WWI08 Costume Contest Gallery
by Jennie Lees 
Jun 28th 2008 at 7:30PM
Wrapping up the first day of the Worldwide Invitational 2008, Blizzard held a costume competition and dance contest, both well-loved staples of their community events. The main hall upstairs was packed to bursting and your humble WoW Insider blogger got kindly escorted away from the official photography stand, but that didn't stop us snapping what we could of the contests.
We were surprised at how little exposure the costumes got compared to the dancers; the costume participants were trundled on to stage in groups, gave a quick wave and then herded to the back, whereas the hosts of the contest had plenty of banter with almost every dance competitor and even joined in with some of the dances. We would have liked to get a closer, and longer, look at some of the beautiful creations on display.
Browse through WoW Insider's WWI08 Costume and Dance Contest Gallery to see some of the highlights of the show, and find out the eventual winners.
Filed under: Worldwide Invitational
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MagicBagPipes Jun 28th 2008 7:48PM
I thought the costumes were great, and some of the dances were fun to watch, but the way the hosts presented it was a little off to me. The 2 hosts were also a bit annoying throughout the whole thing, but it gave me some good laughs. I felt really bad for the male Dwarf guy, having to do his dance multiple times. :(
And weren't there 4 female Blood Elves dancing?
futurebiblehero Jun 28th 2008 10:07PM
I understand having such personalities up there, because let's face it, your average WoW player isn't a people person. It really keeps things moving even if they're clearly not gamers. However, yeah, things got more than a little awkward at times.
What really didn't make sense was the random gay-based comedy. The guy walking off-stage and feeling up a big metal pole and giggling like an over-caffeinated twelve year old was outright bizarre.
Ikarus Jun 30th 2008 2:28PM
If sure the costumes were great, if only I could see them. WTB Zoom Lense
Ikarus Jun 30th 2008 2:29PM
If = I'm
UberNoober Jun 28th 2008 7:59PM
Yeah I didn't like the way it was presented really either. Sometimes the hosts would mispronounce things or say things that made me think that they don't even play these games. Also it seemed like they intimidated a few of the shyer contestents more than they would have liked.
JMD Jun 28th 2008 8:00PM
Two words, Telephoto Lens.
But those are some great costumes. Very nice work.
Virusz Jun 28th 2008 8:37PM
It's big, it's black It's - NONONO.
JUST NO.
NO.
Even though I am black, it was funny to see, but kids shouldn't be exposed to that (after all Blizzcon was open to all ages)
Faar Jun 29th 2008 10:25AM
Why's everyone ant-sized in those pictures? You can't see anything of what's going on or what the costumes look like!
Ah, yes. Camera guy can't afford a decent zoom lens... >.