Joystiq Video: Joystiq Booth Babe Tour
by C.K. Sample, III 
{ May 12th 2006 at 9:45PM }
Our very own Adams Briscoe toured around the E3 digs and grabbed a few interviews with some of the booth babes working the floor. Check the video out here. (3 minutes, 16.7MBs, iPod-compatible).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mark 2000 @ May 12th 2006 9:50PM
Christ, who cares? Their stupid people who's only talent is there looks, and even most of those are surgically enhanced.
Clay @ May 12th 2006 9:56PM
Should have asked how it felt to have ugly nerds what photos and hit on you all day was like.
Those girls deserve an award. Oh wait, their paycheck.
bill @ May 12th 2006 10:07PM
"So what's your real job?"
-awkward silence
"this is my real job"
roffle and etc.
jay @ May 12th 2006 10:09PM
I think I agree with Mark. I mean some have talent in something or other.
nojok3 @ May 12th 2006 10:26PM
Comment #2 made it sound like a job for Triumph the Comic Dog.
"Do Ya'll play videogames"
vadermaggot @ May 12th 2006 10:28PM
They're Babes....with upgrades!!
James @ May 12th 2006 10:29PM
Yet another girl that says she plays halo...Yeah right.
rafa @ May 12th 2006 10:38PM
the guy sets them up with the worst questions. come on, guy! you're talking to girls not to your nerd buddy.
adamsb @ May 12th 2006 10:47PM
Oh Rly??1?
Yeah I agree.. pretty weird questions. I didn't come up with them.
Master 0f None @ May 12th 2006 11:12PM
I thought the interviews were pretty well done. Thanks for not doing a
typical "huhuhuh...babes" kind of interview. It seemed to me that you
were trying to scope out whether these women were actually interested
in gaming.
It was also clear to me that some/most of these
women had major guards up. I guess three days of being pawed at will
do that to a person.
In regards to some of the previous
comments, did you watch the video? I find it interesting that people
who post to a video game blog would have such stereotypical views of
other people, considering that gamers in general are stereotyped,
often to an extreme. [Do all of you have your trenchcoats
on?]
Are some of the women there professional models? Yes. But
some, and I would hazard a guess and say that at least 50%, are people
looking to make a little extra money. They are college students,
graduate students, actresses, or possibly girls who are interested in
gaming and had an opportunity to get paid to go to the biggest gaming
event of the year.
Your comments... "Their stupid
people who's only talent is there looks, and even most of those are
surgically enhanced." [BTW, it's "They're stupid people" and "their
looks,"] and "I mean some have talent in something or other." -
indicate to me that you have no concept of what normal people do to
make a living. What's your talent jay? We already know that Mark
2000 isn't very bright, but what do you bring to the table?
I won't even venture a guess on the ages of the aformentioned posters, but regardless, they have a lot of growing up to do. It's schmucks like you that perpetuate the typical gamer sterotype.
elle @ May 13th 2006 12:16AM
Did you run out of games to cover?
I'm not being snarky, I mean you guys did cover a shitload of games. Just curious.
Jurgen @ May 13th 2006 1:22AM
#10?
They payed attention to the games?
GTgamer @ May 13th 2006 4:48AM
I can predict the video before even seeing it...
Joystiq : [ generic, attempting-to-bond questions ]
Booth Babes : [ polite, practiced responses] (they all get professional training before the convention)
Booth Babes (mentally) : "Damn it...more nerds, but I'm on camera again. I thought I'd never have to breathe the same air as them after high school. Where did my career go wrong? Is it 6 yet?"
I still don't get the obsession some guys have about taking their pictures with booth babes at venues (not just gaming venues, but especially at E3). Every year, plenty of guys are waiting in line or stopping to take a picture with a people that can't stand them and are merely smiling for a paycheck. That would just piss me off, but these guys just seem oblivious.
Do these guys really think that reality doesn't exist after walking into a convention hall? Just because these women are working at a game convention doesn't mean that they suddenly think you're remotely close to "teh coolness." Just admit to yourself that you're a nerd and give up the fantasy people...girls, particularly any in upper half of "the scale," want nothing to do with you. Pick up a copy of Make magazine and find more interesting ways to use your time and your digital camera.
rant over...it's just been driving me nuts for years.
Rawnblade @ May 13th 2006 6:58AM
They all look so dead on the inside =(
Pity you didn't get to interview the box babes, I wanted to hear their take on that whole situation.
Ellie @ May 13th 2006 12:04PM
He does not look like a nerd at all; good interview.
Chris @ May 13th 2006 12:55PM
I was surprised that after the new rules against booth babes that not many booths were really trying to break that rule.
GinaS @ May 15th 2006 12:19AM
He's handsome. its all good-guy's have booth babes. the girls that are interested in the games *like me* have the interview guy-considering most of the guys there are really big nerds. fun interview!