Developer Dairy: April 2012

Greetings Convention Goers!

Here at last is the Developer Dairy for April 2012. The OkamiCon website was updated with a slew of information I have been sitting on so I can upload it all at once. The changes made yesterday are going to be the last of any major updates before the convention next month (with the exception of the screening schedule).

OkamiCon Website Changes

• Guest List Updated
  • Nathan Hanks and Anastasia Jablokov Added
• Table Top Games Page Updated
  • K.O.M.A Gaming Battle Tournament Rules Posted
  • Tanto Curoe Demo Information Added
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Tournament Online Form Closed
• Schedule Updated
  • Added New Guest Panels // Game Area Events
  • Added Super Mystery Date Event
  • Added TOP SECRET Event
• Updated Sponsors Page
  • Added Pacific Media Expo Logo

Blog Changes

• Guest List Updated
• TCG Tournament Page Updated
• TCG Tournament Page renamed to OkamiCon Game Area.

Physical Event Changes

• OkamiCon Game Area is now expanded to two booths in the Outrigger Dealer Room.
  • Game area will include: KOMA Gaming Tournament, TCG Tournament // Free Play and Tanto Cuore Demo.
• Few Dealer Booths rearranged between North Shore and Outrigger Dealers Room.
• TOP SECRET EVENT Confirmed
• Contest Table will be set up and include:
  • Super Mystery Date Entry Forms and Pick-up-lines.
  • Moonlight Masquerade Sign In and Entry Forms.

 

Those are all the major changes coming for now with the exception of the Screening Schedule. I do have confirmation of permissions from FUNimation Entertainment and I am just waiting for the final paperwork to be mailed to me before I announce our screening list.

I probably also will post some information regarding the Super Mystery Date contest so we can get more people interested. It was a big hit at Anime Bonanza last year and I think everyone will enjoy it at OkamiCon.

For those of you wondering about the TOP SECRET Event…well…it’s a secret. 😉 You are going to have to come to the convention to see for yourself what it is. Please feel free to speculate and chat about it on our Facebook page and comment section in the meantime. For those of you who come up with some particularly good theories, I just might post them here on the blog, so ponder away!

Masquerade and TCG Tournament Registration Open!

I meant to make this update yesterday, but due to be being under the weather, I am making it today.

~Moonlight Masquerade~
Online Registration for the OkamiCon 2012 Moonlight Masquerade are now online and fully functional. I have found in the past that we get more participants in our masquerade and cosplay contest if we accept online submissions before hand instead of only allowing submissions at the convention itself. Last year, due to a little experiment called Anime Bonanza, I had suspended all online Masquerade Signups because it would have simply been overwhelming with both Bonanza and Anime SG in so close proximity to each other. However, because that is not the case with OkamiCon, you may now sign up early and plan out your costumes and skits months in advance. 🙂 Submissions will be closed shortly before the convention or until we reach the maximum limit of participants (which is currently at 25).

You can find a complete set of rules for the Moonlight Masque as well as the entry form under Programming -> Masquerade here on the blog or at the Masquerade page on OkamiCon.com.

~Yu-gi-oh! TCG Tournament~
Along with Moonlight Masque online signups, the entry form for our Yu-gi-oh! TCG Tournament is also online. There is also no set time for when submissions will close on account we want to encourage as many participants as possible.  I know there are lots of duelists out there who still play the game but simply cannot find anyone to play with, or at least that is the problem that I am having. There will be a table set up in the hall for ‘Free Play’ but only the tournament will feature prizes (that’s right, I said prizes, as in free stuff!) for the winners and eternal bragging rights.

So what are you waiting for?!  Grab your decks and head on over to our TCG Tournament page and sign up! You can also do this from our website on the Tabletop Games page.

Developer Dairy: January 2012

Here are all the updates that have been made to the Anime SG and OkamiCon website//blog for January 2012.

~Anime SG Updates~

• Dealers and Artist Registration now open (More info on this tomorrow.)
• The two booths in the lobby from last year will be made available for purchase this year as Lobby Exclusives.
• Dealer//Artist Map updated.
• Header image size has been fixed (it was off by two pixels and looked a little fuzzy).
• Home linked fixed on Dealers page.
• Homepage Twitter widget changed from RSS Include widget to official Twitter widget.
• Guests page updated on blog and website. (See Announcement)

~OkamiCon Updates~

• Contests Page added.
• Program Cover Design Contest added.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Tournament Signups added to Tabletop Games page (website) and TCG Tournaments page (blog).
• Guests Page updated on blog and website. (See Announcement)
• New Blog Theme.
• Facebook and Twitter widget added to blog.

That’s all for tonight! Stay tune for more announcements coming tomorrow!