What sets this aside from any other convention is that it is completely online. How is this possible, you ask? Through the bright minds of our staff, new forums are being developed as well as a completely new and original site, which will be used specifically for HG Expo, and as such, will likely only be on for the length of the convention. On the second day of the Expo, the designers and modders will put up their actual showcases. In these showcases, more screenshots are presented, and as well as other forms of media, such as trailers and music. To top it off, on the last day of the Expo, winners for having “The Best Showcase” for their respected game, and then “The Best of the Expo” which is the best showcase over all. Day three of the Expo is the Game Day, where designers can release a demo of their work or their completely finished project. Today is another day for competitions varying between each game and a series of mass multiplayer games, similar to forum parties. Winners of these competitions will also be named and awarded. To be sure we don’t exclude the modders of HG, they will also have their own competitions as well. The final day of HGExpo will be the day for online seminars: courses on modding or design given by the experts for each of their games. Designers can also discuss and share their methods and knowledge of design and learn new tricks or even how to design. To close the day, the awards for “The Best Showcase” and “The Best of the Expo” will be presented, as well as closure to the days’ events. There are a number of things that will take place that don’t have any specific day, such as interviews done by the staff of HGExpo with designers or modders that truly impressed them. These interviews will catalogue hardships during the project as well as the over all production. This is but a snippet of what we have planned. So therefore, at present the Feel free to contact us with any questions regarding the event. Were happy to answer any queries you have, and will get back to you as soon as reasonably possible. [This message has been edited by BP (edited 07-28-2006 @ 12:33 PM).]
HeavenGames Expo (formally known as HGCon) is an online exposition and will celebrate the modders and scenario designers of the HeavenGames communities. Acting as an annual event, HGExpo will run its course over several days, bringing different sorts of competitions, showcases, media releases, and various events to the forumers of HG.
The following Heavens are taking part in HGExpo:
As said before, this event will take place over the course of several days. On the first day, the convention opens and designers and modders will be able to present their work, and may provide their own Question and Answer regarding their work if they would like as well as a few screenshots to accompany. These are not showcases, but rather sneak peeks as to what will be shown on the next day.
HGExpo is unique, and therefore requires a unique staff setup. For the event we have decided that the 3 founding members (Blackmoon, Lord Plagueis and Empire of Darkness) will be participating in the running and management of the event, as well as Nebb who is doing all of plus being our general website developer! Although they are not HG official staff (No colors, no names), please everyone give these guys a great hand as they step into their staff positions for the duration of HGExpo.
HGExpo will be the uniting of all the forums, allowing all designers and modders a chance to show their work against the best of others from forums they likely have never been to. While this has its competitions and games to play, its true purpose is bringing the people together, and introducing them to the other games. HeavenGames is a very large community, which means HGExpo will have to be just as large, and just as fantastic as HeavenGames itself. We all are excited about HGExpo, and we hope that we will see you there!
B L O O D P H O E N I X
Lurking at HG since 2004