What one thing is most important to running a good game? What one piece of advice would you give to a first time convention GM? What is the funniest thing that ever happened to your game? Open mic time at GenCon. Sign up early and reserve YOUR topic! E-mail gencon_gm_lightning@yahoo.com or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GENCONGMLightning/ and sign up.
How many years have you been running your gaming sessions with the same players?  Have things become routine, predictable, even old? Are your players less enamoured with playing than they use to? Then maybe it’s time to reinvent your campaign? With years of experience in game design and running their own worlds, our panelists will offer ideas about how to improve your existing campaigns and how to brief new life into old story lines.
Each game designer develops his or her own method of bringing an initial game design concept to life. Topics covered include concept development, prototype creation, playtesting sessions, pitching games to publishers, and doing everything that's necessary to help move the process forward. Panelists will also discuss ways for new game designers to approach publishers and get their games noticed.
Explore the interaction of GM and RP gamers. Presentation of roleplaying styles, discussion of GMs that encourage roleplaying. All experience levels welcome.
Learn to be a gamemaster or fine tune your current skills. Topics include campaign and adventure design, keeping the action moving, dealing with problem players and others.
Now is your opportunity to meet some of the key members of the Gen Con staff and share with us what worked and what didn't work at this years show. Bring your thoughts, ideas and suggestions for future shows.
Is this your first time at Gen Con? Are you feeling a little intimidated about finding your way around the ICC? Finding your events? Just knowing what the heck is going on? Then this seminar/walking tour is for you! The Gamer Wenches will take you on a brief tour of the Indianapolis Convention Center while answering any and all of your questions about Gen Con from a veteran's perspective.
Is this your first time at Gen Con? Are you feeling a little intimidated about finding your way around the ICC? Finding your events? Just knowing what the heck is going on? Then this seminar/walking tour is for you! The Gamer Wenches will take you on a brief tour of the Indianapolis Convention Center while answering any and all of your questions about Gen Con from a veteran's perspective.
Global Hot Spots – 2007 Update National Security Lecture
Description:
What population, cultural, resources, and economic "drivers" shape the strategic environment? What might future war look like? Who might start it? A review of the world to see where trouble exists, and to project where it might start.