In my ongoing effort to chronicle the B/R List and other ...

In my ongoing effort to chronicle the B/R List and other aspects of MTG's past, I came across this press release for some kind of interactive setting. Did anyone attend this or know anything about it?

Wizards of the Coast
News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

An Out-of-This World Adventure
Wizards of the Coast Announces An International Gathering

Renton, Wash. (Sept. 18, 1995) -- Wizards of the Coast, Inc., the game
manufacturer that revolutionized the hobby industry when it introduced
the trading card phenomenon Magic: The Gathering™ (Magic), is bringing
the game to fans on a whole new level.

For the first time ever, Magic players will have an opportunity to
actually experience Dominia, the mystical setting for the game, at a
special celebration called Magic: The Gathering™ I. This premiere
gathering of Magic players is scheduled for Saturday, October 14 in New
York City at the Macklowe Hotel. Similar events will be held in Essen,
Germany and Lucca, Italy.

To explore the magical multiverse, visitors must first venture through a
portal that takes them through the five colors of magic that are used in
game play. "Their senses will come alive on the journey," said Douglas
Ferguson, a spokesperson for Wizards of the Coast. "The many sights,
sounds, and textures people will encounter along the path will make it an
unforgettable experience."

Once through the portal, visitors have the chance to further investigate
Dominia in a new visual environment called virtual i-O. They'll also have
the unique opportunity of playing Magic against the creator of the game,
Richard Garfield, and other Wizards of the Coast® personalities.

The Magic: The Gathering™ I celebration marks the first time a Magic
expansion set, Homelands™, is simultaneously released in its
international markets. To date, Magic has been translated into Italian,
German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. In conjunction with the event,
Wizards of the Coast's licensing partners will showcase their new and
future Magic products:

   Acclaim Comics will release a prestige format comic book that
tells the story behind the Homelands expansion set.

   HarperCollins® releases Prodigal Sorcerer, the seventh book in
the Magic: The Gathering™ fiction line.

   MicroProse Software will provide a sneak peak of the upcoming
CD-ROM version of Magic.

The day-long festival is expected to draw more than 4,000 participants.
"This is Wizards of the Coast's opportunity to introduce the world to the
phenomenon that Magic has become," said Ferguson.

Wizards of the Coast is a young game company based in Seattle, Washington.
Since it released Magic two years ago, more than 500 million cards have
sold worldwide, and an entire market genre has developed around the game.
In April 1994, Wizards of the Coast opened a second branch in Glasgow,
Scotland. Several months later, the company expanded into a third office
in Antwerp, Belgium. Wizards of the Coast currently employs more than 250
people in its three locales.

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