Dragon Con Video Gaming is back for another year of panels, parties, and pedantic perspicacity. From Baldur’s Gate to Night City, we are your place for visiting virtual vistas! If it has pixels, we have panels.
Many of your favorite events will be returning this year, including The Science of Pokémon, Dub Your Own Otome, Giant Gameboys, and panels highlighting both fan-driven content as well as information on the making of video games. Special guests include voice actors from many of the most popular video games including Baldur’s Gate 3, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy XIV, and more!
New for this year, the Video Gaming Track is pleased to announce panels on speed-running, eSports, and more!
Dragon Con Video Gaming Presents – The 8-Bit Bash
The Dragon Con Video Gaming track is proud to present The 8-Bit Bash, featuring music from the golden age of video games (or, as most people would call it, the 70’s and 80’s). DJ Nemesis will be spinning the tunes from start to finish, so remember to hydrate – you’ve got a lot more Dragon Con to go!
The 8-Bit Bash will be on Thursday night in the Westin, as if you needed another reason to come to Dragon Con a day early!
The Video Game Costume Contest
The Video Game Costume Contest is back for another year. We’ll be giving out Best in Show, 2nd place, & 3rd place prizes, as well as honorable mention and judge’s choice awards.
The Video Game Costume Contest judges on craftsmanship of the costume as well as screen accuracy of the character portrayed.
Judges will be looking at the costume itself, the workmanship, design, and inspiration. This will be open to individuals, experts and novices, and part of the judging process includes a description of the game and character being portrayed. All judges are costuming professionals with extreme costume backgrounds.
Pre-judging and registration will occur in Westin Augusta E-H, from 2:30pm to 5pm. You must be pre-judged in order to participate in the contest. Pre-registration is not open to the public, but contestants may bring one handler with them to pre-judging. Limited to 30 contestants.
Please contact the Video Gaming Track at videogamingfans@dragoncon.org with any questions.
The Final Fantasy Fish Finding Scavenger Hunt (aka FFFFSH)
The Dragon Con Video Gaming track is back for its second year of finding your favorite fish both IRL in the Georgia Aquarium and online in Final Fantasy XIV! Did you know that there are over 160 species of fish in FF XIV that can be caught and displayed in your in-game aquarium? Did you also know that many of those fish are based on real fish in the Georgia Aquarium? Do you have what it takes to find those fish and be an Expert Fin-vestigator?
Saturday from 7:00 to 10:00 pm in the Georgia Aquarium (admission required).
The Heroes and Villains Ball
The biggest and baddest party at Dragon Con returns!
In previous years, we’ve had celebrity appearances, Dancing Deadpools, Lightsaber Limbo, and Wil Wheaton’s Walk of Shame. Costumes welcome, but not required. DJ Limit Break will be spinning ’til the wee hours!
Saturday night, Westin Peachtree Ballroom.
(Note: If you are planning a group meetup or photoshoot for the Heroes and Villains Ball, please contact the Video Gaming Track at videogamingfans@dragoncon.org).In previous years, we’ve had celebrity appearances, Dancing Deadpools, Lightsaber Limbo, and Wil Wheaton’s Walk of Shame. Costumes welcome, but not required.
The doors open at 10:00 PM, Saturday night, Westin Peachtree Ballroom.