Pax truly was a great experience, I got to play some games, eat some great food, see Seattle, and best of all meet some people.
I also got first question at the Giantbomb panel and the Halo universe panel!
Here are some of the people I met.
My meeting of Brad was a bit short but sweet, he was quiet but very nice. He made me feel alright about coming up and bugging him to get a picture, and talk for a bit.Me and Ryan spoke one on one for about 15 minutes, he was a great guy, full of stories, very outgoing, and not afraid to pull any punches.After wading through the crowds I reached Jeff who even though he looked tired managed to have a nice lengthy conversation with me, I got to explain to him that he changed the way I look at reviews.Last but not least in the Giantbomb crew was Vinny, he was super nice, very out going, and actually took the time to talk Warhammer 40k with me for about twenty minutes, it was a great experience followed by a great picture!Me and Marty O'Donnell the lead Audio composer on the Halo games and everything Bungie!After a quick chase down I met up with Rocko of Mega 64 for a quick pick.Me and the Mega 64 crew.Me and Shishka.Me and Jay Weinland Audio composer at Bungie.Me and Eddie SmithMe and Sotaro Tojima sound lead on Halo 4 and MGS 4.AHHHHHHHH!Guns, Guns, and Mo' Guns! Eddie Smith, concept artist.Myself and Mr. David EllisBadassThumbs up!Me in front of a Panzer Tank!
Update: So I accidentally snuck into the tested podcast early, I sat behind Jeff, I also got onto the thumbnail for the podcast!
Looks like a bunch of fun overall. Never been to PAX, but I got to go to E3 in 2002. One of my favorite memories, but I'd love to see PAX for myself sometime. Meeting the GB guys would be one of the main reasons.
Cool stuff. Meeting people is always really fun. I got the privilege to chat with Stig Asmussen at the E3 prior to God of War III's release and it was very eye-opening (plus, he was a really nice guy).
Must ask, was it awkward at all at first going up and talking to them? And you say you were able to talk to them 1-on-1 in some instances for upwards of 20 minutes, I would of thought they'd have people coming up to them all the time so this wouldn't of been possible?
Just interested because I, like a couple of other guys in this thread, probably couldn't work-up the courage to talk to them. I'm a confident enough guy and all, I just feel like I wouldn't want to intrude on them with my bullshit :)
@Vegeta187x: gahhh. If I ever got to go to any type of event like PAX and getting the opportunity to meet anybody that I recognized from the games industry I would get to nervous to speak to them for the same reasons. So annoying.
I wish I had the courage to go up to the GB crew and have a conversation. I have this thing where I always feel that everybody else's time is more valuable than mine, so I don't want to impose. I had opportunities to talk to the GB crew, to Notch, Jerry, Mike, Khoo, various game developers, and musicians, and ended up veering off in the opposite direction because I didn't want to be "that guy," stopping people while they were on their way to getting a sandwich or something. I had MULTIPLE times to talk to Jonathan Coulton, but chose not to because the dude just looked tired and I didn't want to pester him.
Although I'm fond of the Giant Bomb crew and some other people in the games industry, I most definitely don't idolize them. They're good at what they do, and therefor they've got my wholehearted appreciation.
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