Conventional Dress is a short documentary about costuming and cosplay at the Dragon*Con fan convention, held each year in Atlanta, Georgia. Made by Celia Pearce and her students in the Emergent Game Group in the Digital Media Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the film explores the cultures, practices and motivations of participants in the 30,000-strong fan community that populates the largest multi-themed fan convention in the U.S. Originally shot and edited in 2007/2008, the film’s release was delayed my music rights issues which were finally resolved by the composition of an original theme for the parade sequence by Bob Rice. An unofficial cut of the film had its debut in the DCTV video show at Dragon*Con 2008, and the final cut premiered at Georgia Tech in September of 2009. An academic paper is currently being written to accompany the video. The {egg} is part of Georgia Tech’s Experimental Game Lab.

To view the video, visit the Conventional Dress web site, or our Vimeo Channel.

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