[Deptheads] observations

[Janice Sellers]

i agree with eric b also

several large game companies and conventions (and the industry trade
association) over the years have come up with many, many lists of
"famous gamers" with the thought of using them to promote the hobby,
the companies, the cons -- the fact that you haven't seen it done
before is not because no one has thought of it, but because it hasn't
worked

as vic said, gencon, comicon get national exposure -- if celebrities
don't do those shows, they aren't going to do strategicon

janice

On 3/11/08, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Tom Clancy and Curt Schilling deals would match what I said: big names
> and no cost/effort. If you can come up with something like that, it would be
> amazing. But I think opportunities like that are few and far between.
>
> Wil Wheaton does play at Game Empire in Pasadena sometimes. I do wonder how
> much of a draw he would be. There are some more 'gamer celebrities' (Pam
> from the Office loves Carcassonne, the guy on Made Men is big on Twilight
> Struggle, a few more) but I would be surprised if we could get many of them
> to come to a con without something to promote to our specific audience.
>
> If you want to go Hollywood, we're probably better off seeking out companies
> looking to promote their genre films. They might bring in a little glitz and
> perhaps stars from the movie for no cost. Even so, this is a nice add-on but
> not a big draw.