Great NYT account of a giant EverQuest convention in Boston. As Stefan notes, this is "a surprisingly non-snarky story." Though it does prove the truism that the press at any geeky con will immediately gravitate to the people in costume.
NICE ears!" the young man with the bow and arrow shouted through the crowd to the corseted woman. Her ears were pointy and Vulcanlike. "I'm guessing, druid?"
"Half-elf," she replied coyly. "Nice try."
He should have known better. After all, this was the Fan Faire, a convention for the most erudite players of the medieval-themed computer game EverQuest. Back home, the 1,500 people whom the conference drew carry out their adventures in an online fantasy world called Norrath where, as Tolkienesque wizards and warriors, they seek treasures, battle monsters and build their characters. The Fan Faire was a rare opportunity for them to meet in the flesh. Players came from as far as Denmark, and many appeared in the guise of their in-game characters — isosceles ears and all.
(Thanks, Stefan!)
