I saw in this board about Panda Idea #4 about having no sleep in the convention... well this is something I thought up on the way home from Ohayocon

Ultimate Con Survival

Here's the groundwork -
-randomly select some otaku and challenge them to constantly be doing things during the con, using only their car as a base for their stuff

1. no hotel crash space allowed
2. no sleeping allowed at all
3. no money allowed
4. money can be raised but not through material means (read: no selling pocky, etc)

Contestants would have to make sure they change clothes at their car or in a bathroom. They also have to make sure they get food from other means than money. This includes con registration...so gophering is a must in order to get into the con., which is mostly fun-in-the-sun work that's quick to tire out the usual person. :-)

Elimination happens if one of the rules are broken at any time. Contestants would have to be monitored as a result, which can be done through unbiased judges taking shifts. In the event that more than one contestant lasts all freakin weekend, prizes could be split or whatever else can be done for all winners.

How does this sound?

But who would want to do all this?

I agree with Yuffie. I mean... it sounds like the most sadistic RPG challenge ever invented, but with little to gain from it. Kind of like all the crap one had to do in FFX to actually get the ultimate weapons, but the final few bosses were SO FUCKING EASY that a person that actually needed those weapons to beat them probably needed their heads checked.

/ramble.

This kind of thing just makes people unpleasant to be around. o_o;

yeah....I guess I see the extremity of it now *shrug* sorry guys

You don't have anything to be sorry for! That's part of forum, suggesting ideas you'd like to see at a convention, and other people look at them and see what they think and pick at problems with it. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Though I guess a good idea for suggesting would be the challenge/event would be something you yourself would like to participate in.

Have I been studying grammer too hard if I'm starting to think what types of pronouns and such I'm using in my writing?

perhaps so, haha

and yeah, I'd do this thing but the "no money" rule is what makes it extreme...so I doubt I'd actually succeed in it. That rule is the main survival intinct...one would have to connect with others and somehow have them GIVE foodage & other vitals

I think the main problem I really see with this (because I know some people are insane enough to attempt it,) is that someone could really screw up and wind up in the hospital. Now, not saying it's an absolute, but if someone goes the weekend with only being able to get food from alternative means, they may end up not eating (especially if they lack friends to bum off of.) Combine that with a lack of sleep and we have a huge potential for disaster. Sure, some people would be able to handle it, but some people might just COLLAPSE, and that's not fun at all.

Plus, can you IMAGINE the otaku-funk we'd have going on?

I hate babysitting.

Guys this isn't a contest....This is how I live. That's what I do for everything...I never bring anything, I never plan ahead, I just wing it. I'm planning on boarding with a total stranger, and not spending a dime besides gas money, and still partaking in almost every event! I've done this at previous cons, vacations, parties, road trips, anything!

I normally wear a single pair of clothes for days at a time (yes underwear too ) and never sleep at my house. I never pack things or bring anything I don't need.

Personally, I think it's the best way to do things...If you plan ahead you set standards and expectations, then when something goes wrong (like it usually does) and you don't meet those requirements it only results in disappointment.

So I'm all for your little contest! I was going to do it anyways!

...I really hope you shower. Or at least sponge yourself off in the bathrooms.

Only when necessary... And besides there's a pool there! I can just hop in, and I'm as good as clean!

And guys, survival doesn't mean starving and depriving yourself from necessities...I'll sleep if I need to, whether it's under a table, in somebody's room, in my car, or not at all if I don't get tired.

And the beauty of food is...once you eat it, it's gone. So as long as they don't see you shove it down your throat, anybody could have taken it! You just gotta be stealthy.

....Neccessary? Daily then, hopefully, because damn if confunk doesn't rack up quickly.

Also, I hope I'm there when you steal food from someone who sees you and knows martial arts. I'll then laugh when you're face down on the floor with a knee in your back ^^

(Seriously though, do you steal people's food? Because that is NOT COOL.)

If I go all 3 days I was planning on sleeping in my car. Although I suppose I could drive to and from Dayton each day I would miss alot of stuff and it would be a pain in the ass. My plan involves me having money and getting some sleep maybe not much and possibly leaving the con long enough to go on a few Taco Bell runs for sustinence.

wow, this is sparking a tiny discussion. I likes.

With the worries of confunk in mind, a prize could be an hour of spa, to destroy confunk <!--lethargic&:lol:--><!--endemo--> However, I'm sorry for not pointing out but that one rule said "hotel crash space"...meaning your stuff and you can't stay there...that means showers/room parties/whatever in a room is fine

and Andy, I feel your pain somewhat. At home, sure we all can get away with skipping a shower, especially if we have no one to impress....but at cons, it's essential ^^;;

overall, this is still 'just an idea'. If Mike likes, then we shall see. I think the money rule may need adjusted, to avoid malnutrition...like give the contestants a budget of $10/day or somethin.

....or maybe have small competitions, to win "Allowed Sleep" cards *grin*

>___< Please shower, everyone! Or, at the very least, bring some axe or something. Then, you'll be a walking cloud of axe, which is at least slightly more pleasant than a cloud of confunk...
In fact, if you're broke, funky, and near me, I just may spray myself for the good of all.

Yeah, I'm all for the clean people thing. I think if I run into anyone who needs a shower there will be much in the way of an executive mandate.