in their field (i.e. popular journalists, podcasters, or industry professionals)." The list featured a number of anime bloggers and journalists, as well as a group of RPI alumni who frequently run panels at the convention. Two new events, Cosplay Ball and Cosplay Cafe, were introduced in 2018 for Genericon XXXI. Genericon XXIV's official attendee count was 1351. By Genericon XXVI the number has climbed to over 2000. Annual activities Every year the following are usually the highlighted events: Eye Of Argon: A Story poorly written thus reserved to play at 1 a.m. "Clay-O-Rama": A RPG with Play-Doh sculptures Artists Alley/Auction: A room showing submitted work that is also available for sale. Video games: Everything from Atari to Xbox 360 open 24 hours a day Magic: The Gathering tournaments and casual play Vendors: Selling various imports and local products 24-hour anime rooms : Anime is run throughout the entirety of the convention in at least 1 of the 3 viewing rooms. Board gaming: Held in the Great Hall of the DCC, a wide variety of board gaming is offered. RPGs: Held in various conference rooms of the neighboring Low building, a wide variety of table-top role-playing sessions are offered spanning mainstream and indie games. Guest panels Cosplay Contest & Masquerade Cosplay Chess Cosplay Death Match Cosplay Dating Game Genericon Dance/Rave Karaoke Anime music videos Contest (as of Genericon XX) Problems and issues Sleeping on the convention space has become a problem in recent years. This is a problem since RPI does not allow loiterers. People have been woken up by staff and told to move, or leave campus to sleep elsewhere. Challenges have occurred during the MS Paint panel, wherein individual participants have used the panel to display crudely drawn and crude-in-nature images. Despite the panel being 18+, a rule has been implemented requiring non-graphic images to be displayed. R. K. Milholland has expressed a dislike for the con following his attendance as a guest in 2004. Other webcomic artists, however, have claimed to have enjoyed the con in their visits, including Jeffrey T. Darlington, Jeph Jacques and Ananth Hirsh. References External links Official Website Multigenre conventions Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute