I am just wondering does anyone know when they are going to post the online schedule like they did last year?
If i remember it was about 1 week before. Is this going to happen again?
Thanks
I would also like to say i can't wait to go and see everyone this year!!! Everyone have fun!!!!
Current (and backup) plans are to have schedules available online as well as a physical* one. =)
*We've learned our lesson... Promise!
Quote from: MPLe on May 06, 2012, 04:43:24 AM
Current (and backup) plans are to have schedules available online as well as a physical* one. =)
*We've learned our lesson... Promise!
Thanks. I'm sure you'll need more than a physical
one, unless you're planning on some kind of Battle Royale and award it to the winner. :)
I remember there was some talk of a Schedule App for smartphones being tossed around last year.
Are there any plans to make one this year?
Quote from: MPLe on May 06, 2012, 04:43:24 AM
Current (and backup) plans are to have schedules available online as well as a physical* one. =)
*We've learned our lesson... Promise!
Hey as long as it shows up before Day Zero, it'll be good. *grins*
Quote from: TC_X0_Lt_0X on May 06, 2012, 04:41:38 PM
I remember there was some talk of a Schedule App for smartphones being tossed around last year.
Are there any plans to make one this year?
There's not a schedule app per se, but there is a pretty spiffy online schedule at http://m.fanime.com/ which renders pretty nicely on smartphones (full disclosure: my sample size= my Droid) and which will be updated when we get closer to FanimeCon.
Between that and the physical schedules (we really
really learned our lesson there), there should be plenty of options for people to work with ;D
Quote from: Mouse on May 07, 2012, 02:25:43 AM
Quote from: TC_X0_Lt_0X on May 06, 2012, 04:41:38 PM
I remember there was some talk of a Schedule App for smartphones being tossed around last year.
Are there any plans to make one this year?
There's not a schedule app per se, but there is a pretty spiffy online schedule at http://m.fanime.com/ which renders pretty nicely on smartphones (full disclosure: my sample size= my Droid) and which will be updated when we get closer to FanimeCon.
Between that and the physical schedules (we really really learned our lesson there), there should be plenty of options for people to work with ;D
That should work out just as effectively I would think.
Quote from: Junon on May 06, 2012, 04:11:58 PMThanks. I'm sure you'll need more than a physical one, unless you're planning on some kind of Battle Royale and award it to the winner. :)
Everyone gets *one*. If you would like more, there will have to be some kind of penalty. Maybe an offering to the gods or something!
(Warning: This post is a joke...)
Quote from: TC_X0_Lt_0X on May 07, 2012, 12:44:06 PM
Quote from: Mouse on May 07, 2012, 02:25:43 AM
Quote from: TC_X0_Lt_0X on May 06, 2012, 04:41:38 PM
I remember there was some talk of a Schedule App for smartphones being tossed around last year.
Are there any plans to make one this year?
There's not a schedule app per se, but there is a pretty spiffy online schedule at http://m.fanime.com/ which renders pretty nicely on smartphones (full disclosure: my sample size= my Droid) and which will be updated when we get closer to FanimeCon.
Between that and the physical schedules (we really really learned our lesson there), there should be plenty of options for people to work with ;D
That should work out just as effectively I would think.
There's an app called Guidebook for smartphones that keeps the schedule available for download, this way you don't always have to be connected to the internet to get the schedule. Pretty handy when I first used it at Anime Central. They were able to keep track of panels, main events, cosplay gatherings, autograph times, etc. And there were even updates during the convention when panels were cancelled or rooms moved. It might be too late to look into using Guidebook this year, but would that be a possibility for using it or something similar next year?
Quote from: ichnob on May 10, 2012, 12:23:00 AMThere's an app called Guidebook for smartphones that keeps the schedule available for download, this way you don't always have to be connected to the internet to get the schedule. Pretty handy when I first used it at Anime Central. They were able to keep track of panels, main events, cosplay gatherings, autograph times, etc. And there were even updates during the convention when panels were cancelled or rooms moved. It might be too late to look into using Guidebook this year, but would that be a possibility for using it or something similar next year?
We're constantly looking out for new ways of getting the schedule into people's hands. We've looked into Guidebook and it hasn't been something that we've wanted to use, but this may change in the future.
Two words: Google Calender.
Quote from: Jeimizu on May 10, 2012, 04:07:53 AMTwo words: Google Calender.
I believe that we tried to internally use Google Calendar, but there was an issue with people not seeing our updates. However, that was a few years ago and we can look into using it again (most likely not for this year). =)
I don't know if this has been asked/addressed yet, but does anyone know when the schedule will be posted? Or are we going to have to wait until the day before to figure out what we want to do this year?
Quote from: kane64 on May 11, 2012, 10:09:35 AM
I don't know if this has been asked/addressed yet, but does anyone know when the schedule will be posted? Or are we going to have to wait until the day before to figure out what we want to do this year?
Usually, the schedule gets posted online a few days before the convention. I think the earliest I've ever seen it go up was a week before, but then again that might just be my memory failing. It is usually pretty close to the con since things are usually being fiddled with up to the end.
Quote from: kane64 on May 11, 2012, 10:09:35 AMI don't know if this has been asked/addressed yet, but does anyone know when the schedule will be posted? Or are we going to have to wait until the day before to figure out what we want to do this year?
I can tell you with absolute certainty that we are attempting to prep and finalize the schedule to get everything ready for the website/printing press. :)
Quote from: MPLe on May 11, 2012, 05:47:55 PM
Quote from: kane64 on May 11, 2012, 10:09:35 AMI don't know if this has been asked/addressed yet, but does anyone know when the schedule will be posted? Or are we going to have to wait until the day before to figure out what we want to do this year?
I can tell you with absolute certainty that we are attempting to prep and finalize the schedule to get everything ready for the website/printing press. :)
Awesome. Glad to hear it. :D
Quote from: MPLe on May 10, 2012, 04:37:55 AM
Quote from: Jeimizu on May 10, 2012, 04:07:53 AMTwo words: Google Calender.
I believe that we tried to internally use Google Calendar, but there was an issue with people not seeing our updates. However, that was a few years ago and we can look into using it again (most likely not for this year). =)
Well I'm just gonna leave this here: My Fanime Google calender (https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cls49ksji5o6ctuvqvhplgkoe4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Vancouver)
So any updates? ???
Google calender is kind of lame.. ;D
Looking forward to seeing the schedule online before leaving for con so that I can sort of plan my schedule which going by the different panels I want to go to will be packed. And yay for having a smartphone this time around...
Smart phone are only as good as the battery life.
A simple piece of paper is better.
Quote from: echoshadow on May 20, 2012, 04:18:27 AM
Smart phone are only as good as the battery life.
A simple piece of paper is better.
True, but both can't hurt. I remember a year where the con ran out of paper schedules for a while, but that doesn't stop people from walking away from a dark viewing room and leaving theirs behind accidentially. I think most people are more careful with their phones, so both will be great.
MPLe mentioned that we'd have an update on the schedule thing within the next 48 hours.
http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,17176.0.html
'Course that was posted yesterday, so now you're looking at something within the next 24 hours.
Locking this as I'll make updates in that thread.
Does anyone know when the Fanime schedule will be out?
It's going to be the day of the con as far as it seems.
That may not be a good thing. Last year I commuted every day and the schedule was available ahead of time that I can plan things out.
If you haven't noticed, on the main page, the pocket schedule is out. That should give you an idea as to what is occurring.
(sigh)I was really hoping that the debacle of last year's autograph session would be avoided by spreading out the autograph sessions across all four days instead of jamming them into two. I realize that the GoHs have their own schedule of doing things, but it would have been nice to have had an autograph session or two on Friday and/or Monday.
I personally loved the paper schedules in every bag with the program guide! It really helped when my printer was down, and saved me from having to scrawl out events on a piece of paper. Just an idea, but maybe next year you can add a small blank template for the con-goers to write in their own schedule?
Quote from: amandald98 on May 28, 2012, 07:30:48 PMJust an idea, but maybe next year you can add a small blank template for the con-goers to write in their own schedule?
I actually used the inside cover specifically for this. Also I scribbled down the outgoing times for lightrail between the convention center and Diridon Station during its last few trips. I think parking over at the Diridon CalTrain lot is something like $3 a day so we were planning that as a backup if our preferred lots were full which ended up not being an issue. Being able to write on the pocket guide is one of the main reasons it was so handy, you could plot out a day's events easily.