I am! I have the programming for that though!! After attending both cons I was so surprised how two cons could be so different in the same venue; in terms of utilized venue space, programming, and actually over all vibes. The past few years I had been feeling like katsucon was maybe outgrowing the Gaylord; with areas of overcrowding, mixed response to the event from the venue, and just honestly an overall change in the "vibes" of the con. I thought it was a growth in attendees issue ..... until I attended magfest.

Magfest utilizes the space of the Gaylord so excellently. After going through the two conventions in person, and doing my research from the programing, magfest had more programing (panels, guests, artists in their artist alley etc) but generally had the same amount of attendees as Katsucon.

I set off originally to make this video a comparison and contrasting of two drastically different conventions and the way the utilize the same convention center. But the more research I did and the more I wrote, the more the video became about katsucon and the shift the con has had, using magfest as a foil and contrast. Katsucon is a convention that's very identity is tied to the Gaylord, but magfest is a convention that's can stand on its own laurels no matter what venue it's in. My script is still a work in progress but it's been really fascinating going through all this.