intel were to sponsor the event and use it as a chance to show off the power of their newest line of processors and SSDs, that's great for us and them.
...But how will they get anything worthwhile together without said PR resources is the question....
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