Sri Lanka’s Geek Cultural Festival
Colombo Comic Expo On the 7th, 8th, 9th December 2018 at the Sri Lanka Exhibition & Convention Center.
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With Spielberg’s Ready Player One blurring the boundaries between the online and offline world, the rapidly growing phenomenon of eSports has been thrust once more into public consciousness.
For many people, however, eSports is a central part of their day to day lives regardless of the latest hollywood blockbuster.
Last December, Sri Lanka Cyber Games (SLCG) eSports Championship at SLECC saw 25,000 people attend the three day gaming exhibition.
If you’re a little lost as to what is meant by eSports, think well-organised events of competitive video gaming at a regional and international level. Enormous crowds gather to watch, support and learn from the best professional players who are competing for pride, titles, and cash prizes.
With the air heavy with passion and respect for characters of either books, movies or video games, the spirit of comic expo draws every comic, geek or gamer enthusiast to the hub of a riveting exhibition, thriving with local talent. Don an appreciation of your much loved character or witness the cosplay community at their best, at the biggest commemoration of geek culture in the country.Hosted by the ‘Geek Initiative’’, ‘Pruve’ and ‘Gamer.LK’, ‘Colombo Comic Expo’ ushers in the fantasy frenzy for the 2nd consecutive year. Spanning a period of 3 days, the entrancing event is back and bigger than ever, dominating the confines of the ‘Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Center’.
Showcasing and celebrating geek culture in Sri Lanka, Colombo Comic Expo 2017 – powered by Dialog Gaming, featuring events showcasing Sri Lankan art, film, cosplay and geek culture was held at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) recently.
The three-day event which was organized by Gamer.LK, the leader in eSports and Digital Entertainment experiences, and powered by Dialog Gaming, drew a large number of cosplayers and visitors.
Featuring panel discussions with renowned personalities in the movie and music industry, game developers and comic artists, the Colombo Comic Expo focused on the local industries and talent which extended thereafter to Sri Lanka’s largest Cosplay competition, complete with a glamorous ramp walk to crown Sri Lanka’s best cosplayers, with over 100 cosplayers taking part and group cosplays also being showcased this year.
The panel discussion with the cast and crew behind the breakout hit teledrama Koombiyo drew the largest audience and hype,while other panels included Jayantha Chandrasiri, the veteran Director behind Dandubasnamanaya and Butterfly symphony who talked about his new movie Garasarpa, High School Junkies who screened their award winning short film EIDETIC and discussed their future projects, PRUVE who talked about their upcoming short film – No Man’s Land with the cast and crew and along with the exclusive trailer release, Kalath Warnakulasuriya, Bharatha Hettiarachchi and other talented members of Autumn Lane, who were behind the movie Aloko Udapadi.
Interactive sessions were also featured across the three days where Waruna Weligamage, Founder and Managing Director/Digital Sculptor – Man Cave Toys Pvt Ltd and Freelance Digital Sculptor – Quantum MechanixInc talked about 3D sculpting while Bhanuka Harischandra the brains behind SURGE talked about how to monetise video games while Daniel Sadowski, a music composer for film, TV and video games (such as Dota 2, Counter Strike: Global Offensive) spoke about game audio production and also showcased his new Dota 2 music score called Team Of Shadows.
Dialog Gaming, who brings fast, low latency connections for gamers in Sri Lanka stepped in to power the event.
Dialog Gaming has also invested in hosting cloud gaming servers in partnership with Gamer.LK to reduce latency and develop the multiplayer online eco system. Dialog Gaming presents the Sri Lanka Gamers Leaderboard (SLGL) which introduces a game on a monthly basis and features the top players in the country.
The Papare.com, Sri Lanka’s No.1 sports hub and Yonder Music also partnered up with Dialog Gaming to bring Colombo Comic Expo 2017 to you as the online media partner and official afterparty partner respectively.
Colombo Comic Expo # Part 001- https://youtu.be/l1VOt7quook
Colombo Comic Expo # Part 002-https://youtu.be/UpyPpF65FuU
Special Talk with Comic Expo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om4pjyTTmbQ
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