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Nineworlds 2018
Aug. 15th, 2018 01:24 pmWhat to say about Nineworlds?
I had fun. Some friends were there. I chatted to a few new people. Panels were interesting, and I avoided the ones I suspected were going to irritate me. Nineworlds is fun, but they can be a little too intense with the social-politics stuff. I learned various bits about the ethics in The Good Place, squeed about Star Trek, enjoyed the Eurovision panel, and the weird-ass videos from some of the national talent shows, where they pick an entry.
Also, played Toon RPG. That was fun.
Still, not as great a convention as others I've been to.
Not all that happy about the location. Hammersmith is too expensive to park - we're looking at around £100-200 for the weekend. This means I'm limited on what costume stuff I can take, since it has to fit in luggage. And Hammersmith hotels are expensive. So are tickets. Was also a little disappointed that so few people I knew were there. I found a few Normally I like to loiter in the bar and talk to random people, but they don't have a very loiterable bar. Or maybe I'm less sociable these days. Maybe I'm not quite the same type of geek. Not sure
There are some really cool aspects to the convention. The fact that it's run by a group that have little to do with most of the con-runner crowd makes it feel a lot fresher and different. It doesn't have the cliquey feel that some conventions have. And the party was a lot of fun! Looking at the various organiser posts I've seen, there does seem to be a genuine desire to keep improving it.
Do wonder where the money goes though. I've been to smaller cheaper cons that seem to have more space.
I really want a convention that gives me the buzz I had in Redemption in 2005. Or Worldcon that same year (it was a good year for conventions)
I had fun. Some friends were there. I chatted to a few new people. Panels were interesting, and I avoided the ones I suspected were going to irritate me. Nineworlds is fun, but they can be a little too intense with the social-politics stuff. I learned various bits about the ethics in The Good Place, squeed about Star Trek, enjoyed the Eurovision panel, and the weird-ass videos from some of the national talent shows, where they pick an entry.
Also, played Toon RPG. That was fun.
Still, not as great a convention as others I've been to.
Not all that happy about the location. Hammersmith is too expensive to park - we're looking at around £100-200 for the weekend. This means I'm limited on what costume stuff I can take, since it has to fit in luggage. And Hammersmith hotels are expensive. So are tickets. Was also a little disappointed that so few people I knew were there. I found a few Normally I like to loiter in the bar and talk to random people, but they don't have a very loiterable bar. Or maybe I'm less sociable these days. Maybe I'm not quite the same type of geek. Not sure
There are some really cool aspects to the convention. The fact that it's run by a group that have little to do with most of the con-runner crowd makes it feel a lot fresher and different. It doesn't have the cliquey feel that some conventions have. And the party was a lot of fun! Looking at the various organiser posts I've seen, there does seem to be a genuine desire to keep improving it.
Do wonder where the money goes though. I've been to smaller cheaper cons that seem to have more space.
I really want a convention that gives me the buzz I had in Redemption in 2005. Or Worldcon that same year (it was a good year for conventions)
