{"id":12059,"date":"2014-05-01T20:07:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T03:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/?p=12059"},"modified":"2014-05-01T20:07:17","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T03:07:17","slug":"6-reasons-to-be-at-saltfest-in-slc-may-17th-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=12059","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons To Be At SaltFest in SLC May 17th -18th"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First of all you should probably know what SaltFest 2014<\/a> is gonna be. I would describe it as a two-day video game convention in Salt Lake City for anyone who is interested in video games professionally or as a pass time. That in mind, read what we have in store for this year.<\/p>\n

Reason number 1\u2014You can meet Mr. Torgue from Borderlands 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Or the guy who voiced him, Chris Rager. If you close your eyes, you will not be able to tell the difference. If that doesn\u2019t tickle your fancy then just ask him to recite one of his many lines from the 30 animes that he has voice acted in.<\/p>\n

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Reason number 2\u2014You can meet indie game developers<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wanna meet the minds driving of the indie video game scene then stop by SaltFest, because lets face it, they may be super famous one day and then you will never get to talk to them as a simpleton.<\/p>\n

\"Cosplay-Reason number 3\u2014Costumes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yup, thats right. You get any number of nerds together in one place there will be costumes. There has to be some sort of law dictating that when X number of nerds gather in one localized place then there needs to be Y number of them dressed up as their favorite character from (insert medium). This really should have its own formula: X(nerds)=Y(costumes). So come check out these dedicated cosplayers, and you may get inspired to join in!<\/p>\n

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Reason number 4\u2014We have panels<\/strong><\/p>\n

All sorts of panels, too. Big ones. Small ones. Some made of fine wood and\u2026.oh nope, not those panels\u2014I mean the kind where you get to listen and interact with industry leaders and maybe even someone famous! And who knows, if you look hard enough you may get to see some real life wooden panels on the walls. Keep your eyes peeled.<\/p>\n

Reason number 5\u2014Arcade Room<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know what gets gamers right in the feels? Nostalgia. BOOM! So what better way to pull on your little heart strings than to bring in a bunch of stand up arcade machines and let you go at it? And I can already hear it now, \u201cBut guys, I\u2019m too young to have ever gone to the arcade and let those machines eat quarter after quarter all day.\u201d Well don\u2019t you worry little Timmy, because we will also be setting up old school gaming systems in an adjacent room. Thats right, you can spend the entire weekend in 8-16-bit worlds if you really want to.<\/p>\n

\"SSB-Salt<\/a><\/p>\n

Reason number 6\u2014Three letters: L \u00a0A \u00a0N<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step up your game and compete against others in our designated LAN room. There will two designated areas for computer gaming as well as console gaming. We will be holding competitions for tons of games including:<\/p>\n