PacManPlus Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I moved here from Long Island last November, and noticed that there really isn't anything happening around here for us in the southeast. Is there anything I'm missing? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I see you're in Naples. I'm in Miami...not too far. But, like you, I haven't seen much happening. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2366259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 You mean video game wise? Once I walked in to a bar to use the restroom. My father was standing at the counter asking the female bartender where a man can find some action in that town. Embarrassing. When I lived in Florida, other than the arcades, there wasn't a big video game scene (Tampa). AX Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2366277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 No! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2366285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Not really, no, except that week in the spring when all the people from New York go there on vacation. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2367589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Nope. Definitely not South Florida. You need a passport to come down here. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2367672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 In 2009 there was the Infinte Bits gaming expo at the Doubletree near the MIA. It was okay, not great, very little retro-gaming. My kids had a blast. They had a cosplay contest and also Walter Day and Billy Mitchell made an appearance. There was actually a pretty decent turnout but that was the only year it was done. This July there was Miami Comic Con but I couldn't make that. Cast of TRON was reportedly there. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2370805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I love southern FL. The whole state rocks as a whole. Cannot believe anyone would ever take offense to anything bad said about FL - show some security why dont'cha? Great state! Cross between CA, AZ and CO to be sure. Who wouldn't want to live there? And I don't know what Jetset's talking about needing a "passport" for South Florida. The Keys especially. Didn't know you needed a passport if you're straight down there. Jeez, louise! And may God Bless all the old people, that seem to swarm down yonder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gea3SJauh6E Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2370815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 As a Puerto Rican who lives in South Florida, I take offense at that comment and I resent what you are implying. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2370823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 PacManPlus, what kind of happenings are you looking for exactly? There are tons of good rock and Latin music concerts in FLA. Everyone plays Florida. There are the Coconut Grove Art Festival, The Los Olas Art Festival, the Christmas Boat Parade in Ft. Lauderdale, major sports events in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and numerous pet/animal events, as well as parades. There are symphonies, ballets, the Miami Calle Ocho festival. There's deep sea fishing, the Everglades, white water rafting upstate, college football and baseball, the Salvador Dali Museum, many many other art museums with events and exhibits, the Keys, the islands off the Tampa Bay for camping. There are races of all kinds (boats, cars, foot). There are big lectures at the universities. There are also events at the libraries. There are major car, design, culinary, and fashion shows. But as for video gaming, there seems to be real lack of events. Is that the kind of events you are looking for? PS-I'm a native Floridian who has been away for awhile, but I do go back several times a year. I really do miss the ocean, the multiculturalism, and the food. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2370845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I know someone here tried to get a meet going on once. Sadly didn't pan out too well. I would be all for that again once I've had surgery and can travel/contribute again. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2371778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I know someone here tried to get a meet going on once. Sadly didn't pan out too well. I would be all for that again once I've had surgery and can travel/contribute again. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2371779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Forgot I started this thread I was (this time) referring to classic gaming expos and the like. Once I am working again, I would eventually like to try and get a meet going at some point. But, first thing's first. Thanks guys... Bob Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2398556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike99mccarthy Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 As a Puerto Rican who lives in South Florida, I take offense at that comment and I resent what you are implying. From the wikipedia page for miami: "As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as their first language accounted for 66.75% of residents, English by 25.45%, Haitian Creole by 5.20%, and French speakers comprised 0.76% of the population.[77] Other languages that were spoken throughout the city include Portuguese at 0.41%, German at 0.18%, Italian at 0.16%, Arabic at 0.15%, Chinese at 0.11%, and Greek at 0.08% of the population. Miami also has one of the largest percentage populations in the U.S. that have residents who speak first languages other than English at home (74.55%).[77] Due to the increase in Spanish-speaking residents, by 2008 some English-speakers felt marginalized due to difficulties in conducting business" jetset's comment was accurate....... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2401815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 As a Puerto Rican who lives in South Florida, I take offense at that comment and I resent what you are implying. From the wikipedia page for miami: "As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as their first language accounted for 66.75% of residents, English by 25.45%, Haitian Creole by 5.20%, and French speakers comprised 0.76% of the population.[77] Other languages that were spoken throughout the city include Portuguese at 0.41%, German at 0.18%, Italian at 0.16%, Arabic at 0.15%, Chinese at 0.11%, and Greek at 0.08% of the population. Miami also has one of the largest percentage populations in the U.S. that have residents who speak first languages other than English at home (74.55%).[77] Due to the increase in Spanish-speaking residents, by 2008 some English-speakers felt marginalized due to difficulties in conducting business" jetset's comment was accurate....... I wasn't offended by jetset's comment. I am well aware of the fact that Hispanics make the majority in Miami and the humor of his comment was not lost on me. I was offended by the racist comment that save2600 made about Puerto Ricans. Of course, that comment has been removed. Never mind the fact that Cubans make the majority of Hispanics in South Florida. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2401860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Yeah, Puerto Ricans seem in the minority as far as latinos go down here. I would venture a guess they are transplants from the northeast? At any rate as a "gringo" I don't at all mind the latino culture. Food is great, the chicks are HAWT (though they wear WAY too much perfume), But....the language barrier irks me. It's getting better in that as the generations "Americanize" more and more are speaking English. Still, Miami-Dade county is pretty bad to visit if you don't speak Spanish and considering it's still part of the USA I don't think it should be like that. Except for the language thing I far prefer them to the holy-roller bible belt types in northern florida. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2401897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Miami-Dade county is pretty bad to visit if you don't speak Spanish and considering it's still part of the USA I don't think it should be like that. I'm with you 100% on that one. Puerto Ricans have concentrated in Orlando here in Florida. I'm not sure why it happened that way. I have lived in Miami for 20 years now and I'm here to stay. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2401915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Let's keep it on-topic, folks. You guys know what Albert and them have said about those kinds of arguments. As far as stuff to do, at the start of the year there's Otronicon. It's a game/dev con in Winter Park (Orlando area). I've only been there once, but they do have a section with some classic arcade cabinets (like a working Star Wars and Track & Field). Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2401945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Who's arguing? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2402002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 As far as stuff to do, at the start of the year there's Otronicon. It's a game/dev con in Winter Park (Orlando area). I've only been there once, but they do have a section with some classic arcade cabinets (like a working Star Wars and Track & Field). Do you know when this takes place? It'd be cool to go! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2402035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 It's January 13-16 at the Orlando Science Center. On top of the gaming stuff, I'm curious as to how augmented reality will be integrated for business usage (if it might be something demonstrated there). Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/187448-does-anything-happen-in-or-around-florida/#findComment-2402671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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