A PAX East enforcer died from coronavirus after working at the convention last Saturday. twilight”deestar” Wood was appreciated by other executors who donated to GoFundMe for her funeral (which met her goal in a single day). The organizer of the fundraiser emphasizes that Wood “the most fun she’s had in years,” But her death has caused some members of the gaming community to question the need for personal conventions.
PAX enforcers are workers who handle it Planning and personal operation for the annual gaming convention. They are paid the local minimum wage and receive a four-day pass for the long weekend. Given according to a press comment fanbytesWood has been a PAX enforcer since 2014.
According to the official PAX East website, all participants were required to provide proof of vaccinations and wear face coverings while attending the event. A few days before Congress, Boston resigned his mandate for masking in public transport. And it is not known how consistently masking mandates were actually enforced. my box has reached out to PAX East for comment but has not received any at the time of publication.
According to the GoFundMe page, Wood returned home from the convention sick and her symptoms were so severe that her mother, Robin Basset, cared for her throughout the week. Basset called police for a wellness check on Saturday after her daughter failed to contact her, and they found Wood had died overnight.
The fundraiser currently stands at $11,615 of their goal of $10,000, which would be used to fund Wood’s cremation and funeral expenses. Her sister, Margrette Domingue, led the fundraiser for her funeral, but she was also infected by attending the convention. Her mother is currently running the donation page while Domingue is in the ER. She wrote: “Thank you all so much for all the support and your many contributions. I wish Dawn had known in life how many lives she touched.”
Something members of gaming industry to have pronounced against the need for in-person meetings. They were difficult to justify once corporations and independent developers realized they could host conferences online, and they’ve only grown more controversial as E3 was canceledCovid spread rampant Game Developers Conferenceand MAGFest became a spreader event.
