Got a favorite game or three? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at writing for publication? If so, listen to our industry experts who have made careers out of writing, editing, and publishing work-for-hire short fiction, novels, and game material. They will talk about the ins and outs of the field, the demands, and where you can go to find help and open doors. Questions welcome! Panelists: Jean Rabe, Loren Coleman, Tim Waggoner, Richard Lee Byers, Sharon Turner-Mulvihill
Join the creators of True Dungeon (tm) for a fun-filled meeting where all the secrets of this year's module are revealed. You can learn how your group stacks up against other teams, and have the chance to ask any questions. A Q & A will follow where you will get the chance to have input on the next True Dungeon(tm) adventure. Free admission.
What Are We Learning Through Role Play? Academics Look Beyond Violence in the Media
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The best research shows that people learn well by playing games. Games are beginning to enter even traditional learning environments as a tool for learning. How does role play fit into this research? What are people learning and why? David Simkins is a long time role player and a PhD candidate in games and learning research at the UW Madison. He will give an overview of the field to date, introduce his own research on morality in role play, and use that as a jumping off point for discussion.
WOW is a very well-designed game, and it has a lot of elements and ideas that DMs and game designers can loot for D&D. Let's discuss ways that WOW can help improve your D&D campaign ... and maybe even the D&D game itself!
Meet the minds behind S&S, the best publisher of independant d20 material. Representatives from Necromancer Games and Malhavoc Press join the teams behind World of Warcraft RPG and other current titles.
Join the Staff of White Wolf Publishing as they discuss current and upcoming game products. Here's your chance to ask questions and get a sneak peak into the mind's of some of the most creative developers in the business.
Your annual opportunity to meet with the Green Ronin staff and participate in a Q&A about our recent releases, plans for the future, and special announcements we're holding onto just for GenCon.
"Order of the Stick" creator Rich Burlew heads a panel of content contributors and website staff to talk about the future of the popular gaming/comics website, www.GiantITP.comâand how you can be a part of it! (Or not, really, it's your call.)
Familiar with Shadowrun? Think you know it all? Have no idea what itâs about? "Whose Run Is It Anyway?" returns for it's second hilarious year! A sick and twisted GM will call on the audience to give him humorous/twisted/evil ideas and then everyone can watch the players try to squirm their way to survival. Laugh, have fun, then shout off an idea to make it even better. Prizes awarded.
Slimy, squishy, furry, predator, prey, cold-blooded, blue-blooded, antennaed, bald, sneezing, tripodal, lusty, hungry... The choices available to make your Bug Eyed Monster and its motivations unique and interesting are vast, but there has to be logic behind your creation. Join our panelists as they discuss how to populate a story with believable otherworldly characters. Richard Lee Byers, Linda Baker, John Helfers, Tim Waggoner