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There's been a ton of talk around virtual convention start-ups and software, but part of me worries what's going to happen to traditional "cons" like BlizzCon.
by MaximumMadness 6y ago
There's been a ton of talk around virtual convention start-ups and software, but part of me worries what's going to happen to traditional "cons" like BlizzCon.
Much of the innovation is around business/networking, with the exception of organized Discord activities (which dont scale well), its tough for me to imagine an alternative to attending a BlizzCon or PAX in person.
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- coldpie 6y agoI don't think they're permanently gone. Assuming it becomes safe to have large gatherings sometime, they'll come back. You're right that there isn't a way to duplicate that environment online.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoAlthough there are some independent conferences that I'm concerned might simply not survive a disruption of a year or two. If SXSW doesn't happen in 2021, they'll surely go bankrupt, and I don't know how easy it'll be to just spin back up in 2022.
- Kinrany 6y agoThis does sound like something a start-up could solve. Attending a conference from inside a game seems like an interesting hack.
- Sohcahtoa82 6y agoThe fact that tickets to traditional cons are often limited which creates exclusivity which expands upon the hype of any announcements demos. The costs involved with a con are obviously a couple orders of magnitude higher than a virtual con, but I don't think the marketing impact is the same at all. Traditional cons are certainly not going away by any means.