Pictures from E³ 2002

Maybe I was suffering from video game overload; in any case I didn't feel like going the third day of E³ 2002. Nevertheless, I still had a great time and saw a lot of cool games (and other stuff). There are no screen shots here; it would be superfluous considering the coverage of IGN and GameSpot, or when the games eventually come out. Click on a thumbnail below to see a larger image.

The band Adema gave a live performance at Midway's booth. Jurassic 5 and Dry Kill Logic were there on the other days.

Another shot of Adema.

An ad for a device called the ButtKicker. It's like a subwoofer that attaches to your couch--you literally feel the bass. Kinda cool, actually.

This is how you look when you feel the ButtKicker for the first time.

Legendary artists Don Bluth, Rick Dyer, Gary Goldman, and John Pomeroy were on hand to promote a new Dragon's Lair game. Mr. Bluth is second from the right.

The handcuffs are part of a magic show. Really!

The CyMouse is a controller you wear on your head...

The CyMouse in action.

I never realized the cool CD shapes people have made. One has teeth like a sawblade.

Jam Kuradoberi and Millia Rage from Guilty Gear X. (composite image)

Activision had its traditional halfpipe.

Another famous(?) skateboarder on Activision's halfpipe.

HanbitSoft, a Korean game company, hired a very good magician.

This very cute girl is somewhere inside the magic box above.

The best costumes of E³, these Medabots would be a real crowd pleaser at Anime Expo!

The P5 glove-like peripheral.

A closer look at the P5 in action.

Tina Jordan, Playboy's Miss March 2002, was on hand to promote jigsaw-puzzle software. The jigsaws on the right are of Playboy Playmates; the left, "Loveable Cats."

A cute slime creature presumably from Ragnarok Online.

Another denizen of Ragnarok Online?

Another 1:1 scale slime from Ragnarok Online.

Evolution Robotics, Inc. had some really cool robots on hand. This one would fetch a soda (or beer) for you, and it could visually tell one brand from another.

Another view of the "personal robot" from Evolution Robotics, Inc.

The Rotokiller mouse. A gamer's mouse. I think it even swivels.

My friend Scott Peterson was also at E³.

Girls promoting a snowboarding game.

No, they're not playing Who Wants to be a Millionaire? It's the online SOCOM: US Navy SEALs for the PS2. (courtesy of Jamal Rorie)

Part of EA's big booth. (courtesy of the IDSA)

Will Wright (left) and Yu Suzuki, two masters of game design. Mr. Wright's many great games includes The Sims; Mr. Suzuki's, Shenmue.

Will Wright expounding on game design. He gives *really good* presentations.