Introductory Panel: Meet our cast of characters

January 1, 2009 on 10:09 pm | In News, Preview | No Comments

The day started off with an introductory panel. Well, panel might not be an accurate word. Meet ‘n greet/shout out might be a better description. Aside from reading the rules of the con, the panel was all about meeting the people who run MAGFest and giving them their appropriate due. Brendan Becker, otherwise known as “Mr. MAGFest” let everyone know what was up for the weekend and pointed out the rooms that were being overlooked by the gamers outside.

“One room that kind of gets neglected is… our video room. We’re showing all sorts of video game movies…like Super Mario Super show… We’ve got a slew of DVDs.”
“We’re all here to play games and rock out.” Brendan was our MC, and he kept everyone in good spirits.

The head of PBC productions was introduced, and introduced the con to the concept of “videogame improv.” Only time will tell on that one. They also let us know that rapper Mad Hatter would be shooting a music video on Saturday on what was referred to as “an ExciteBike track.” On top of that, the director of “Resident Horror” announced the premiere of his movie to be screened for the first time for MAGFest guests. Exciting stuff!

Craig from Screwattack.com announced the “How to build an incredible website” panel. He promised “Crazy fun… We’re freakin’ gamers, and that’s what its all about.” He also promoted their new convention named SGC which will be going down July 4th.

So what made this panel unique, then? Paper flyng, audience members heckling and shouting- this was a convention panel, but it felt like a conversation among friends. This convention isn’t like your average heavily-sponsored con: it’s a festival run by people who crack jokes, don’t stick to scripts and above all, don’t think of themselves as businessmen. Everyone is friends with everyone else (or at least it seemed that way). The crew of MAGFest plans on “winging it like they always do.” Stay tuned for how it all turns out!

~Joe Newman