PAX East 2010 Keynote - part 1

[Armatige]

I will never be able to go to a PAX let alone see this guy be this amazing. Thank you for posting all of this!!!!

[grkpektis]

Jack thompson crawled out of a hole and disliked this

[windwakeroftime]

this dude is amazing

[grkpektis]

I want that shirt so freaking bad

[richardmaudsley77]

Haha he actually did it!

[apathytag]

3:32 FUCKING RIGHT!!! PAX EAST!!!

[vVvMrJones]

Whats the song name that plays at the beginning?

And Will is a genius.

[Cheshyr]

@vVvMrJones The song at the beginning is 'Your Friend Wil' from MC Frontalots latest album 'Zero Day'.

[vVvMrJones]

@Cheshyr Thank you.

[TheMetaphorR]

nice!

[beaviskhan]

Thanks for ruining next gen for me wil you putz

[brigandtea]

a truly heartwarming speech

[azeve1aa]

3 days of bliss...

I miss it already.

[evilwillhunting]

OK help me out here folks:

1. It is very dark. (Zork - 70s) 2. You have died of dysentery (The Oregon Trail, 80s). 3. Roll initiative (D&D, 70s/80s) 4. Shots do not hurt other players... yet (Gauntlet, 1985). 4. Enchantment? Enchantment! (Dragon Age, 2009), 5. ? 6. ? 7. Our princess is in another castle! (Super Mario Bros 2, 1988).

[slickshughes]

@evilwillhunting 5 is Magic the gathering. 6 is the Super Mario one. 7 is from the D&D podcasts Wil did with the Penny Arcade and PvPonline crew last year. 8 is from his guest spot on The BIg Bang Theory, also last year.

[evilwillhunting]

Cant believe I missed this.

Wil Wheaton, from a reviled ST:TNG character to our collective Geek Prime Minister.

[jejune9]

Thanks for posting. It helps with the homesickness a bit.

[atlurmagus]

Thanks a bunch for posting this!

My favorite bit of this part: the Oath of Enmity

[C4R4B4S]

I was 10 people away from getting inside when they shut the doors. This is a sad compromise, but it's still better than nothing. Thanks for doing this!

[TugOfWords]

Thanks for this! I was at the keynote, but got stuck in seats where we couldn't see the stage or screens. =P

[DisasterPiece73]

Thanks so much for uploading. I really wanted to go but extenuation circumstances cock blocked me.

[loquacify]

I don't feel left out anymore. Thank you for sharing this with all of us that couldn't be there.

[Lode422]

WHEATOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­1

[DaringOjosan]

THANK YOU! I missed the cut off by like 30 people and didn't get to see it. :(

[Kohla21]

Thanks. We could not attend PAX until late Friday and missed Wil.

[CyrisAeon]

I too was turned away by lines and closed doors :(

Thanx for recording and posting this!

[mxg75]

So glad you posted this. Not getting into Keynote was one of the biggest dissapointments of PAX (not that they are many.)

[Xanmeth]

Thanks so much for posting these!

[InsideAnAsiansHouse]

For BYOC, all you have to do is bolt across the hall when the expo opens for first in balcony seating.

[JessperC]

You rock, I was really sad that I had to miss PAX east and even more distraught when I found out Wil would be doing another Keynote. 2007 was my second PAX and his keynote defined the idea of PAX for me thoroughly, seeing him do another was awesome.

[dageroth]

Thanks so much. I was literally 20 people away in line for the Main Theater when it filled up.

[Strawberria]

Thanks so much! We got there in time only to be greeted with long lines that turned into closed doors!

[Cheshyr]

Not a problem at all. Lines like these became common in 2007, and they've only grown larger. I'm hoping the administration will come up with some clever way to address this problem in the upcoming years (distributed video through the convention for Main Theater events?), but until then this felt like the best way to give everyone access.

I do want to thank the Enforcers for allowing me to bring the camera, and for Wil for allowing everyone to record him.

[Soda241]

@Strawberria People line up hours before just to get in to see him, So when you want to see Will you have to ready to sit in a line. lol

[phil73805]

Cheshyr thank you so much for posting this! Much appreciated.

[Rexdaisy]

Thanks Cheshyr. Nicely done.

[Doombah]

I was hoping that someone did this, and you'll prove to be the hero of those who couldn't be there. I'm sure i'll end up watching the others tomorrow at some point. :) Stop on by Classic Console tomorrow. I'll be there from 3-close. :D

[Cheshyr]

@Doombah Thanks for the thought, but I've already had to depart PAX for various reasons; perhaps at PAX Prime. In the mean time, you could chat up Fixer re: Shadowrun, if you're looking for conversation while on duty. 3-close is one of the longest shifts I've heard.

[Doombah]

I want to thank you, because I was working in the Classic Console room during this, so sadly I couldn't see it. However, Wil did come to my room to play some Atari today, so that made my day. :D

[Cheshyr]

@Doombah The comment is appreciated. I have a couple friends in the Enforcers, and a couple more friends who couldn't attend at all. This was my poor attempt at sharing the magic a little.

YouTube is being a little slow processing all the videos, but they've been uploaded for over an hour, so expect them to be fully available soon.

[Demetrium]

First.