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     ptlogo2One of the biggest things in any comic, game, show, etc. fan culture are the conventions. Many people use this to dress as their favorite character. Some professionally and some...not so professional. This includes making a male character into a female and vice versa. Most people just go to conventions to meet up with celebrities they like, or take pictures of the professional people who dress up, cosplayers.

      Comic Con in San Diego started in 1970 which makes sense considering that comics where still very popular around that time. It originally started with only a couple of special guests and comic, sci-fi, and movie fans creating a one day minicon. This minicon only had about 100 people came. Now attendance tops around 130,000 people. Comic con even has competitions and a separate film festival.

     Next, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3. The first expo featured Sony's start in video games, the Nintendo Ultra 64 (Nintendo 64), the Nintendo Virtual Boy which was a commercial failure, and several games. The attendance has grown from 50,000 in 1995 to only 52,000 now. However, the number of exhibitors grew to 300+. Also, the low rate of attendance is more that now e3 has it's own website and is featured for viewing on television.

Finally, the Penny Arcade Expo which started in 2004, otherwise known as PAX. The first PAX was a 2 day event, and while it was a small event it had an attendance of around 3,000 people which is much higher than the first comic con. Although smaller than e3 it's grown to have an attendance of well over 70,000 and a separate expo called PAX East. Contributing Author for Passed Time. November 7, 2015 Delaware.

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