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ConBravo!
ConBravo! is an annual fan-run anime, gaming, and new media convention held during July in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, since 2010. The convention was created as a multi-genre event which has given it much of its framework, but has since begun to tout its specialization in the aforementioned areas. It is notable for the special attention it has paid to online personalities, including the first Canadian speaking appearances of Doug Walker, Noah Antwiler, Angry Joe, Nathan Barnatt, and James Rolfe in 2011 and 2012. Further, its 2012 show was the first time Rolfe and Walker had appeared at a convention together, revisiting an online rivalry which saw a boom in popularity for the latter. Gallery File:HCC ChedokeC.jpg, ConBravo 2019 closing ceremonies See also * List of comic book conventions * List of anime conventions This is a list of noteworthy anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Convention Centre
The Hamilton Convention Centre is a full service convention, exhibition, and event facility located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The convention centre was designed by local architect Trevor P. Garwood-Jones and was constructed in 1981 along with the connected Ellen Fairclough Building as part of a large urban renewal project that was occurring in the Hamilton downtown core at the time. In 2013, Carmen's Group acquired the rights to operate the Hamilton Convention Centre, and the facility underwent over $1 million in renovations. The Hamilton Convention Centre is in the Ellen Fairclough Building, which at tall, is currently the 5th tallest building in Hamilton, Ontario, and is directly connected to FirstOntario Concert Hall, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Lloyd D. Jackson Square, and the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel. Description Level 1 The first floor of the Hamilton Convention Centre features the ''Wentworth Room'', a exhibition space with removable divider walls allowin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rolfe
James D. Rolfe (born July 10, 1980) is an American YouTuber, online personality, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for creating and starring in the comedic retrogaming web series '' The Angry Video Game Nerd'' (2004–present). His spin-off projects include reviews of other retro films, television series, and board games. He is considered a pioneer of internet gaming videos, and is noted for widespread influence on YouTube content after his series premiered on the site in 2006. Rolfe began creating homemade video productions in the late 1980s, and has created more than 270 videos throughout his career. His career as an online celebrity took off in 2004 with the beginning of ''Angry Video Game Nerd''. Two years later, Rolfe gained mainstream attention after one of his videos went viral upon being published on YouTube. In the interim, he filmed videos he created on his own and most of them have been released on his website, Cinemassacre. Early life Rolfe was born in Philadel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Events In Toronto
Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of events * Festival, an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community * Happening, a type of artistic performance * Media event, an event created for publicity * Party, a social, recreational or corporate events held * Sporting event, at which athletic competition takes place * Virtual event, a gathering of individuals within a virtual environment Science, technology, and mathematics * Event (computing), a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click * Event (philosophy), an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object * Event (probability theory), a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned * Event (relativity), a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Conventions In Canada
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics ( manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaming Conventions ...
Gaming may refer to: Games and sports The act of playing games, as in: * Legalized gambling, playing games of chance for money, often referred to in law as "gaming" * Playing a role-playing game, in which players assume fictional roles * Playing a tabletop game, any game played on a flat surface * Playing a video game, an electronic game with a video interface ** Esports, competing in eSports ** Video game culture Other uses *Gaming, Austria, an Austrian market town and municipality * Gaming the system, manipulating a system's rules to achieve a desired outcome See also * Gamble (other) * Game (other) * Gamer, a person who plays games, especially video games * History of games * Online gaming (other) Online gaming may refer to: * Online game, a game played over a computer network * Online gambling, gambling using the Internet See also * Gamble (other) * Game (other) * Gamer, a person who plays games, especially video ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multigenre Conventions
Fan convention (also known as con or fan meeting), a term that predates 1942, is an event in which fans of a particular topic gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and each other. Some also incorporate commercial activity. Overview Fan conventions are traditionally organized by fans on a not-for-profit basis, though some events catering ''to'' fans are run by commercial interests for profit. Many conventions have award presentations relating to their genre (such as the Hugo Awards which have been presented at The World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) since 1953). At commercial events, performers often give out autographs to the fans, sometimes in exchange for a flat appearance fee, and sometimes may perform songs that have no relevance to the shows or otherwise entertain the fans. Commercial conventions are usually quite expensive and are hosted in hotels. There is often tight security for the celebrities to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Anime Conventions
This is a list of noteworthy anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. This list is sectioned by location, and included with the list is the year the convention was established, as well as the months or dates which the convention are typically held within. Multi-genre, comic book, furry, gaming, and science fiction conventions are not listed here. *''Note: Almost all of the conventions listed were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and may have skipped events in one or more years during 2020–2022.'' North America South America Asia-Pacific Europe Defunct and on-hiatus conventions These are notable conventions that have at one time existed, but have either gone on hiatus for more than one year, were merged into other conventions, or have finished operating entirely. The category conventions fall under are determi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Comic Book Conventions
This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. Africa Algeria *Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008) Egypt * EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013) * Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015) Americas Argentina *Fantabaires in Buenos Aires (est. 1996) Brazil * Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, PR (est. 2011) *Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2014) * Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, MG (est. 1999) *PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2019) Canada *Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005) * Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (est. 2006) *Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario (est. 1995) *Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2010) *Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Barnatt
Nathan James Barnatt (born February 2, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, dancer, YouTuber, singer, and filmmaker. He is best known for his famous comic characters Keith Apicary and "Dad". Career Barnatt appeared on Comedy Central's ''The Gong Show with Dave Attell'' in 2008, on Comedy Central's '' Ghosts/Aliens'' pilot in 2009, and on '' This Show Will Get You High'' in 2010. In 2012, Barnatt developed a show with Adult Swim based on his Keith Apicary character called ''Youth Large''. The ''Youth Large'' pilot was written by Barnatt, his brother Seth, and Paul Cummings (who is also the director). However, Adult Swim passed on the pilot but it was released online in August 2014. Since then Barnatt has sold shows to television networks Nickelodeon, Amazon, Comedy Central, Fox and Viceland. Barnatt is a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Hollywood California. He is also an amateur dancer, as displayed in his videos including a Kimberly Cole audition session ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheraton Hamilton
Sheraton Hamilton, built in 1985, is a 19-storey, , 299 room hotel in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Situated on King Street West, East of Bay Street North, the hotel is part of the Lloyd D. Jackson Square complex. The hotel has 1,200 square metres (13,000 sq. feet) of meeting space, and direct connections to FirstOntario Centre, the Hamilton Convention Centre/Ellen Fairclough Building and Lloyd D. Jackson Square. In September 2008, the hotel underwent about $10 million in renovations, and changed ownership to local developer Darko Vranich and his Burlington-based company, Vrancor Group. Images File:SheratonHamiltonPlaza.jpg, Sheraton Hamilton viewed from the Jackson Square rooftop plaza File:SheratonHamiltonLobby.jpg, Sheraton Hamilton lobby File:SheratonHamiltonLobby2.jpg, Sheraton Hamilton lobby File:SheratonHamiltonLobby3.jpg, Sheraton Hamilton lobby, parking elevator, and exit into Jackson Square mall File:SheratonHamiltonElevatorBank.jpg, Sheraton Hamilton mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angry Joe
Jose Antonio Vargas (born June 18, 1984) is an American media commentator and YouTuber. He is notable for his portrayal of the character AngryJoe and for his production of the ''AngryJoeShow'', a video game and movie review channel. YouTube Vargas launched his YouTube channel ''AngryJoeShow'' on October 4, 2008 with the video "Shit that Pisses Me Off - Madden 2009 Hardcore Gamers". The show features Vargas's character "AngryJoe" reviewing a video game with a scale from 1-10. These reviews typically use sketch comedy and clips from his streams on Twitch. The channel was well received by the YouTube community; as of April 2021, the channel has accrued over one billion views and has amassed more than 3,200,000 subscribers. In addition to game reviews, Vargas produces movie reviews on his channel. Vargas and his channel have received mention in media covering YouTube, most notably for Vargas's opposition to copyright overreach on YouTube. Vargas's interest in copyright on YouTube ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nostalgia Critic
''Nostalgia Critic'' is an American review comedy web series created, directed by and starring web comedian Douglas "Doug" Walker. The series initially launched on YouTube on July 3, 2007, before moving to Walker's own site, That Guy with the Glasses, then to Channel Awesome. The show follows Walker as the title character, a bitter and sarcastic critic who mostly reviews films and television shows from his childhood and recent past, usually with comically exaggerated rage. The show often alternates the Critic's angry rants and humor with analysis of the episode's subject. Some of the films he reviewed (such as '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'', ''The Garbage Pail Kids Movie'', and '' Batman & Robin'') are generally considered as the worst films ever made. Walker briefly retired the series on August 14, 2012, to work on other projects, even writing the character out of existence in the Channel Awesome film ''To Boldly Flee''. On January 22, 2013, Walker announced the show's return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
