I-CON 27 Report
April 10th, 2008 by anthonyz |
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I-CON 27 was once again at Stony Brook University on one early spring weekend. Just like the past I-CON we attended, this was pretty much just like the I-CONs we attended in the past. However, this year’s I-CON will be the last year of its tradition of being held at Stony Brook University as it moves to Suffolk Community College in Brentwood next year as the school’s sports complex will be under renovation.
I-CON is a weekend full of events that relate to technology, literature, creativity of science. Basically, its a science fiction convention that combines anime, video gaming, fantasy, and comics.
First things first, there were many well-known media guests for such a medium-size convention. Guests include Billy West, Ray Parks, Tim Russ, Ernie Hudson, Jay Acovone and many others. All guests had their own panels, questions and answers sessions, and some of them even had a booth in the dealers room.
Next stop is the dealers room. There were not as many dealers as there were in the past. Some interviewees complained that the “prices were too high,” and that “there wasn’t that much variety of products.” Though we haven’t had enough time for the dealers room, we did notice most of “usual” dealers that attended I-CON in the past, such as Fourth World Comics and Video Games New York.
There were a variey of panels that anyone could join. Several panels include Anime 101, How to Pick up a Chick, . Some independent and fan films were also featured at I-CON, and a previewing for the season premiere of “BattleStar Galactica.”
There was a cosplay competition that most con-goers were excited to attend but a huge incident occurred that caused the competition to be delayed by two hours. “This was an unprofessional performence,” an interviewer said to a Vidgle reporter as she was upset with the location being in a gym and the way the situation was handled. The problem was the way the audio speakers were hooked up, the time when everything was back to normal, half of the audience has already left. One staff Vidgle talked to said “I think we did a great job, Stony Brook [University] responded pretty well when we had to take out another set of speakers. The skits otherwise were alright,
Next I-CON will be different as it will be at a different location, the Brentwood Campus of Suffolk Community College, as its home, the Stony Brook University Sports Complex, is being renovated. This I-CON on the other hand has been a different experience for the many con-goers, but overall it is a great weekend to catch up with friends and meet new friends at the same time if you live in the Long Island area.
