Good Riddance To Booth Babes

Colin Campbell has an editorial at Next Generation in which he applauds the decision to fine risque outfits worn by the traditional 'booth babes'. From the article: "Exhibitors at E3 employ a whole range of human beings to attract attention to their booths and excitement to their live events. The ones who attract the largest crowds are either celebrities (fair enough), well-loved industry-creatives (quite right) or so-called 'booth-babes', often behaving in ways that at least mimic the lowest sort of strip joint. People do not dress this way in normal life, not even in Los Angeles. There are some companies that seem more susceptible to this kind of technique than others. It's difficult to imagine, say, EA or Sony or Microsoft or Nintendo bothering with this nonsense."

Comments

I fully applaud

[archeopterix]

Those vile practices reinforced the social trend to objectify females. I solemnly applaud the decision to ban them. Now take me to the pictures! What? No pics?!?!?!?

It's difficult to imagine, say, Sony...

[Yahweh Doesn't Exist]

yeah, Sony would just have guys to rape you.

What? Too far?

Re:It's difficult to imagine, say, Sony...

[Null537]

Yeah, wearing and I $sys$'d your mom last night shirt while they do it.

Oh well

[TubeSteak]

It's not like I was getting into the event anyways.

This just means more booth babes for other events.

I see this as a good thing.

I think they should be regulated...

[meringuoid]

... skimpy costumes worn by booth chix0rz should only be permitted if they're replicas of those worn by characters in the game, movie or anime in question.

I've nothing against it, as long as it's geekily appropriate :)

Re:I'm sorry...

[Krach42]

Did you just say GOOD riddance to booth babes?

That ain't right.

I noticed that weird wording also.... I can only imagine that this is because this is slashdot. I mean, only slashdot could be UPSET about a mostly naked woman getting between them and a game...

Re:Conventions should move to private property

[LordPhantom]

Wait... get laid? I've not been to E3, but if the normal crowd who discusses it is any measure of the people there.... shudder. Also, it's not like there are hot men there to attract geek girls (assuming that that WOULD do such a thing), so enlighten me on exactly why you think E3 is the same nirvanna of pleasure persuits that say a real estate convention is?

On second thought, I'd rather you didn't. shudder again

(Strongbad Voice)

[wo1verin3]

Come back booth bunny....

Come back booth bunny's sister!

Realistic physics in games will never catch on

[Dr. Manhattan]

Given the turn in many of the games I've seen lately to produce "larger" more realistic (visually if not dimenensionally) boobies, I'd say that booth babes are rather representative in ways of the games being advertised.

"Realistic physics in games will never catch on. Lara Croft would keep falling over forwards." - Stephen Turner

Re:how can I make an informed opinion?!!

[angelo]

Where do you work? The Vatican? In Utah, I hear those pictures are considered violence. Wait I got that backwards. Maybe.