The Indie Megabooth is a section at game expositions dedicated to the display and promotion of indie games. It launched at PAX East 2012[1] and appeared at other PAX events[2][3][4][5][6] before expanding to other shows including the Eurogamer Expo,[1] Electronic Entertainment Expo,[7] Game Developers Conference,[8] and Gamescom.[9] It was founded by Kelly Wallick, who became the booth's full-time organizer in 2013.[10][11]
In 2020, the Indie Megabooth's organizers chose to "sunset" the Indie Megabooth for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
References edit
- Parker, Felan; Whitson, Jennifer R; Simon, Bart (2017). "Megabooth: The cultural intermediation of indie games". New Media & Society. 20 (5): 1953–1972. doi:10.1177/1461444817711403. PMC 6256716.
- ^ a b Bailey, Kat (October 23, 2015). "With Indies More Prevalent Than Ever, the Indie Megabooth Finds New Ways to Evangelize". USgamer. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (August 15, 2013). "Indie Megabooth brings more than 80 games to PAX Prime 2013". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (March 12, 2013). "Second annual PAX East Indie Megabooth features 62 games from 50 developers". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Lien, Tracey (March 31, 2014). "Indie Megabooth's PAX East line-up includes Aztez, Hotline Miami 2 and more". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Bailey, Kat (August 30, 2014). "PAX Prime 2014: Bob and Kat Pick the Best of the Indie Megabooth". USgamer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Martin, Michael (August 11, 2015). "PAX 2015: Indie MEGABOOTH Reveals Full Games Lineup for PAX Prime". IGN. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (May 26, 2017). "Heres the Indie Megabooth lineup for E3 (update: public access has been canceled)". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (February 21, 2014). "Indie Megabooth is bringing its indie showcase to GDC 2014". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Tach, Dave (May 23, 2014). "The Indie Megabooth will become international at Gamescom 2014". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (April 14, 2013). "Kelly Wallick departs Infrared5 to run Indie Megabooth full-time". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Billings, Kevin (May 27, 2017). "E3 2017 Will Have Strong Indie Presence". Tech Times. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Wallick, Kelly (April 15, 2020). "Farewell (for now) -- A Letter from the Founder of the Indie MEGABOOTH". Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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