D-Con
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| D-Con | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Dundee University Students Association |
| Location(s) | Dundee |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Attendance | Over 2500 in last event (2011) |
| Website | dundeeconvention.co.uk |
D-Con, which is held in Dundee, is the UK's highest attended free anime convention.[1] D-Con (standing for Dundee Convention) is an annual event run in around the end of February/beginning of March. D-Con showcases events for fans of anime, art and video game culture.
History
D-CON (not to be confused with Dee-con) was founded by Kieran Baxter, Sarah Dargie, Yibao Gao and Jamie Keddie in late 2008. It first ran on the 28th of February 2009 and attracted 350 guests.This made it the highest attended anime convention in Scotland. Followed closely in numbers by another Scottish convention, "Auchinawa". On the 6th and 7th of March 2010, D-CON reopened its doors to welcome in over 2000 guests in the course of the weekend - over five times the number of visitors to the inaugural event.[2] This pushed it into a higher league making it one of the largest, free, anime conventions in the United Kingdom.
Video-gaming companies, Gamestation and Realtime Worlds, sent representatives to the event to give talks. An early showing of Final Fantasy XIII was also given in the gaming room.
D-CON 2011 saw a higher attendance again. A preview of the Nintendo 3DS was given as well as Kendo demonstrations along with many other events similar to the previous 2010 event.
A gap year was taken in 2012 with the president, Jamie Keddie, and co-founders agreeing to return in 2013.
Upcoming conventions
None confirmed, Rumored March 2013.
Programming
The D-CON's list of events includes...[3]
- Artists Alley
- Gaming Room
- Live Chiptune Music
- Letraset Drawing Area
- MVM Films Cinema Room
- Guitar Hero Free Play
- Dance Dance Revolution Free Play
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game tournament
- Wii tournaments
- PlayStation tournaments
- Xbox 360 tournaments
- Handmade Cosplay Contest
- Kendo Demonstrations
- 501st Legion UK Garrison photoshoot
- Digital Art Tutorials
- Deano, Dazza and Cams Pub
Notes
- ^ Cox, Gemma (February 2010), NEO Magazine (82 ed.), United Kingdom: Uncooked Media, p. 25
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- ^ Keddie, Jamie. [http:// "D-Con 2011"]. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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References
- The Dundee Courier Newspaper - Article: Anime event draws crowds March 2010 (offline)
- ImagineFX magazine issue 52 - Article: Free manga con January 2010 (offline)
- Neo (magazine) issue 82 - Article: Events February 2011 (offline)
- News Article on D-CON.
- News Article on D-CON