The iPad and Gaming Conventions

I am getting ready to attend my first gaming convention in quite some time this weekend. Megacon is held annually in Orlando, and it is my first time attending, as well as my first convention with my iPad. While I am not an “avid” gamer, I do enjoy role-playing in general. This convention, I have signed up for three separate games and am looking forward to each of them. I have signed up for two indie games, and a game of Shadowrun. Also, my friends and I are looking to take the opportunity to do some gaming on the day, Saturday. Nothing planned, but with my wonderful little friend traveling with me, I’ve brought a couple of eBooks with me, as well as some apps for visiting the area theme parks on my “off time”.

This should be quite interesting, as I’ve only ever played D&D with others using the iPad, and only as the game master. Now, I will be on the other side of the screen and enjoying my hobby for the first time using my tablet device, so this should be interesting. Going in to the event, my main concern is for wifi connectivity, mainly because I use Dropbox for syncing and sharing files with my fellow gamers at home.

If I had been playing D&D, I would definitely be looking towards apps or iplay4e in order to properly play directly from the iPad in place of lugging around me character sheets and books. It’s Friday morning of the convention and I am getting excited to test out the device on the convention floor.