Join creative director Sarah Robinson & featured artist Wayne Reynolds in a discussion of illustrations, maps, & other visual elements that bring the world of Pathfinder to life.
The Benefits of Board Games (& other geeky things) on Speech, Language, & Communication
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Come to this informative seminar, conducted by a Speech-Language Pathologist, to learn how & why board games can be a huge benefit to communication for children & individuals of all ages!
The Benefits of RPGs on Speech, Language, & Communication
Summary:
Come to this informative seminar, conducted by a Speech-Language Pathologist, to learn how & why RPGs can be a huge benefit to communication for children & individuals of all ages.
Music forms an integral part of television and cinema, but where did it all begin? Join Tee Morris on a musical journey of the history of the movie soundtrack.
The Cost of Magic: Making the Unbelievable Believable
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Magic can do great things, but it needs to have limitations and costs to make it believable. Robyn Bennis, Joseph Carriker, Jr., Erin M. Evans, and Steve Drew tell you how.
Informal discussion on what is involved with running that first game. Hints, suggestions & no-no's. Join the fun!
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Informal discussion on what is involved with running that first game. Hints, suggestions and no-no's. What do you do first? Game Master responsibilities, Player responsibilities. All ages, all experience levels welcome. Join the fun!
The Geeks of Middle Earth: Authors, Creators & Fans of Science Fiction & Fantasy in New Zealand
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New Zealand: so much more than seen in movies! Meet a vibrant community of authors, fandom, literary awards, & conventions for sci-fi and fantasy in the South Pacific.
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New Zealand: so much more than what you've seen in movies! Meet a vibrant community of authors, fandom, literary awards, and conventions. Learn about key players, award-winning titles to add to your list, and triumphs and struggles of writing sci-fi & fantasy in the South Pacific. Hear how a homeland prone to natural disaster has influenced genre, how Maori folklore is represented, and dilemmas of writing true-to-life vs writing for international publishers while filmmakers can't get enough of our landscapes.
Award-winning author Grace Bridges has been president of SpecFicNZ for 5 years and is the chair of GeyserCon 2019, NZ's 40th National SF&F Convention. Her works include space opera, Irish cyberpunk, and the Earthcore urban fantasy series and editing collections such as Te Korero Ahi Ka: To Speak of the Home Fires Burning and other short-listed anthologies.
Writing requires a lot of "butt in chair" ... but you need to exercise and eat a veggie once in a while. Richard Byers, Kelly Swails, Susan Morris, and Aaron Rosenberg discuss how to balance it all.
BookBub is a great tool, but how do you use it? And is it for everyone? Christopher Morgan, Elizabeth Vaughan, Cat Rambo, and Corry Lee discuss this resource.
A seminar discussing the conception & development of a home grown fantasy RPG. How what started as a simple campaign setting for a popular game system outgrew its purpose & became its own game.