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The ideal is ‘discoverability’: to be noticed, to be talked about, to be anticipated and to be desired. As with all marketing in this context, the goal is to capture the attention and imaginations of consumers, in hopes of translating this into brand loyalty and unit sales. Rather than individual developers, platform holders and publishers such as Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and others traditionally overwhelm these spaces, capturing both the attention and bodies of fans, popular media and critics via lavish consumer spectacles. Gaming conventions and trade shows are dominated by the physical presence of major multinational corporations and so-called AAA blockbuster franchises. This article traces the history of the Indie Megabooth, a high-profile showcase of independently produced or ‘indie’ games, and asks, What kind of cultural actor is the Megabooth? What patterns of collective activity make it up? What kinds of work take place under its umbrella, and what can it tell us about the contemporary industry and culture of digital games? Our account of Indie Megabooth and its role in the game industry is based on in-depth interviews with organizers and exhibitors, journalistic reporting on its origins and past showcases and ethnographic research at several Megabooth events (PAX Prime 2015, the Game Developers Conference 2016 and PAX East 2016).įundamentally, the Megabooth is a clever solution to a problem of marketing in material and perceptual terms. Collectively, this bazaar of tiny booths occupies a larger footprint than any other booth on the floor. Along these tightly packed, impermanent streets and alleyways, eyes dart from screen to screen, looking for the next big thing in small games. You can crowd in and shake the Purelled hands of artisanal game makers, commenting on a new mechanic or narrative hook and listen to their replies. Here, booths are smaller in scale, eclectic in style and crewed by the game developers themselves rather than beaming for-hire PR reps. The surging crowd, the spectacle and the cacophony of noise and lights persist once we arrive. We spot a yellow, flying saucer-like shape over one corner of the hall, emblazoned with a stylized ‘IMB’.

The artificial skies overhead are clouded with hanging, brightly coloured signs, beacons for the booths below: Nintendo, Blizzard and Ubisoft. Beyond this epicentre, the massive gaming and geek culture convention’s boundaries sprawl across blocks of hotel convention halls and theatres.

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The 30-ft-tall dinosaurs and neon-lit models of game characters are barely visible, glimpsed amid a temporary city of booths: clogged streets of monitor-clad portable walls, velvet ropes and public relations (PR) staff shepherding hours-long lines waiting to play next season’s blockbusters. The wall of sound is a susurrus of tens of thousands of human bodies layered with bass-heavy game soundtracks and amplified voices from announcers and live streamers scattered across the hall.

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The torrent of flashing lights and cacophony of noise becomes a visceral barrage as the PAX Prime expo hall is slowly revealed. We slowly ascend to the fourth floor of Seattle’s Washington State Convention Centre, the escalator tightly packed with cosplayers, gaming enthusiasts, press and game developers.