the strip search panel is at 2:30 not 4:30
Dont be afraid to ask an enforcer for help, thats what they are there for.
I would plan your panel list, with priorities. If you REALLY wanna see the strip search panel, and who wouldn't, you will have to skip "Game Audio: From Hobbyist to Professional" at 1:30
if you are really really nice to the enforcer at the door you might be able to go to the "Get Hired in Video Games Marketing" at 1:00 because its in the same room, just be like "hey dude/superhottie I really wanna do both panels is there any way you can let me just hang in here"
Dont be afraid to ask an enforcer for help, thats what they are there for.
If you want to go from strip search which ends at roughly 3:40 to "Rethinking Gaming Addiction" at 4 you can probably make it because the intellectual panels generally have room even if you are a couple minutes late.
Best advice, if you REALLY want to see a panel be there 30 minutes early, worst case you chat with someone else who is really interested in the topic. I got this with the gamification of education panel with James Portnow. I was in line with a guy with a PHD in education and a BA in computer science, I was there 35 minutes early it seemed like 15 seconds until they let us in.
Best advice two, a one hour panel will run 10 minutes beyond when it is supposed to.
Best advice three Dont be afraid to ask an enforcer for help, thats what they are there for.
Learn the way from one panel to the next ahead of time and check your map,
for example "I want to go from Naga to Wyvern I need to go out the door turn right and walk to the bridge then cross the bridge and turn left.
Yaxley and I left one panel turned left walked to the door of the panel we wanted to go to, they had the wrong sign up on the holding area so we thought we were on the wrong side of the expo center and high tailed it from the correct door, to the wrong door then back. The entire place is grey and white with glass on the outside looking at brown buildings. it is easy to get lost.
If you want swag, as soon as they open the doors, go to the expo floor, that stuff disappears fast. unless there is something super awesome never be able to do it again on the gaming floor, waiting in line for over an hour seems like a waste to me. wait I get a chance to preview a game that wont be in stores until APRIL? Hell I will wait 6 hours in line for the chance to play that for 5 minutes.
Lastly
Dont be afraid to ask an enforcer for help, thats what they are there for.
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