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Do Booth Babes Really Matter?
Gamecloud wonders out loud, in the wake of increased fines for 'inappropriate attire', if Booth Babes even matter in the grand scheme of E3. From the article: "By far the most vocal complaint about E3 from some quarters is the attention paid to the paid models that exhibitors bring to the show. Of course, most trade shows do have "booth models" or "booth babes" but at E3 the nature of the video and PC game industry and the fact that its being held in Los Angeles causes exhibitors to bring in tons of models and have them wear costumes and clothing that in some cases can be very sexually provocative. Despite the complaints these models are a distraction from the games and can even be offensive to some, web sites (including Gamecloud) do post galleries of booth model pictures at every E3 and they tend to be some of the most popular features of any web site's E3 coverage."
A resounding YES!
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AS a female I have to say that while I do appreciate the amount of money these women are forcing all you boys to pay to see them what would truly impress me is to see booth babes who actually are gamers. I mean if they stand there loooking stupid and hot that's one thing but what if you could actually talk intelligently to one and still ogle her breasts? Hotness factor increases. But that's just my opinion.
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You know, while it may seem silly in some respects to ban the booth babes, they're really kinda silly anyway. At PAX there were occasionally booth babes. And they always seemed silly and out of place, especially since 99% of the attendees (yes, there were plenty of females around, I'd say at least 25%... check the pictures) were hardcore gamers. We're there for the games, and to game with other gamers. You don't need booth babes to attract us to your booth... just some interesting games. And maybe some swag.
E3 might be a different story, though, given the sheer banal idiocy of so many game journalists recently...
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Obviously it matters if that's one of the most popular aspects of E3. If the organizers want it to be taken seriously then cracking down on the use of boothbabes is a good idea. Of course, that's assuming that there's anything left of interest afterwards...
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And people went to britney spears concerts for the music.
Who do I make the ritual sacrifice out to in honor of that link?
Do they matter? Of course they matter. If they didn't matter we wouldn't have had 3 topics on slashdot about the same issue in a week. But we did, and you know why?, because we not only like to LOOK at booth babes, we like to discuss them. If it didn't matter this wouldn't have been an issue in the first place. Personally, I like to see a little ass being flaunted around; I'm just not shallow enough to think it is anything more than it is. You got a hot chick with big knockers and your both then hell yeah I'm going to stop by. Everyone wants to be PC about the shit but the truth is it does matter and booth babes do attract people to booths. The only thing banning them does is prevent us from oggling booth babes!
They matter because they generate traffic and interest to an exhibitor's area. They don't mean anything regarding the actual quality of the game but its part of the marketing.
Does a fancy box for a game make the game better? No but it helps market the game better which equals more sales.
If you don't like it, ignore them. If you like them, ogle away they know what they are in for. But please don't say they don't do anything. That's simply not true.
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There are pictures? I wasn't even going to click on the story until you said there were pictures. Thank you.
Articles about these "models/babes" keep coming, but no links to judge by ourself. Here's a few from Gamecloud: one, two, and three.
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I found 90% of the so-called booth babes a distraction because they had no clue what they were selling besides their dignity. They seemed to have this aura of sadness behind their fake smiles.
Then again, the other 10% were having a great time and probably highly effective at exposing lesser known games to industry representatives.
A couple of my friends had a great time getting their picture taken with the ladies...THAT I will never understand.
where am I supposed to go if I want to meet and talk to beautiful and surgically enhanced women?!
The booth babes are the closest some nerds will come to some really hot girl..
even sadder... the booth babes don't give a rats behind about the nerds, or the games or the event for that matter
Come one.. most of these girls are basically cheer leaders from HS that were never really good for anything except looking pretty. The never really cared about you in HS, and I doubt they really care about you now.
Don't fool yourself, try improving your social/speaking skill and then go out and get your mack on.. you don't need those booth babes...
They have games there too?
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Oh and before you feel all superior as a geek girl with brains who is not reduced to a blittering idiot at the mere hint of boobs. Look! Over there it is actor XXXX XXXXXXX.
I did some rigging during an erotica convention and the one thing sadder then males lusting after the naked female performers was the females lusting after the naked male performers. The moment women stop throwing their panties at every good looking actor/popstar is the moment you can comment on us males.
Men and women aren't all that different really.
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It's like people who enjoy cars, they don't go to the car shows for the chicks. They're just there to keep your friends entertained while you're busy checking out specs etc. I guess this just shows how much of a consumer show E3 has become.
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Booth Babes are a cultural institution.
do babes in beer commercials matter? advertisers will always appeal to that primal instinct, regardless of whether it has to do with the product.
I have to say that there are men out there who can have an intelligent conversation without losing all brain power at the sight of any cleavage I choose to show. It's a refreshing and lovely experience. I have no interest in actor XXXX XXXXX. For me it's more about someone as a person than surface looks. Afterall the better you know a person the better looking they become. I agree that women can be just as bad if not worse than men when it comes to the ogling. We can get away with things that would get men arrested. A double standard I agree.