Friday, March 11, 2016

The SxSWesteros Exhibit Returns to SxSW Beginning Today

Since Game of Thrones arrived on the scenes as a cultural phenomenon, HBO has brought a version of the traveling Exhibition version to the destination event in Austin, TX known as SxSW. The music festival turned corporate branding and high profile opportunity for visibility is at this point such a major event on the calendar that even President Obama is slated to attend. One wonders if the Fanboy In Chief will be visiting the Game of Thrones interactive display?

If he does, he’ll be stopping off at a completely revamped Exhibition experience. This year, instead of virtual trips to the top of The Wall or sword swinging, the Exhibition is tied into the detail free promotional angle that Season 6 had been playing prior to this week’s trailer. Welcome to the Hall of Faces.

We’ve got a few vines and photos from attendees on Twitter who got a sneak peek at the exhibit prior to this morning’s debut. From Buzzzfeeed’s Adam Vary:

And from Endgaget:

It also looks like the “Add yourself to the Hall of Faces” game we’ve all been playing on line will have a it’s own larger scale version as part of their intereactive features.

For those who haven’t attended before an want a crack at seeing just how uncomfortable the Iron Throne sis, it’s back this year too.

Personally, I want t a picture of Obama testing it out. We were robbed a couple of years ago when a strict adherence to laws about British Monarchs not being allowed to sit on the thrones of other kingdoms was observed by Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the Game of Thrones set in Ireland. Thankfully, we Americans are not nearly so uptight, and therefore there’s a chance we could get a glimpse of how the Obama family would look ruling Westeros once they get done with his second term.


Via http://winteriscoming.net/2016/03/11/the-sxswesteros-exhibit-returns-to-sxsw-beginning-today/
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