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Techmaniacs, talks to us about Digital 360 and Digital Universe, two huge Gaming & Tech Conventions from the past, as well as about Cosplay and its work!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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360 DEGREE TURN IN GAMING !<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Digital 360<\/span><\/strong> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 Digital Universe<\/span><\/strong>! 2 huge Videogames and Technology conventions<\/span><\/strong> in Athens<\/span><\/strong>, straight from the past! Starting on April 5, 2015<\/span><\/strong>, Techmaniacs<\/span><\/strong> in cooperation with Gamespace<\/strong><\/a> and New York College<\/a><\/strong>, hosts the huge videogames and technology convention Digital Universe <\/span><\/strong>at New York College<\/span><\/strong> in Athens!<\/span><\/strong> After 3 events<\/span><\/strong>, Digital 360 <\/span><\/strong>follows, in collaboration with others, for one and only time, gathering 8.000+ visitors<\/span><\/strong> during its 2 day<\/span><\/strong> run at Peristeri Convention Center<\/a><\/strong> in Athens<\/span><\/strong>! <\/p>\n

Videogames, eSports, VR, indies, technology, exhibitions, PCs, consoles, youtubers, influencers, artists, stores<\/span><\/strong> and generally whatever every gamer desires, was there!  Needless to say, our favourite Cosplay <\/span><\/strong>being among them, with Digital 360<\/a><\/span><\/strong> in Athens gathering 47 Cosplays<\/span><\/strong>, in 2017<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Multiple speeches, presentations, workshops, tournaments, shows, escape rooms and much more<\/span><\/strong>, created a very extensive program, not giving the public any chance to get bored even for a moment! Among them, the Cosplay Contest<\/span><\/strong> and Cosplay Workshops<\/span><\/strong> one could watch during the events! Their Cosplay Alley<\/span><\/strong> provided the opportunity to check out the work of various cosplayers, while at the same time, Cosplayers\/\/GR<\/strong><\/a> was present until its last event either with its own area, providing Cosplay Photo \/ Video Shoots, Cosplay Photo Galleries & Videos and Cosplayer Luggage Storage <\/span><\/strong>or either for the complete coverage<\/span><\/strong> of the events!<\/p>\n

Some “firsts” related to Cosplay couldn’t be missing of course!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong> The 1st Cosplay Workshop in a Convention in Athens<\/a>,<\/strong> at Digital Universe #2<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>  The 1st Cosplay Alley in Athens and Greece<\/span><\/strong>, at Digital Universe #3<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>  The 1st Cosplay Stand and Photo Exhibition at a Convention by<\/span><\/strong> Cosplayers\/\/GR<\/a><\/strong> in Athens<\/span><\/strong>, at Digital Universe #3<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

Let’s talk about everything with Dimitris Abrazis<\/span><\/strong>, founder of Techmaniacs<\/span><\/strong>, as well as what the future holds for the Digital Universe and Digital 360!<\/p>\n

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Find Techmaniacs on the following media!\r\nPage<\/a> - Facebook<\/b><\/a> - Youtube<\/b><\/a> - Twitter<\/b><\/a> - Instagram<\/b><\/a>\r\nFacebook<\/b><\/a> - Instagram<\/b><\/a>\r\n\r\nCheck out the organizer's profile and events, with all their info and thousands of photos & videos, on our website, HERE<\/a>!\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n

\nTECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT !<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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1) Tell us a few words about Techmaniacs<\/strong> What do we need to know about you?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Techmaniacs.gr<\/span><\/strong> is a website founded in 2012 that deals with everything that has to do with the world of technology. From 2012 until today it presents a steady increase in its audience and is currently one of the largest, if not the most visited technology page in Greece. Specifically in 2020 it reached 3.500.000 unique users and over 16.000.000 pageviews. Its themes include everything related to technology, from computers and mobile phones, to consoles and digital entertainment systems. In general, we are a page that is constantly evolving and adding new categories, since technology is also evolving and entering new areas every day. Of course we also hosted our events, some of them in the gaming scene too, with the most famous ones being Digital Universe<\/span><\/strong> and Digital 360<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Digital 360<\/a> – Photo by Cosplayers\/\/GR<\/a><\/p>\n
2) Tell us a few words about Digital 360, its history and content! How did it start? What themes was it about? Were those themes based on the organizers’ personal interests, and if so, when did you start taking an interest in each of them, before your first event?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Digital 360 came after the end of the collaboration we had for the creation of the Digital Universe. It was an event that, in addition to the gaming aspect, had other subjects, such as computers, smartphones and of course cosplay, on which we placed special emphasis. We’ve been gamers since we can remember and we’ve always loved the scene, so we couldn’t help but create events for people who share the same love for games, anime and the world of digital entertainment in general. We saw that there was a demand for something like this among our audience, so we proceeded to its design and implementation, having of course the experience and resources from the Digital Universe too.<\/p>\n
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Digital 360<\/a> – Photo by Cosplayers\/\/GR<\/a><\/p>\n
3) What led you to proceed with organizing Digital 360? How long and what exactly did it take until it was possible? How did you move on from Digital Universe to Digital 360? How did Digital 360 differ compared to your previous events? What could one find there and how do you think it differed from other events of similar type or theme?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
After the end of Digital Universe, for that point of time, we decided to enter a new collaboration. Of course due to having a slightly different tone, we didn’t want to put it under the banner Digital Universe, since it was something completely new and was still in the testing phase. We wanted to bring the world of escape rooms to visitors at this event, creating the first proper escape room at such an event and not just solving random riddles. So we set up a place with our partners for the public to join groups, experience the story and escape, something that got accepted by the public a lot. This way we had a real life gaming experience, which is very powerful really. But what made stood out for us is the respect towards the younger ages. For some reason, events of this kind turn the younger audience towards behaviors they shouldn’t, while also having low quality content and guests, something we didn’t want to show to the audience, especially young ages. We wanted older gamers to be able to visit with their kids, and enjoy their time at the event, without fear that the content would not be kids friendly. So we didn’t have any profanities, posing and insults towards social groups, simply because they sell to certain people, to gather people from wherever possible.<\/p>\n
But the most important thing is that we kept the event free for everyone. We think it’s really crazy to ask for money from children who are still in their school years, when such events’ expenses can be covered in other ways. So we didn’t take the easy solution of getting the children’s pocket money, but we used collaborations we have with companies to cover the costs of the event.<\/p>\n
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Exhibitors at Digital 360<\/a> – Photo by Cosplayers\/\/GR<\/a><\/p>\n
4) What was the biggest, but also the most difficult Digital Universe and Digital 360? What defined them as such?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
An event has 1000 things that need attention. Digital Universe was a collaboration with New York College, so we didn’t have to worry about finding space and infrastructure. Digital 360 was something that was done from scratch. Not only had the location to be decided on, but also the infrastructure had to be built to support the event and make it work. One of the most difficult situations was the network that most places like this one have. But with the help of our partners, we managed to set up a new network at the exhibition area in a week and all championships were hosted without the slightest problem. I don’t think there was another event with a 500 Mbit line before us. So I would say that the 360 \u200b\u200bwas much more difficult and with much bigger responsibilities. As far as I know, it was the only event in the country that had provided safety for its visitors, while it was also the only one that had people from the Red Cross<\/strong><\/a> present to provide first aid in case of emergency, since the safety of the public was very important to us. At Digital Universe we didn’t have to deal with that because New York College tokk care of everything.<\/p>\n