Editing Science fiction convention (section)

===Exhibits and fixed functions===
A ''Dealers''' or ''Hucksters' Room'' is available, where merchants sell wares which may be of interest to fans. These include books, [[action figures]], prop replicas and t-shirts. Similarly, there is often an ''Art Show'' where genre-inspired art is displayed and usually made available for auction or purchase. Smaller conventions may simply have an informal ''Dealers' Row'', a section of hotel rooms from which dealers sell goods, while larger conventions may have both an official dealers' room and an unofficial dealers' row.

The ''Art Show'' is generally an [[art exhibition|open art exhibition]]; that is, it is open to all comers and all art submitted is exhibited for sale.  This naturally leads to a wide variety of types of artwork, from professional illustrations to [[outsider art]], with many amateur works.  The subject matter is tailored to the interests of fandom, i. e. many [[spacecraft|spaceships]], [[dragon]]s, [[unicorn]]s, [[vampire fiction|vampires]], cat girls etc. Art shows often permit sales by artists, these sales constituting a significant source of income for some artists.

Traditionally, many conventions have had ''video rooms'' in which genre-related audiovisual presentations take place, typically commercial [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] [[movies]], genre [[television]] show episodes, and [[anime]]. If there are multiple media rooms, each one may have themed content.  Larger conventions may also have a genuine ''Film Room,'' for presentation of actual movies on film instead of video.

''Game Rooms'' are also available at some conventions for attendees to play a variety of genre games, including [[collectible card game]]s like ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', [[role-playing games]] like ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', [[miniatures game]]s like ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', and [[board game]]s like ''[[The Settlers of Catan]]''. Easy, fast-playing card games, e.g. ''[[Apples to Apples]]'', are popular as they don't require a large time commitment or deep knowledge of rules, thus allowing casual gamers to join in.
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