Otakon was fun , I ended up hanging out with acquaintances and getting to know them better which was nice . All of the programming I was interested in was full so I got to do zero on that end . I took zero pictures as I left my camera at home , but I tend not to when I do n't cosplay .

Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: Why did he go to the event ?
To study programming and spend time with friends .