Gaming Past the Con: Online Tabletop Gaming with Roll20
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What happens when distance keeps your group from gathering? The Roll20 Dev Team talks about the benefits and challenges of online tabletop gaming -- how it saved their group, and could help yours!
Raising new gamers doesn't happen by itself. Parents need games that meet kids where they are at each age. Guests will talk about games for different ages, & what gaming with kids can teach adults.
Join a group of geeky ladies as we tell some of the most horrifying stories of our nerdy escapades, then invite you to share your own!
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In this round-table styled event, a group of women who've experienced everything from conventions to workplace nerdiness will share some of the weirdest--and raunchiest--tales of their lives. We cover everything from inter-geek dating to the difficulties of having to "prove" that you're a "real" geek to less open-minded fans.
Come and discuss what it's like to be a woman working in the Geek Industry, or to just be a part of the fandom as a female. Talk about pitfalls, stereotypes, and experiences.
Getting Started in the Industry: Freelancing and Self-Publishing
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One of the questions that gets asked a lot is how to get started in the industry. Our panel of Freelancers and self-publishers will take your questions and swap stories from their own perspective.
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One of the questions that gets asked a lot is how to get started in the industry. Our panel of Freelancers and self-publishers will take your questions and swap stories from their own perspective. Wether its pitching your ideas to publishers, answering a call, or trying to decide between kickstarter or bootstrap production, we'll share our experience on getting our name in print. Prospective panelists include Brian A Liberge (Beer Star Games, Kobold Press, Raging Swan Productions), Tracy Hurley (Kobold Press, Wizards of the Coast), Matt James (Kobold Press, Paizo, Wizards of the Coast), Jerry LeNeave (Kobold Press, SVD Press, Obsidian Portal) and Phil Menard (Kobold Press, Margaret Weis Productions, Wizards of the Coast).
Everyone dreams of getting their game published. We'll explore and discuss all the aspects of bringing your game from concept to market.
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Everyone dreams of getting their game published. We'll explore and discuss all the aspects of bringing your game from concept to market including: design, development, playtesting, promotion, prototyping, funding, marketing, production, conventions, sales, distribution, fulfillment, and much more!
Join author Michael O Varhola of “America’s Haunted Road Trip” and a panel of experts for an interactive introduction to ghosthunting. Learn the basics and have your questions answered by experts.
Join paranormal researcher and author Michael O. Varhola and other ghosthunting experts and lean about the equipment and methodology of effective ghosthunters.
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There are almost as many ways of ghosthunting as there are ghosthunters! This panel discussion with paranormal researcher Michael O. Varhola and other ghosthunting experts looks at everything from “naturalistic” means of ghosthunting, to those based on psychic ability, to ones heavily dependent on equipment like cameras, recorders, EMF meters, digital thermometers, laser grids, and night-vision devices.
Join local ghosthunters and Michael O. Varhola, author and series editor for the “America’s Haunted Road Trip” travel guides, for this seminar on some of the most interesting haunted sites in Indiana.