So . . . you're paying to attend an event . . . for the pleasure of . . . watching a guy . . . play a damn . . . video game ? ? ?
Can't be. Cannot be.
Actually there is more to it.
The drama "line" as such is that DanTDM has an evil twin (EvilDan) who constantly is attempting to make DanTDM look bad in games and life.
So to make an example out of him EvilDan steals his two pugs and holds them hostage. EvilDan provides a game map (think Minecraft here) that DanTDM and the audience must solve in order to defeat the evil twin and get the pugs freed from from captivity.
So as part of the adventure, DanTDM pulls select kids from the crowd to come on stage, grab a controller and play these custom games to defeat EvilDan.
The games were essentially clones of popular games, like PacMan, Roblox, etc. and with DanTDM's help, the kids victory was one step in solving the map and releasing the pugs.
The final scene is a "virtual" fight between DanTDM and EvilDan on the big screen with effects.
Interspersed between the games were psuedo live sessions where DanTDM would show you things about himself, where he live in the UK, where he made his game videos, his wife, etc. Of couple of funny moments is where he went through the crowd with a GoPro on his head while it displayed on the big screen, playing a guitar and singing a song, and chatting with his helper.
The kids in the crowd ate it all up. They loved it.
While the kids thought it was incredible, I thought on I would provide some low level feedback on Daily's Place and the danTDM event.
Unfortunately the TStorms rolled in during the meet and greet. When the greet was over and the rain, they made everyone leave.
We asked if we could stay and just eat from the Daily's Food Bar at the venue. (Since we had tickets)
The answer was "No" for 2 reasons. Everyone with tix for the event had to be scanned at the entrance, and the gate didnt open until 630.
Also, Daily's food bar didnt open until 630 as well.
So it was either sit in the car and wait hungry, or find a local establishment.
As you are aware, there are zero establishments around the stadium district, so it came to either the Bay Street (ie: Elements) or the Landing.
Black Sheep at Intuition wasn't open?
My wife and I couldn't tell from outside driving by if Intuition was serving any food yet. We discussed seeing if the pub next to the coliseum was open, but there was a huge Jehovah Witness conference going on there and people were streaming out, so we bailed and headed to the urban core. I was fine with Fionn McCools or Elements, but I got the family veto. Until next time!! But i would say opportunities await. If the Shipyards goes through i could easily see a hotel and food choices doing well across the street from Daily's.
Popular Mechanics Magazine has had a video crew following DanTDM on the entire tour, interviewing kids etc. So my son wanted to be a part of it and will be appearing on PM's online site soon. Why Popular Mechanics? Isn't that the mag you find at the table in a barber shop ? So the Jags had a PR person there supervising.
The Jaguars also had a group of kids working the adults offering a drawing for free Jags tickets.
Where is the money? The merchandise! DanTDM Tour hats, posters, lanyards, tshirts, stuffed animals of this pugs, just about anything he has created on his YouTube Channel, you could buy something related to it.
Since his book deal with HarperCollins, and the popularity of his tour, estimates of his income have gone up to around $2 million annually.
While he said nothing of it, rumor is that there is a DanTDM adventure movie in the works.
All of this because he wanted to share his gaming on line!
