ine ▁community ▁as ▁the ▁event ▁at ▁which ▁to ▁introduce ▁new ▁f anz ine ▁releases . ▁Many ▁f anz ine ▁releases ▁have ▁been ▁tim ed ▁around ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁annual ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁schedule . ▁ ▁Media West * Con ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁media ▁f andom ▁convention ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁" media ▁ge ek " ▁culture ▁that ▁emer ged ▁following ▁a ▁split ▁between ▁people ▁who ▁liked ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁science ▁fiction ▁media , ▁and ▁those ▁fans ▁of ▁only ▁literary ▁science ▁fiction . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁Media West * Con ▁was ▁a ▁convention ▁princip ally ▁for ▁fans ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁Star ▁Wars , ▁and ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Jones ▁ ▁franch ise , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fans ▁of ▁Mont y ▁Python ' s ▁F lying ▁Circ us . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁the ▁con ▁began ▁attract ing ▁other ▁f andom s , ▁such ▁as ▁Doctor ▁Who , ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast , ▁Red ▁D war f , ▁and ▁the ▁H itch h iker ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Gal axy . ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁it ▁bo asted ▁the ▁attend ance ▁of ▁fans ▁of ▁over ▁fifty ▁different ▁science ▁fiction ▁media ▁f andom s . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁activities ▁at ▁Media West * Con ▁include ▁awards ▁for ▁fan ▁fiction ▁z ines , ▁cos play , ▁fil king , ▁cost uming , ▁plays ▁and ▁sk its , ▁and ▁craft s . ▁Media West * Con ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁convention ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁dedicated ▁place ▁to ▁show ▁fan ▁v ids