PAX Panels

Morgshrum

Now that the schedule is posted, what is everyone looking forward to the most? I'm all about the Star Wars and I plan to spend a good portion of the day waiting.

How about you kids?

Matev

D&D Live seems to have a big buzz.

Covet

I plan on attending a lot of the female and marketing related panels.

skettios

I wanna go to the D&D live panel (and of course, the pa panels + keynote)

masseffectme

How about Holly Conrad and her Mass Effect anamatronic Krogan building team. That is so worth the PAX ticket for me. "From CG to Reality"

<Omicron-8643>

I've been following SW:TOR since it was first announced and I'll *definitely* be at the Star Wars panel.

Dakinggamer87

I'm looking forward to many panels including Insomniac,G4, and Giant Bomb!8-)

Raiden333

The ones I consider can't-miss

Both G&T Q&A's and Make Monday's Strip, for the comedy value.
The Keynote, as it will be required to get into the Q&A
Friday Night Concert... Literally every band I really want to see is playing on Friday.

(Saturday will be especially busy.)
PAX Prime Chiptune Music Showcase (love those guys)
We Study Games…Professionally: Academic Research and Game Studies
The Evolution of RPGs

And lots of other panels I'm considering.

And final round of the Omegathon is just a given.

Memmax

I am looking forward to the Guild Wars 2 panel myself.

Moe Fwacky

I mentioned this in the schedule thread, but my panel interests are pretty limited. I do the Q&As, the Keynote and any community manager oriented panels (which there appear to be 6 of this year).

PimpMethod

Gametrailers.com Presents: Hello Fellow Babies! Pach attack! LIVE

The Myth of the game Girl: True demographic or anthroplogical hooha

Testers vs The game, the life of a tester

Pitch your game idea

Online gaming communities and "real life" relationships

Game Over: why the future of online gaming depends on Net Neutrality

Why should gamers care about Kinect?

Legal lssues in the games industry *

Egregiously unrealized potential*

*unsure due to the time of the panels

Chibipandora

We Study Games…Professionally: Academic Research and Game Studies and
Women Own: A Conversation with Researchers, Professionals, and Gamers

I thought I'd be waiting at least a year or two more before seeing these panels exist!!!
The future is now!!8-)

basicallygeek

Keynote and Q&A, the Rage demo (only on the grid but I assume will happen), Raising geeks (cuz I'm a dad), Star Wars because I've been following TOR forever, maybe one on writing, and the Saturday concert.

DStalefish

Unfortunately I'll be working during the SW:ToR panel, which is the only one I really wanted to see. :P

thespiffyneostar

Mega64, and stepto, since I assume both will be there.

Clix

Hal Halpin and Adam Sessler Talking Games, OverClocked ReMix: Video Game Music Community, The Game Informer Selection Process, D&D Live!, Bonus Round LIVE! or G4 Feedback, X-Play LIVE, and of course the concerts.

There are a lot of overlapping panels I want to go to so it'll be on the flip of a coin. Plus there are a ton of others that sound interesting that didn't make my list but I'll probably attend.

Upthorn

I am socially obligated to attend the Overclocked Remix panel, and culturally obligated to attend the Humble Indie Bundle panel, even though it means I will be missing out on D&D Live.

Aside from those I am just looking at the Keynote, Q&A session 1, Friday concerts, and the Pitch Your Game Idea... though I may skip that in favor of the Chiptune Music Showcase going on at Jamspace at the same time.

I found last year that it's actually probably better to come to PAX with as few events in mind as possible, so that you can relax and enjoy yourself just playing games with other gamers.

BlackDragon480

Imsorad wrote: »

Hal Halpin and Adam Sessler Talking Games

I'm a bit torn on this one. I attended the one last year and found it facinating, but it's the same time as the first G&T Q&A. I may just flip a coin that morning, but at this point I'm leaning towards the Q&A, since I know I'm going to the keynote.

Gene Parmesan

GFW radio reunion, Giantbomb and Idle Thumbs will be my daily dose of podcast. also weirdly enough the City of Heroes panel. Apart from that I'll be on the show floor.

EscoBlades

Moe Fwacky wrote: »

the Keynote and any community manager oriented panels (which there appear to be 6 of this year).

Pretty much what i intend to do as well

SpawnOfCthulhu

Naturally going to everything PA related, so both keynotes and the MaS panel.
Also, the insomniac reveal, both concert nights, infamous 2 panel, and the bill amend panel.

that's pretty much it actually, as everything else that I want to see is conflicting with those.
Not that many "must see" panels this year, unfortunately, as that takes up the bulk of my PAX time.

Also, trying to debate whether to go to the Omegathon final round or get piled with swag.
Depends on who makes it to the final round. If it's the either (or both) of the two people i'm rooting for, i'll definitely attend.
Only time will tell, I guess.

Gameshark

The Keynote, Q&A, inFamous 2, Make a Strip, Star Wars (maybe), Insomniac Presentation, and the GFW Brounion.

TheDarkKnight

I am flying from the UK to only see one thing. Star Wars: The Old Republic! - Also its my first time ever at PAX

I assume that since is going to be in the Benaroya Hall can I just turn up and wait in line or do I have to get a ticket/wristband. I hear mention of queue areas? Are these just for certain events or for everyone?

deveric

Rock Band 3 panel, which is at the start on Friday? and I get to miss the keynote? boo, but I must attend.

Solelron

I'm not a big Panel goer myself, and not really drawn to too many this year either. May try the Star Wars or the Xplay Live.

The_Reflection

I hope that the entire "Why should gamers care about Kinect?" panel is one guy comes out to the mic and says "They shouldn't." End of panel.

Hicks

Such an angry little troll.

I'm actually looking forward to it, that and finding out who his guests are going to be.

Matev

Hicks wrote: »

Such an angry little troll.

I'm actually looking forward to it, that and finding out who his guests are going to be.

It's not really trolling if that's his honest sentiment. Some people don't like that Microsoft and Sony are trying to snag some of the Wii's market by pandering to them.

Personally, i think if they don't churn out shovelware like the Wii does, I think it could be a good move (Sadly, this doesn't appear to be the case yet.)

mintyduck

I'm really excited about D&D Live, but I've been trying to make the Pitch Your Game Idea panel for two PAXes now, and haven't been able to make it, so I was hoping this might be the time for it ... and then DMs vs Rules Lawyers also looks pretty interesting, so I'm going to have to make a tough decision!

We enjoyed the GeekNights panels at the last PAX Prime, so might pop in to see their new panels as well.

ploogle

Yeah, the Kinect panel sounds like a complete PR gag. I don't own a 360, and as such won't care about it until I can use it with my PC games.

There were a few panels that caught my attention, and all but one were in the morning or evening, so I'll have plenty of time during the day for the Expo Hall.

Clix

BlackDragon480 wrote: »

Imsorad wrote: »

Hal Halpin and Adam Sessler Talking Games

I'm a bit torn on this one. I attended the one last year and found it facinating, but it's the same time as the first G&T Q&A. I may just flip a coin that morning, but at this point I'm leaning towards the Q&A, since I know I'm going to the keynote.

I hear you there. I really wanted to go to the keynote and some of the other PA panels but they all fall during other panels I really want to go to as well. Whoever makes the schedule has it out for me!

Apreche

mintyduck wrote: »

We enjoyed the GeekNights panels at the last PAX Prime, so might pop in to see their new panels as well.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed our panels, and I hope you enjoy the new ones as well, especially the late show. We'll understand if you miss the egregiously unrealized potential, I know the timing is not so great.

imp22b

I'm looking forward to the Totally Rad Show, Star Wars, and X-Play

Geograd

I'll post what my PR guy and I shall be attending:

FRIDAY
Game Design 101
The Basics of Good Game Design
Making Stories Worth Playing
Beyond Pen & Paper
Do You Have A Chance Against
Road to Becoming a CM
Going Indie
The PAX 10 Panel #1
Penny Arcade Screening Part #1


SATURDAY
Guild Wars 2: Designing Dynamic
Game Writing & Rabid Badger Combat
The Humble Indie Bundle
Rise of the Indie Game Developer
So You Want to Land A Marketing Job
The PAX 10 Panel #2
Game Mechanics and Mechanism Design
Penny Arcade Screening Part #2


SUNDAY
In(die)credible!
Legal Issues in the Games Industry


Pretty much everything dealing with indie games and industry jobs

Gene Parmesan

Wow, someones in it for the panels

Nope

Looks like Saturday the happening place to be is the Pegasus Theater.

I shudder to think how long the line for Acquisitions Incorporated: D&D Live! session will be an hour beforehand.

akThera

Nope wrote: »

I shudder to think how long the line for Acquisitions Incorporated: D&D Live! session will be an hour beforehand.

Sadly, that line is what's going to prevent me from going to Pitch Your Game.

/sadface

MarySue

Saturday's going to be me making a lot of hard decisions. So far, my "I wanna seeeee!" panels list for that afternoon is:

GM vs Rules Lawyers 12-1 Raven
Game Writing & Rabid Badger Combat 1.30-2.30 Raven
Acquisitions Inc. 4.30-4.30 Pegasus
The Humble Indie Bundle 3-4 Unicorn
We Study Games 3-4 Raven
Online Gaming Communities 3.30-4.30 Wolfman
Women Own 4.30-5.30 Raven

I need either a Time-Turner or a cloning machine. Someone get on that, stat.

Thank the Blessed Mother and the happy little baby Jesus there's no conflict for me and the Wheaton panel.

savagehart

masseffectme wrote: »

How about Holly Conrad and her Mass Effect anamatronic Krogan building team. That is so worth the PAX ticket for me. "From CG to Reality"

That's on my "must see list as well

savagehart

<Omicron-8643> wrote: »

I've been following SW:TOR since it was first announced and I'll *definitely* be at the Star Wars panel.

#2 on my must see list

savagehart

besides the 2 above,:

Raising Geek Generation 2.0
Lego Universe
The Myth Of The Gamer Girl

note: Yes I'm a dude, but I'm the Stay @ home dad of 2 4 y.o. female proto-gamers.........