Going to a convention! (Patreon)
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(Updated below!)
Hey everyone!
Soon I will be promoting Space Rescue on a real-life convention... and this will be a-eh, adult entertainment convention!
Now I've been to many cons before. But those were comic-cons & game-cons, where I was selling my comics- and later on a cardgame I made. But opposed to previous times, now I won't be selling anything. This time I just want to show of the game, and hear what the think of it :)
So Instead of setting up a table with goods, I'll turn my convention stand in a four meter long gallery wall. There I will put up about 20 screenshots, so people can just walk by and get a first impression of the game.
Logo
Now to catch peoples attention I wanted to place a logo on the wall. And how cool would it be if that would be some kind of Neon Sign? Well, Neon Signs turn out to cost a fortune...ahem!
So, like I did so often in the past - I decided to try and make something similair myself (note: I really enjoycrafting things!).
So above you see an A3, 5 millimeter black foamboard. I printed out the mirrored logo, and glued it on the back. Then I started to cut it out by hand. And in the last picture you see me holding the result in front of a lamp.
I guess it looked fine from a distance... but I really didn't like the rough edges of it all.
So then I looked into other options. And in the end I just decided to do some online shopping- and found a rather cheap and effective solution!
This is a super lightweight plastic plate, lit by a ledlight; and it works :)
Buisness cards
Now if people happen to like the game -then of course they should be able to find it online as well. So, I printed a bunch of buisness cards with the link on it. But since I have no table to put it on, I had to find another way to make them easily available.
And for that I just sticked a cardholder to the wall -using Nano tape. This tape is super strong, and leaves no marks when removed. So, got that covered as well!
Interaction
Now because I'm making a game, I also wanted to make the booth a bit more 'interactive' as well. So I thought of a few things I could do.
* Cover up the more explicit screenshots -so that people need to open a simple 'shutter' to get to see the art.
* Hand out flashlights -so people can light the screenshots they want to see. - simulating the 'point & click' experience (This con is pretty dark).
* But in the end, I went for a third idea- and decided to bring Keen along for a photo op!
Now, ideally I wanted to set up a huge cardboard cut-out for this... but for practical reasons I went with this -->
Scroll down to see what it's for!
Update 1: At the convention!
So after I made my initial post above, I printed out two dozen screenshot of the game -and yesterday I put those on the wall at the convention. And this is how it all came together.
Update 2: At the convention!
Now before it all started, I had no idea if people would drop by- or like the game. But I actually met many enthousiastic people -and it was really a lot of fun to promote the game like this. So I'll probably do it again some day.
And I think Keen would agree with me -always meeting interesting people wherever he goes! ;D
Thanks for dropping by the booth Emmely!
Next
Well, now the weekend is over- it's time to get drawing again! I'm working on some art for the Hank & Rosa storyline- and soon I'll tell you all about it.
Well,
all the best!
-Robin