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Ali · Sun 16/12/2012 21:58:02

Rachel (Nelly) and I just got home. We had a lovely time!

Mark, Rebecca and Berian did a great job. Roll on AdventureX 2013?

MurrayL · Sun 16/12/2012 22:49:39

Was great to meet so many people who have a common passion for adventure games!

Thanks for being awesome. Yes, you.

Lewis · Sun 16/12/2012 23:45:03

Who is Kat, who is lovely and who I can't find on the forum? We were going to talk about a game-related thing! Get in touch.

A fab weekend guys!

Matt Frith · Sun 16/12/2012 23:51:04

This is the cat you are looking for.

Great weekend all. Thanks to Mark, Berian and Rebecca for doing a fantastic job and to all the exhibitors/speakers for putting on a great show. Onwards and upwards!

Lewis · Mon 17/12/2012 08:06:28

Cat with a C! That explains it!

Taleweaver · Mon 17/12/2012 11:00:53

Yeah, great to meet so many lovely and charming people in one place! Really, the event was worth every penny I spent on participating.

Andail · Mon 17/12/2012 11:48:09

Woohoo, back from Adventure....X!

Really great weekend, although I'm pretty exhausted today from having spent last night at Stanstead...

Some highlights:
* Meeting with some true old-school mitteneers - I counted to 5 (or 6?) from the very first Mittens in UK. Also seeing how Magintz has turned into a fully grown, really nice gentleman
* Being housed by CJ in his charming flat near the confusing Elephant & Castle
* Meeting some AGSers in real life for the first time, like Cat, Wham, Ali and some others
* Getting some nice feedback on my game presentation from total strangers. Thanks to those who watched by the way!

Some requests for next year:
* Maybe slightly harder moderated, so that people can start in time, and some clearer introductions to the speakers
* Maybe only one talk/panel on voice acting (instead of 3) and more talks on design stuff like puzzles, animations, background-painting etc.
* No hentai porn presentations!

All in all, a huge thank you and well done to the organizers, Mark, Berian and Rebecca

CaptainD · Mon 17/12/2012 16:54:22

The highlight of the event had to be seeing Technocrat modelling the Johnny Hurricane pilot's helmet! But then I was only able to be there on Saturday, so I don't know what good stuff I missed yesterday...

Can the lady in the audience who admitted that she used to use her SingStar mic for voice recording PM me? (Nothing sinister I assure you, just wanting to make contact with a couple of voice actresses as well - because I don't have any at the moment I tend not to write female characters into my games right now, which is a bit limiting!).

For the record I STILL use my Guitar Hero mic for voice recording and I'm not the slightest bit ashamed of it.

Mark and the rest of the crew, congratulations on a great event!

m0ds · Mon 17/12/2012 18:06:10

Great of everyone to visit AdventureX, compared to last year it was much bigger and better. Everything had doubled in size. 75+ guests each day. For a medium sized venue I think we had a comfortable amount of guests. The teamwork (thank you AGA and Azure!!) and organization really paid off. But there's certainly things to improve on, and always further help needed. Dave G mentioned a funny comment on sucking at things, and it made me realize I suck at running prize draws, so please someone else sort that out next year

Also the deliverance of material for contributors. Online perks are a big undertaking, which is why I definitely think the show needs a focused person who can deal with marketting the event, sorting the prize draws/raffle and making sure the people get their perks properly.

And I'm sorry about the porn (lol) I did ask for no explicit material but perhaps a more strict child friendly content policy would be better in the future. Anyway it has been (for me) a lot of fun and certainly exhausting but I know all the support, friends and comments will spur us on to do something next year too.

Feel free to keep the suggestions coming. I realize some elements didn't quite come together perfectly, and at times the venue left us a bit befuddled. I don't think we ever made use of the little OHP's that were built into the desks, or did someone manage to? The amount of video work Jack did this year seemed phenomenal, lots of personal interviews with the attendees as well as private interviews with the special guests, and filming the key speeches and such, so I assure you there's great vids to come. Nice of neon from AdventureTreff to also capture lots of video, and celebrate his birthday in London!

Nice of you to watch the live stream Peder. I think that is my big aim for next time, to make sure the live stream is awesome and that's what I can devote most of my time at the show on. I have a good idea on how to do a multicamera stream and such. This year there were certainly problems there but the fact you could see an image is the start of a good interactive element I think

Couldn't do much with Mars either in the early days, just look at it... But thanks for those who tuned in and squinted at powerpoint presentations, that's definitely a great element but needs real work.

And nice job Ali, for creating a game especially for the event! And bringing Nelly again too! And of course the posters and cards designs and such... I most certainly will (or you can) share that game wherever

I caught a lot of cool details but didn't get to listen to the whole thing, and regret missing your (Andail) presentation, The Last Door presentation and Alex Warren on Sunday. But that's what you get when you party with adventure gamers in the center of London

Also cool to meet Dan Marshall and so many other people I honestly can't remember who exactly nor all the conversations but must say I enjoy every minute of what we talk about and your enthusiasm towards it all is truly remarkable & memorable as a whole. Your appreciation is touching. I owe a lot of thanks to a lot of people for making it happen!

The easiest way for me to do that is assure you there will be another one in 2013 and you are most welcome

And of course, if you didn't manage to make it this year, you're also welcome next time round!

Merry Christmas!!!

Ali · Mon 17/12/2012 19:21:02

Quote from: m0ds on Mon 17/12/2012 18:06:10And nice job Ali, for creating a game especially for the event! And bringing Nelly again too! And of course the posters and cards designs and such... I most certainly will (or you can) share that game wherever

Go on then, here it is:

The official(?) Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-X game (15mb)

If you couldn't make it to Adv-X, you can simulate the experience by playing this game and getting a hairy friend to read out the words in a variety of unconvincing accents, then mock you for your choices.

Thanks to everyone who played the game, and saved me from talking to an empty room.

Lewis · Mon 17/12/2012 20:25:53

Your game was awesome. Great fun.

What did everyone play in the exhibitor room, and what did you think of what you played?

I thought Astroloco was really fun, really sharp writing and a cool visual style. And the pixel art web adventure series whose name I forget looked to really nail the atmosphere.

The game about the broken game (I am really bad at remembering names it seems) was super-creative as well. Really awesome stuff.

Taleweaver · Mon 17/12/2012 21:01:26

Sorry if anyone felt offended by the presentation of "Saga of Original Sin". I knew it was going to be at least a bit controversial, however, I really wasn't trying to offend anyone. I asked permission in advance, and Mark asked me to keep the presentation R-rated, so if I crossed a line with what I showed, that is entirely my fault.

By the way, the talks and the panels I was able to see were really something - both inspirational and informative! There's so much experience with all you guys, it's really amazing!

WHAM · Mon 17/12/2012 21:36:13

The event's over, and sadly so. I had a ton of fun talking to people both in the event and after it, also had the first proper indian food in my life, so that has to count for something!

To top it all off, seeing all these people, talks, panels and more really got me motivated to get back to work on my games and get back to being active on the forums. Maybe participating in a MAGS or OROW or something like that might be the right way to get started again.

Next year I might have to choose between attending mittens or AX due to budget conserns, but with a little bit of luck I'll be able to visit both and meet that many more people. We'll see.

PS: Taleweaver, I missed your presentation and felt a bit bad about it. Then I heard it was naughty and now I feel doubly bad!

PPS: Actually, is OROW still running? Or has it died out? If its the latter, can we revive it?

Azure · Mon 17/12/2012 21:57:12

Right here are the fruits of my obnoxious photo taking http://www.flickr.com/photos/aralego/sets/72157632267523951/ . I just want to thank everyone for being awesome! ( shout back to AGD and m0ds. At some point I'll write more, but right now I am utterly pooped out.

Yeppoh · Tue 18/12/2012 00:08:23

It was a great event and it was a lot of fun with many great people, indie games, and projects. I managed to try out a couple of them. I liked Astroloco and Hamnasya, and I have to try out many others I didn't get... well... to try out. Dave Gilbert's and Alex Warren's had interesting panels.
Congratulations to all the crew who made a great job.

Mati256 · Tue 18/12/2012 00:16:49

Quote from: Azure on Mon 17/12/2012 21:57:12
Right here are the fruits of my obnoxious photo taking http://www.flickr.com/photos/aralego/sets/72157632267523951/ . I just want to thank everyone for being awesome! ( shout back to AGD and m0ds. At some point I'll write more, but right now I am utterly pooped out.

Great pics! In the one from The Last Door, the link is wrong. It should be http://www.thelastdoor.com/

Azure · Tue 18/12/2012 07:10:26

Whoops this is what happens when I do things when tired, will try to add m04r tags later.

Dave Gilbert · Tue 18/12/2012 11:35:40

Back home! And - wow. What an amazing weekend. All the talks, all the demonstrations, and - most importantly - all the people made it one of the most memorable gamedev events I've been to in a long time. Too many great moments to mention, and too many people to thank. I'll just single out Mark, Berian and Rebecca - you guys really pulled off something special.

Bring on AdventureX 2013! (AX13?) Hopefully I'll be able to make it. Surely an eight month old can't be TOO much trouble, can it?

-Dave

Technocrat · Tue 18/12/2012 14:20:33

Quote from: Azure on Mon 17/12/2012 21:57:12
Right here are the fruits of my obnoxious photo taking http://www.flickr.com/photos/aralego/sets/72157632267523951/ . I just want to thank everyone for being awesome! ( shout back to AGD and m0ds. At some point I'll write more, but right now I am utterly pooped out.

And here's some of the fruit of *my* photo-taking.

m0ds · Tue 18/12/2012 15:10:19

Hahaha! Nice photo.

Thanks Dave, it was great of you to be involved in so many of the features. I learned top tips from you definitely. What was that PR ladies name please, and I forgot to ask during your talk, do you still use her/the same PR team these days?

I'm also wondering - did anyone buy anything from the market outside on Sunday and if so, what?