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From anime website
design to Para Para dance craze, Otakon 2002 held a huge round of panels and discussions that
had something for everyone to learn more about and enjoy. Panels were staged across 3
rooms and easily provided seating space for large capacity crowds of fans yearning to catch
more than just a fleeting glimpse of that favorite Guest of Honor. |
Otakon
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Getting
Published: Respected authors in the domestic anime and manga industry and research gave
helpful tips on submitting manuscripts for publication. Topics covered fictional
novels, procedures on creating proposals, providing cover letters, and having a potential
marketing strategy in mind for a product to publish. |
Fan Fiction: Online
and offline authors gathered for another summit meeting to discuss topics for both old and
new folks interested in fan fiction. Topics included fictional thought processes,
lessons on super-deformed and comedy stories, staying away from large glossaries of terms,
and difficulties with co-authoring works. |
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Design: Representatives from Fans View, Fly By Night Design, Otaku Kingdom, and Anime
News Network talked about the proper direction and usage of designing anime-themed websites
from scratch. Debates included use of Flash, splash screens, Javascripting, editors like Dreamweaver, finding an affordable web host and setting up a domain, setting up a SQL database for
more complex online operations, and permissions for use of various images or published text
content. |
Closer Look at Web
Manga: Celebrities of well-known web mangas such as MegaTokyo and Penny Arcade gathered
together to talk about the online publishing process, character development, tackling the
issues about bandwidth limits for their increasing fanbase, and use of Flash versus plain
static images, informal versus formal printing processes, and also discussions about the
newest web trends such as blogs and live journals. |
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ParaPara Shiyou: Some
of the biggest fans of Para Para Paradise spread the gospel of the Bemani / BeatMania dance
culture with topics including heavy use of Super Eurobeat music, various controllers,
console platforms, PPP clubs in Japan and America, and other visual dance performances
games. Highlights also included a staged demonstration on the simple and complex PPP
dance routines. |
Cel Roadshow: Fans
of animation cels gathered together to talk about and show off their latest and greatest
collectibles. Discussion and demonstrations included care of cels, shopping resources,
haggling prices, best dealers, favorite characters and anime shows, and unique personal
stories about how the cels were bought. |
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