Blizzcon was awesome. Last year was cool, but this year as a Blizzard employee it was amazing to be buoyed by all that positive fan energy. It was sensory overload in the coolest way possible. During the opening announcements and trailers the hall was literally shaking with sound at times; it was a physical experience as much as an audio one. The energy of the crowd was overwhelming, especially in the reactions to things like the new Alliance race, the Worgen, and the news of flying mounts coming to the old world. During the Diablo 3 trailer, there were gasps and expressions of awe around me when the monk did his various special attacks. Some of the new StarCraft II and Battle.net news items also drew cheers and whoops.
In between times I was able to chill out at the recruitment booth (talking to potential hires) and in the signing area (chatting to fans and signing stuff), to walk the halls admiring costumes and soaking up the atmoshere, and to attend some of the lower energy panels (like how to break into the industry). I picked up a bunch of stuff at the store on Saturday morning, including a couple of plushy baby murlocs and some colouring books for mini-Elbeno. So he is very happy about that.
In summary, Blizzcon really energized me to make the best games I can for our incredible fan community, and I’m also stoked, as a player and a Blizzard fan myself, about all the cool stuff that is coming down the pipe!