With all that's going on with the coronavirus, I have a question.
Is there a safe way to go to a fighting game tournament?
It's very crowded, you are right next to the people you are playing against, and it's for many hours over three days in a hotel convention room type environment.
Okay, if you must know, it's the Texas Showdown. A younger relative of mine wants to go badly but everyone is trying to convince him it wouldn't be safe, partly for him but mostly for the people he may bring the virus back to afterwards. You've got people flying in from all over, maybe getting into town a few days before so just enough time to become infectious if they catch it on the plane.
We're actually hoping it gets cancelled so we don't have to worry about it. Would a full on gas mask, gloves, and put the clothes in the car trunk afterward and leave them there for a month work? I'm thinking he won't be able to wear the gas mask for that many hours, won't be able to play well in gloves, and there is no guarantee a gas mask ordered over the internet will be in good enough working condition and also no guarantee the seal will hold that long especially if sweat starts getting involved. Or are we overthinking it and worrying too much?