It seems to me that this event wants to be something it isn't. I think they want to get all the "cool nerdy people" and got marketing/twitter people and gamers that thought it was a big LAN Party.
I heared about a guy who wanted to leave and the security kept his laptop, because they couldn't verify if it was his or not. nightmare!
If you want a real "hacker" event, participate the 29c3 (now in Hamburg) shortly after christmas.
Or Euskal Encounter (euskal.org) in Basque Country (Spain). Quite good for scene, hacking (very good security contests), programming but also good if you want to play games, dance or whatever.
I heared about a guy who wanted to leave and the security kept his laptop, because they couldn't verify if it was his or not. nightmare!
If you want a real "hacker" event, participate the 29c3 (now in Hamburg) shortly after christmas.