Gamebox 2024 is over and it was an intense event, since I was there with Warcrafters and we had a big booth. I decided two days before the con to make a quick cosplay, which went about as well as could be expected.

We arrived early friday to set up. This year we were in a different hall with a new location and a new partnership with Cosplay Aarhus, who were in charge of the cosplay show and other events on a stage in the area, which was a sort of “cosplay village”. It functioned quite well, although the soundsystem was not the best. Still, we had lots of space and were able to set up our booth really nicely.

Last year one of our big issues was that our booth was next to the main stage, which was really loud, but this year in the other hall, the sound levels were much better and we could talk to the people visiting our booth.

Friday evening we went to the after-party, and while it was fun, the DJ totally miss-judged the crowd. The music was all over the place and it was WAAAAY too loud – no one was dancing, everyone was trying to talk. Since our hotel was right next to the convention, it was still way too loud when we were trying to sleep, so we didn’t get much sleep.

Day two was a blur – we had many visitors and it was great to meet both new people and old friends. The cosplay show was also on saturday and I think it went well. I wasn’t part of it, but i cheered for my friend Namalyn Cosplay who won 2nd place with her D.Va cosplay. It was a good show, but I also felt that there was room for improvement. The sound was bad, there was no music, just a person reading a way-too-long description of the participants’ cosplays. After all had been on stage, there was nothing happening for a while before the prize ceremony. But the event is still finding it’s voice and I think it was better than last year, so at least it’s going in the right direction!

New to the event this year was also an Artist Alley. That was set up really nicely with a lounge area and little “streetlamps” at each booth. I liked what they did. I heard the booths were very expensive, though, which might explain why it was so small. I hope they will improve on that next year.

Sunday was the last day, and since a party was happening again (which we didn’t attend), we didn’t get much sleep again. I was having a really bad hair day and my Lillith cosplay that I put together the day before the con just didn’t work out very well. Oh well. 

All in all, I had a great weekend, and I would return. But I do hope that the organizers will put in a bit more ressources to improve the Cosplay Village for next year.

Below are some of my photos. With the other Warcrafters, including Namalyn’s D.Va that she won with in the contest and the silly but awesome Hazbin Hotel group (I don’t really like the show, but group cosplays are always fun). Also a photo of us at the end of the weekend, feeling happy but exhausted!