article_snippet.sent: Some people do it because Some people love getting into character and walking around a convention floor.
article_snippet.sent: It's a huge ice breaker for making friends.
article_snippet.sent: The thing about the geek community is we have a lot of introverts - we don't have a lot of people who would walk around introducing people who would walk around introducing themselves, but if your dressed as the doctor [from Doctor Who] and so is someone from across the room - people who would walk around introducing themselves might walk up to you and ask how you made elements of your costume.  
article_snippet.sent: I've met some of my best friends at various conventions because we share the same passion and fandoms. '
article_snippet.sent: People can make a career out of it too.
article_snippet.sent: It means that it's more likely to be made by someone and seen on a convention floor and that's a huge draw card for people to start talking about that particular game.'