This post is by me, Mike. Last weekend we were at the Salt Palace for the first ever 2008 GEEX (Gaming and Electronics EXpo)in Salt Lake City. This was Disneyland for gamers. And WOW, was it intense! We were there to promote our FunnyFace Photo Booth, I must say it was a huge hit. It was great to meet so many people and see so many people having so much fun in the photo booth. Thanks to the folks below for letting us blog you.
Like so many people Brittney, Randi, Sarah, and Natalie couldn't get enough of the photo booth!
Special Thanks to the Baxter Family for helping us out this weekend.
Emily was very creative with her photo booth session. She told us she was planning on sending her photo booth strips to her boyfriend on a mission in Texas. Great job Emily! Cool idea!
Here's Erin posing with Luke Skywalker. Luke better kiss her back or she'll snap his neck.
And Deborah couldn't resist getting her picture taken with Han Solo, How Dreamy!
Lincoln and Jackson would live in the photo booth if you let them. Lincoln's favorite prop for the photo booth was the Santa hat and disguise glasses.
This next photo shows the tournament area with big screens for everyone to see. 6 people were made into a team competing against 6 other people on a different team in games like Counter Strike, etc. Alex Vansilli announced the game play by play and was the best game announcer we have ever heard.
Each team of 6 worked together fast to take down the other team. They even had a spotter standing behind them to keep them organized. When someone scored the crowd would go crazy. These guys were intense to watch.
This next photo shows the LAN Party area where teams of up to 16 would compete for prizes.
Guitar Hero 3 was also a big hit. They had free play for anyone who dared to embarrass themselves on the Big Screen and a tournament of different difficulty levels for big prizes. Don't think that the GEEX expo was just for guys only. Check out the score of the girl on the left. You go girl!
I had to post this photo of a 7 yr old playing hard mode in Guitar Hero 3. This kid could put a lot of other guys to shame. His Mom said he plays on expert mode at home all the time.
7 yr old vs. 12 yr old, hard mode on Guitar Hero 3.
This was Eric Miller known as the best player in Utah for Guitar Hero 3.
Eric played the hardest song in Guitar Hero 3 standing backwards for the whole song. The picture only tells half the story. When I first saw the "500 note streak" indicator, I knew this guy was serious. My eyes couldn't keep up with the notes on the screen.
Out in the lobby of the Salt Palace were the guys from The Geek Show Podcast. They were interviewing game experts for their podcast.
Overall, my impression of the first ever 2008 GEEX Expo was great. The fun and excitement is already under way for the 2009 GEEX Expo v2. If you missed this one. I'm sure next years show will blow this one away. Be warned though, if you compete you had better come prepared because the people competing this year looked like they had some practice already under their belt. They walked away with some $25,000 in hefty prizes and I'm sure they'll be back next year to claim even bigger prizes.
1 comment:
I'm glad you guys had fun at the expo - looks like it was a BLAST!
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