e3 - photos
I went to e3 today, and came back with
some pictures
One of the cool perks of my job is that every
year - at least when we aren't too busy, which is only half the time - is that
we get tickets to e3. e3 is the Entertainment Electronics Expo, and
its the biggest collection of geek stuff anywhere. It is a huge trade event for
the video game industry where they show off the latest and greatest and unveil
what they will be doing in the future. It is really amazing to see the lengths
they go to when setting up the different "booths" that make up the exhibit
floor. Rather than try to explain how cool it all is, I thought I would just
throw some photos up so you can see for
yourself.
The entrance to e3, with psuedo-Matrix Atari sign and weird dood with blue hair and lightning bolts shaved into it.
Jeff and I taking a look at a very cool set up the Army put on. They had a Humvee on shocks with a turret gun on top. One person could drive the Humvee (which then effected the view on the panaramic screen in front. The other person fired the gun, which also keyed off of the screen. And no, contrary to what it looks like, Jeff is in fact NOT peeing on the game.
This is EA Games XBox360-inspired exhibit. It was kind of like a remake of Circlevision in old Disneyland - you had a 360 degree view of stuff. So they'd run a promo for a car game and you could see the guys come up in front of you, watch as they slip to your side and then behind you as you pass them. Or they'd put you in the middle of a football game with blocks and tackles all around you. Very cool.
View of the show floor. this gives you a small glimpse of the size and scope of this exhibit hall. This was only one of the exhibit halls there (I think there were like 5 or so - I only went to this one).
Another view of the show floor. This was shot from a second story walkway that Xbox built for their exhibit space.
I've already mentioned my excitement about the movie, but here's a Chronicles of Narnia game. Pretty cool, but I didn't have much time to play it (it's a long role playing game - not something that plays well in 5-10 minutes)
Call of Duty is getting a sequel
This is a shot from the floor looking up at the ramp from which where I took the other photos. XBox built this whole section as their "booth".
Stormtroopers... what would a convention of geeks be without Stormtroopers?
Here they even built a whole street, with lamps and store fronts
The World Poker Tour is getting immortalized in a game by 2k studios. They held 20 min tournaments - more on this later.
Yes, even the Bible is represented here.
Another shot of the Bible game - you have to answer Bible trivia to score points (or something, it wasn't easy to understand - but I did get all of the trivia correct).
And another shot of the actual gameplay of the Bible game. Sadly, like most Chrisitan attempts at pop culture, it looks straight out of about 10-15 years ago (which looks even more ridiculous at a show that features bleeding edge game technologies)
Rockstar Games (known for Grand Theft Auto) had this chain-link fenced in area of busses
Howard Lederer is lending his name to Crave's sequel to last years poker game. I was badly beaten at their booth last year, and I came seeking my poker revenge this year.
Which brings us to this photo of me playing in one of the WPT game tournaments.
Another shot of me at the table. I was chip leader and played really well, and then tried a stupid move. Since I thought I had the other guy covered and I knew it was the last hand, I just folded so that they could count the chips and declare me the winner (these tournaments were timed - not based on who wins). Unfortunately I was off by a few, and he beat me with a small handful of chips.
Poker Pro Robert WIlliamson III at the poker table. I got into my second tournament of the day after this game, and I won this one.
Robert WIlliamson III signing autographs, with the actual game playing behind him
The pile of loot
My signed Robert Williamson III photo.
The entrance to e3, with psuedo-Matrix Atari sign and weird dood with blue hair and lightning bolts shaved into it.
Jeff and I taking a look at a very cool set up the Army put on. They had a Humvee on shocks with a turret gun on top. One person could drive the Humvee (which then effected the view on the panaramic screen in front. The other person fired the gun, which also keyed off of the screen. And no, contrary to what it looks like, Jeff is in fact NOT peeing on the game.
This is EA Games XBox360-inspired exhibit. It was kind of like a remake of Circlevision in old Disneyland - you had a 360 degree view of stuff. So they'd run a promo for a car game and you could see the guys come up in front of you, watch as they slip to your side and then behind you as you pass them. Or they'd put you in the middle of a football game with blocks and tackles all around you. Very cool.
View of the show floor. this gives you a small glimpse of the size and scope of this exhibit hall. This was only one of the exhibit halls there (I think there were like 5 or so - I only went to this one).
Another view of the show floor. This was shot from a second story walkway that Xbox built for their exhibit space.
I've already mentioned my excitement about the movie, but here's a Chronicles of Narnia game. Pretty cool, but I didn't have much time to play it (it's a long role playing game - not something that plays well in 5-10 minutes)
Call of Duty is getting a sequel
This is a shot from the floor looking up at the ramp from which where I took the other photos. XBox built this whole section as their "booth".
Stormtroopers... what would a convention of geeks be without Stormtroopers?
Here they even built a whole street, with lamps and store fronts
The World Poker Tour is getting immortalized in a game by 2k studios. They held 20 min tournaments - more on this later.
Yes, even the Bible is represented here.
Another shot of the Bible game - you have to answer Bible trivia to score points (or something, it wasn't easy to understand - but I did get all of the trivia correct).
And another shot of the actual gameplay of the Bible game. Sadly, like most Chrisitan attempts at pop culture, it looks straight out of about 10-15 years ago (which looks even more ridiculous at a show that features bleeding edge game technologies)
Rockstar Games (known for Grand Theft Auto) had this chain-link fenced in area of busses
Howard Lederer is lending his name to Crave's sequel to last years poker game. I was badly beaten at their booth last year, and I came seeking my poker revenge this year.
Which brings us to this photo of me playing in one of the WPT game tournaments.
Another shot of me at the table. I was chip leader and played really well, and then tried a stupid move. Since I thought I had the other guy covered and I knew it was the last hand, I just folded so that they could count the chips and declare me the winner (these tournaments were timed - not based on who wins). Unfortunately I was off by a few, and he beat me with a small handful of chips.
Poker Pro Robert WIlliamson III at the poker table. I got into my second tournament of the day after this game, and I won this one.
Robert WIlliamson III signing autographs, with the actual game playing behind him
The pile of loot
My signed Robert Williamson III photo.
Posted: Fri - May 20, 2005 at 10:05 PM | | | | | | |
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