COMING UP: East Coast PAX 2010 (Boston, MA)

[shadowobsessed]

No, Scott's not going to PAX, but he's offered us some rides if we need. I would prefer to be the least amount of bother possible, so I'm fine taking transit unless we absolutely need a ride, in the case of late-night concerts. Which Helvetica might go to instead.

[NEMO]

But isn't the transit for Boston? Are you suggesting that Scott is driving up to Boston with you?

[Gloves]

So this whole thing is coming up kinda soon and I was just checking what the plan is. So.

You guys get in around noon on Wednesday right? I don't know if you already planned this out, but the only way I know to get to the r21freak house from Boston is by bus. If that doesn't work out, or if you guys are stuck in Boston for whatever other reason, I get out of work around 6:15 pm. It's around a 2 hour drive, so I could grab you guys a bit late that evening and bring you back. Should be a fun week, I'm definitely excited. Just making sure you guys don't land here without any idea of where/how to get to us

[shadowobsessed]

Okie, well even if we have to wait 'till 8 or 9, Justin and I are definitely patient people and could find something to do in the meantime, especially in a new city. We got a Charlie Card in the mail, so I can load that up with money and we could check the routes to see how close we could get to your house with it..I'm assuming the buses between Boston and your town only take regular money?

oh, also, how's the weather? Is there snow? Is it like... 40 degrees? More or less? lol, I still need to pack my clothes and stuff.

[Gloves]

We don't really live near Boston, so none of the public transportation would run even close to our place. Only a private bus line that runs a couple times a day could get you out to us. I can pick you guys up though, and we're planning on going to boston this weekend to take you guys to PAX, so it should work out fine. You'll just have to kill time in Boston on Wednesday (shouldn't be hard, Boston rocks).

Weather is getting warmer, so no snow. Temperatures probably in the 40's-50's.

Also, pm'd you my number.

[shadowobsessed]

thankees! I'll research some cool places around the area that maybe we could hang out at. If there's no snow atm, then that sounds like Chicago weather, which we got pretty used to.

woooo, we're leaving late tomorrow night, so that's coming up! just trying to make sure I have everything accounted for... gotta print out plane tickets and pack, double-check housing situations, and the like. I'm kind of excited

edit: oh, sorry to ask so many things, but do you know of any important/historical locations nearby? since I'm doing independent study, my history teacher wants me to like make a scrapbook of important places in the states I'm visiting.

[shadowobsessed]

double post, but if a ride is not available, it seems the peter pan bus costs $30 for a one-way trip from Boston to Amherst.
http://www.peterpanbus.com/tickets/commuter-info.php

[Gloves]

Boston has a lot of historic sights, but I'm not really familiar with much of the colonial history that dominates much of the city. Chinatown has a lot of plaques up that elaborate on the history of various buildings, figures and organizations, and it's just a cool place to get lost in and wander around. Maybe Ohisian could help with the more American oriented options.

As for the bus, if you guys want to then that definitely works. It would definitely be more cost effective for me to pick you up, but if you don't want to wait around (I probably wouldn't make it there until around 9:30 or so) then feel free to go for the bus. I've taken the peter pan bus a bunch of times and I am pretty sure it won't catch fire/explode. If you did take the bus, I'd just pick you up from Umass, about 10 minutes away from our place.

[shadowobsessed]

I'll ask Helvetica about it after I get out of school today, that definitely seems like an option.
However, sticking around in Boston might not be too bad, seeing as how I could probably kill a bunch of birds with one stone by visiting some places, taking pictures of them and getting that assignment out of the way early.
just found a guide on some tourism for people in the area for PAX, so hopefully I can check some of these out:
http://www.hgpaxeast.com/index.php?title=Tourism

Also, to get some semblance of a plan, here are some of the events I'm interested in attending during PAX.

event schedule listing:
http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/schedule.php
this PDF also has them arranged in a grid form, along with all the tournament/freeplay room schedules:
http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/PAX_East ... e_Grid.pdf

Design an RPG in an Hour
Wyvern Theatre
Friday, 4:00pm

We're making a pen and paper RPG, and you're invited to the design meeting! During the panel, you'll address the problem-solving and analytical questions required to design a successful game. During the discussion, we'll cover the basics of game theory and how to outline, centered around an example you're participating in.
Panelists Include: David Hill [Game Designer, Machine Age Productions], Filamena Young [Game Writer, Machine Age Productions]

Friday Night Concerts!
Main Theatre
Friday, 8:30pm

Break out your cell phone and handheld gaming screens to welcome our musical acts to Boston! The Protomen, Anamanaguchi, Metroid Metal, and MC Frontalot will all be rocking for the first night of our Nerdcore Concert Series. The first 2,000 attendees at PAX Friday afternoon will receive wristbands for guaranteed entry, with the remaining seats being distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Chiptune 5: Live Free or Chip Hard
Jamspace
Saturday, 11:00am

PAX East, BOSTON8BIT, and MAGfest Present: Chiptune 2010 Saturday will include a chiptune event in the Jamspace room, brought to you via the collective powers of BOSTON8BIT and MAGfest. Game Boys, NES systems, Commodore 64s and other vintage/modern computers and gaming systems are manipulated to fill your ears with awesome sounds! Acts to perform: (TBD 1/2), Disasterpeace, ZenAlbatross, Active Knowledge, Br1ght Pr1mate and more. Couple that with visual art by Mike Goodman and Massachusetts' own VJ Beyonder will create an audiovisual experience that you can't miss!
Panelists Include: Chris Mahoney [Founder, BOSTON8BIT], James Therrien [Co-Founder, BOSTON8BIT] A_Rival Mike Goodman

Penny Arcade Make-a-Strip Panel
Main Theatre
Saturday, 1:00pm

Ever wonder what goes into making a Penny Arcade comic? Join Gabe and Tycho in the main theatre, and take part in creating Monday's hilarious comic.
Panelists Include: Gabe and Tycho

American Classic Arcades
Wyvern Theatre
Saturday, 7:30pm

Join Mike Stulir of the American Classic Arcade Museum as he discusses classic videogame development & history with former employees of General Computer Corporation. GCC designed products that created over $750 million in revenue for Midway and Atari between 1981-1984. Some of those products include coin-operated arcade games such as Ms. Pac-Man, Jr. Pac-Man, Quantum & Food Fight. Other GCC development included the hardware for the Atari 7800 console & multiple Atari 2600/7800 came cartridges.
Panelists include: Steve Golson, Mike Horowitz, Jonathan Hurd, Tim Hoskins, Tom Westberg, Kevin Osborn

OverClocked ReMix: Video Game Music Community
Jamspace
Sunday, 11:30pm

Join djpretzel & the staff of OverClocked ReMix as they cover the ins and outs of http://ocremix.org, a website dedicated to remixing your favorite video game music! There'll be trivia, prizes, stories about the development of the soundtrack to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, news about current and upcoming album projects (Donkey Kong Country 2!), and information on how you can get involved and start remixing video game music yourself!
Panelists Include: David Lloyd [President, OverClocked ReMix, LLC], Larry Oji [Head Submissions Evaluator, OverClocked ReMix, LLC], Vinnie Prabhu [Judge, ReMixer, OverClocked ReMix, LLC], Andrew Aversa [Judge, ReMixer, OverClocked ReMix, LLC]

[shadowobsessed]

Can anyone host us in New Jersey? 29th - 31st?

[Derkomai]

I'm probably not going to be able to. Those are the three days I actually have class. x__x

Plus, I don't think my parents would approve of random Internet peoples sleeping over. :/

[shadowobsessed]

Okies, we'll keep looking, thanks.

oh yeah, and if anyone has extra arcade tokens/other arcade paraphernalia/coins of interest, I want them. >>;

[Derkomai]

Okies, we'll keep looking, thanks.

oh yeah, and if anyone has extra arcade tokens/other arcade paraphernalia/coins of interest, I want them. >>;

If you want unique tokens, two definite places to check would have to be Menlo Mall, as well as Chinatown Fair in NYC. I might have one lying around or I might be able to get one from a friend if you'd like one.

[b4mV]

I'ma try to house you guys, i'll find out hopefully tomarrow when I talk to myparents. The one thing is you two will have to get dragged to school with me. Which isn't bad, There is an ITG machine there. XD

[shadowobsessed]

I'ma try to house you guys, i'll find out hopefully tomarrow when I talk to myparents. The one thing is you two will have to get dragged to school with me. Which isn't bad, There is an ITG machine there. XD

Whaaat, you have an ITG machine there? XD awesome.
well, whatever you can do is appreciated, even just asking ^^ so thanks.