Paul Martin
Observer
Science CosPlay
I felt very welcome there. People felt like it was their place, and I don't have a specific anecdote or something that I overheard as part of that but whether you were in costume or whether you weren't, didn't really matter. It was all this congenial scene and people were having fun and they were learning things, and so this is a fantastic environment for people to learn in on their own terms, and that's what the whole informal thing is about, and it just is so ripe for that and I saw so many people learning things that were interesting to them, and they were driving that learning and providing more opportunities for that that are fun, and some of it was poignant. Some of the sessions that you guys did with the LGBTQ focus and the women's focus, those were awesome. Not being an active member of either of those communities but living with them and around them, I was welcomed there too. It was super cool. I think that it's a pretty big tent at this place and we need to take advantage of it, not just in Long Beach but as a typology and I'll be really interested to see what you guys find out from Dragon Con in a totally different part of the country and whether it had the same kind of vibe to it.