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Attention Gaming Journalists: Dress Better

perhaps you should try not judging people's 'professionalism' based on what they are wearing? its completely irrelevant.
 
While I suppose more casual attire might be more acceptable to gamers, but what about sites like Gamastura? Which is supposedly more professional orientated.

Everytime I read their monthly article where they ask the staff I question, I wince because half of them have silly photos.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/171233/Ask_Gamasutra_The_PreE3_Edition__optimism_and_dread.php

People making funny faces, posing with pets, at odd angles, wearing silly hats, not entirely in the frame, with guys in mascot costumes...
 
Gooster said:
Game Informer's Jim Reilly wore his suit pretty well I thought:

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suits are awesome. however, that suit, that tie, that shirt all together are an awful match. the shirt's the wrong color, the tie is too big, that pattern is completely off. it looks like stuff picked from a sales catalogue. won't make you look professional, will make you look a car salesman (or a real estate agent, if you want an Italian reference).
 
soqquatto said:
suits are awesome. however, that suit, that tie, that shirt all together are an awful match. the shirt's the wrong color, the tie is too big, that pattern is completely off. it looks like stuff picked from a sales catalogue. won't make you look professional, will make you look a car salesman (or a real estate agent, if you want an Italian reference).
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You mean like Don Mattrick!?

Zing!

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panda21 said:
perhaps you should try not judging people's 'professionalism' based on what they are wearing? its completely irrelevant.
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Will never get this, just like the crying because of Zuckerberg showing up in a hoodie. There's of course limits that are clear to everyone (hey, don't show up in Borat thongs) but as long as you are just wearing clothes then... Yeah, no problem, a suit doesn't make your work any better and it certainly isn't great for e3, not only is it hot but with all the motion controller and dance games... Ugh.


Fantaz said:
i feel like im back in high school all over again...
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I think everyone had the same feeling reading your post.
 
Yea, I've been on the show floor all day and I have to agree to a certain extent that dressing more professionally would be nice. I don't think it needs to be a suit, but people should be better groomed out there.

The argument that it's uncomfortable is dumb. Wear sneakers if you need to, but a suit in itself is not uncomfortable.
 
I'm trying to dress a little more casual every day at work because I don't see the point of wearing a suit in front of a computer but I kind of understand your point even if I hate how much we still live in a world where everyone will listen more carefully to someone with a suit than someone with a t-shirt.

Personnaly I just want to be able to dress however i want when I don't meet clients or important people.

Video games and the whole entertainment industry should be a lot more open minded (and imho is) than you are. I just hope than it doesn't have the consequences I listed before (t-shirt = I'm not listening) but again i don't think it's the case.

Anyway even if i am tolerant I disagree when I see people who seems "dirty" or with really really casual clothes (eg flip flap with flower swimming shorts).
 
I usually wear a t-shirt and suit combo at shows like E3 and GDC.

I'm a developer, not press, but I still make an effort. Suits aren't necessarily stuffy, and you don't have to end up looking like Don Mattrick.

Also, if you own a suit, remember to wear it more often. Most guys can rock a suit and find time every month to wear it.
 
Look presentable, that's all anyone can ask, really. Suit it up if you're on TV, or on video representing a professional outfit.


I don't think this is a huge problem, though.
 
I don't think everyone should wear suits - it honestly doesn't seem all that appropriate, given the environment - but there are plenty of ways to dress nicely without going all-out.

Honestly, if there was a bouncer present everywhere whose job it was to shake their head disapprovingly at people wearing blazers or suit jackets with jeans, I'd be content. They wouldn't even need to throw people out! Just look slightly disappointed and shake their head. It'd be very fatherly.
 
Geoff Keighly, Dressed in a suit... SQUEEEEEing over decapitations in MGS Revengence!

Eh, can't say I agree for all game journos to wear suits. I'd prefer professionalism in the writing / opinions, before I look for it in the manner of dress.

Every time I see the "Suits" jump up for press conferences, it actually feels REALLY awkward. You see all the stuff that happened in "The Last of Us", and then a business man who looks like he belongs in a bank or a lawfirm pops up, and delivers a very out-of-place "I bet we all enjoyed THAT, didn't we?" style encouragement... it kinda shoots the mood in the foot.

As long as they dress comfortably, and keep the rule of "remember, you're around OTHER people!" in their mind, let the people of an enjoyable, fun profession dress comfortably...
 
BigJiantRobut said:
Honestly, if there was a bouncer present everywhere whose job it was to shake their head disapprovingly at people wearing blazers or suit jackets with jeans, I'd be content. They wouldn't even need to throw people out! Just look slightly disappointed and shake their head. It'd be very fatherly.
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you know I actually don't mind blazers with jeans; though I'm more of a dufflecoat/leather-jacket chap. the thing that's been killing me lately is hipsters wearing flood-pants with boat-shoes and no socks. it just leaves me confused and disoriented.
 
soqquatto said:
suits are awesome. however, that suit, that tie, that shirt all together are an awful match. the shirt's the wrong color, the tie is too big, that pattern is completely off. it looks like stuff picked from a sales catalogue. won't make you look professional, will make you look a car salesman (or a real estate agent, if you want an Italian reference).
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Or a games journalist. If you're going to wear a suit and talk about games, at least wear something ridiculous so people know you're not a robot.

Sess looked amazing but that was mostly his shaved head.
 
We should demand better journalism before we demand them to dress better.

But even then I couldn't blame them, you don't want to be stuck inside a convention for 8+ hours wearing a full suit.
 
Vice said:
Lots of non-game journalists, print, radio and internet not TV, dress nearly the same way gaming journalists do. Less gaming shirts though.

Most writers, and cameramen, don't care too much about their appearance since they aren't going to be in any video.
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This is pretty much my experience. I worked at a newspaper for around 3 years and none of the "real" journalists dressed any better than game journalists.
 
I think first we must bring all convention-goers up to the standard of showering/using deodorant before even bringing up how they are dressed.
 
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
Aside from the last one and if the first one is just a written interview instead of a video interview, why not wear a suit?
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Because it's more comfortable to wear casual wear instead of a suit? I ask you: Why wear a suit? to impress the PR guy / developer you're talking to? to look like you were doing serious buisness instead of playing and writing about games? Games are about fun, not about being the most professional looking guy out there. I can't imagine how ridicilous it would be, if I went to a publisher, playtesting a Kinect game (being the only one in the room wearing a suit) and not being able to play it properly because I'm wearing.... a suit.
 
Yoshi said:
Because it's more comfortable to wear casual wear instead of a suit? I ask you: Why wear a suit? to impress the PR guy / developer you're talking to? to look like you were doing serious buisness instead of playing and writing about games? Games are about fun, not about being the most professional looking guy out there. I can't imagine how ridicilous it would be, if I went to a publisher, playtesting a Kinect game (being the only one in the room wearing a suit) and not being able to play it properly because I'm wearing.... a suit.
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to be fair, given that we're talking about kinect you'd look pretty ridiculous with or without the suit in that example
 
Maybe if they started to get paid like journalists some of them would wear suits.

I much prefer the casual attire. It makes everyone approachable and it's clear everyone is there for games as it's their passion. Business people get to put on suits and talk about business. Interviewers can put on suits if they are doing something more professional, doesn't have to be everyone.
 
Nothing can kill a high quality suit faster than high humidity and lots of people shoving around. Unless you suggest they get crappy Jos A Banks suits. That would just defeat the purpose and you can't properly call those suits.
 
You don't have to wear a suit, but that doesn't give you free license to dress like a teenager. I can understand wearing more casual attire during trade shows and such (though a collared shirt would still be preferable over a t-shirt), but a lot of these do go on camera as well and I don't think that it's too much to ask for them to put on some slacks and a dress shirt.
 
Who was that dumbass journalist with the red and black suit at E3 wearing eyeshadow? Jesus Christ, dude, it's 2012 not 2002.
 
RoboPlato said:
The ones on the show floor should get a pass. When you're standing in lines for hours at a time you want to wear something comfortable. I do agree that they should try to look nicer for broadcasts like the GTTV stuff.
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Oh, so you've never worn a nice suit before?
 
You guys are really overplaying how hot and sweaty you can get in a suit and I get sweaty really easily if I'm playing a sport. Just use some good deodorant, wear a top of the line undershirt and maybe bring a mini hand towel to wipe your brow and you are good to go.

But if you are going to wear a suit make sure you wear one that you look good in instead of having it fit poorly on you.

We're talking about E3 where you aren't liable to be shoulder to shoulder with anyone (other than standing in line) and not a ComicCon at an overcrowded convention center.
 
wildfire said:
We're talking about E3 where you aren't liable to be shoulder to shoulder with anyone (other than standing in line) and not a ComicCon at an overcrowded convention center.
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This is not true.

E3 is perpetually overbooked and its halls are oftentimes impossible to navigate.
 
First rule of work: don't overdress for your target audience. Can you imagine a news caster standing in Iraq between soldiers in a suit?
 
Maybe they would dress better if the publishers didn't suck the money from the industry with it's shit DLC.
 
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