Probably the highlight of the event was being able to interview Keith Murray of We Are Scientists - exclusively, I might add - which means that Peter and I got into the Green Room - an area normally out of bounds for press. He was a genuinely nice guy, and the interview itself, even though it’s a bit short, will be up on Wikinews soon!

It’s quite difficult to describe just what it was like. With Rock Band competitions going on at the front, live music at the back, and hundreds of gaming stands, displays, movies, and stalls around to revel in, we were spoiled for choice. Between us we managed to photograph *everything* except for the Far Cry 2 exhibit - which was packed out from start until finish. Everything was interactive, and there were always spaces to just pick up a controller and play - it wasn’t jam packed, but “buzzing” I think describes it well - although not much playing was done by either of us! It’s definitely something I’ll be doing again next year!

• March 15th: Anonymous Protests - Wave 2
• March 15th: Stop The War Protest 
• March 16th: Play.com Live!

Anonymous Protests - “Operation Party Hard / The Ides of March”

So “Anonymous” are out protesting against Scientology again. I orchestrated the Wikinews coverage of the February 10th protests - an occasion that an estimated 9,250 people attended worldwide. Once again I will be in London covering the two protest locations - more information can be found on the LondonLulz Wiki - an Anonymous-run site for organising the protests. One difference on my side this time, though, as I will be wearing my brand new Wikinews hi-vis jacket! So if you see me darting around with a massive Wikinews logo plastered over my back, feel free to speak to me!

The February protests were generally quite fun to cover, and the 300+ photos I took can be found on this pretty Flickr slideshow. People were light-hearted, and even though I’m reporting neutrally, I found myself laughing along with the memes and jokes that were being blared over a megaphone - including my favourite - “Chicken! Cult! Chicken! Cult!”, as the protesters pointed to KFC and the Church respectively. I always report over Twitter for my field events - you can find it right here, and I hope to have a Twitter widget running on this blog ASAP!

Stop the War Protest

I don’t know much about this one, aside from the fact that the photo on the website about the protest scares the hell out of me - I’ll be glad to be wearing my vest. This is my first protest outside of Anonymous that I will be covering - and it comes on a day where I will be covering three protests in one day!

Play.com Live!

This one is probably the one I am most excited about. With it’s awesome lineup of exhibitors, bands, and personalities,  this one sounds like I could easily spend all day there with my issued press pass. Hopefully I’ll be able to nab some good shots of the celebrities - and yes, there are even some interviews in the works. Stay tuned - interviews will be posted here too - they might even be videos!I’l be sure to write back with news on all the latest games, etc etc.

So - a busy weekend for me! Peter will be joining me as my named “Photographic Assistant”, and I will be joined by Adambro on Saturday for the Anonymous protests, but he’s not someone I can dump my bags on!