When I started my role at Frontier I was thrown straight into to preparations for Frontier Expo 2017. This was Frontier’s first big solo community event - in the same vein as Runefest and Blizzcon.
The day consisted of panels and talks from our dev team, special guests, content reveals and all of the other things you would expect at a convention, such as a merch stall, partner stands, streaming booths, goodie bags and an arcade of Frontier games. Those who bought the “Founder’s Passes” also got to have a Q&A session with games industry legend David Braben.
Three experts gave insightful talks which link to themes in the current Frontier games. First up was Brendan Walker, who talked about the Art and Science of Thrill rides. Leading Astrobiologist, William Bains gave a presentation about the possibilities of alien life and last was Paleontologist John “Jack” Horner, (rumoured to be an inspiration for Jurassic Park’s Dr Alan Grant) talked about the possibility of a real Jurassic Park and some of his major discoveries. All of these talks can be watched on Frontier’s YouTube channel.
The main content reveals were in the afternoon, closing the show. This announced new features coming to Elite Dangerous and Planet Coaster and the first in-game footage for Jurassic World Evolution.
As well as doing marketing and communication emails, I was around on the show floor during the day. It was so great to see the different demographics of fans for the three games and to chat with them about the show.
As well as doing marketing and communication emails, I was around on the show floor during the day. It was so great to see the different demographics of fans for the three games and to chat with them about the show.
