Legal Q&A for Freelancers, Publishers & the Generally Curious
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Have your legal questions answered by a practicing attorney & game designer & publisher. Contracts, copyright, & more.
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Justin D. Jacobson is a practicing attorney and game designer and publisher. He is general counsel for Evil Hat Productions and has many other clients in the game industry, including The Dice Tower, Rob Daviau, Bully Pulpit Games, and more. What clause should you never put in your contract? Can you use a game mechanism from someone else's game? How do you comply with the new D&D 5e license? Whether you are a freelancer, publisher, gamer, or just someone with a legal question you need answered, I am happy to help.
Join two board game lawyers for a discussion of some of the major issues facing board game developers, including copyright, trademark, contracts, and business formation.
LegalGeek Advice & Tips for Game Designers! Q&A About IP Law
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We are 2 gamers & legal professionals who love to serve game designers. Whether you have simple or difficult questions, come get some general advice & hear war stories to learn from!
Many designers & other industry professionals are seeing success with the new(ish) crowdfunding tool: Patreon. Learn the basics from the folks behind the very successful ONE SHOT Podcast Patreon.
BackerKit co-founder Rosanna Yau leads a discussion panel with game creators that have successfully crowdfunded their games. Learn about what it takes to succeed & come with questions!
Lies, Damned Lies, & Pop Culture: A Choose-Your-Own-Panel Adventure
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Join us as we discuss and debunk extraordinary claims in this choose-your-own adventure panel! Pseudoscience from movies, comics, games and real life ending in a Q&A!
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In this panel audience members will pick the topics we'll discuss from an exhaustive list. Topics up for grabs include, but are not limited to: *Paranormal claims *Conspiracy theories *Fringe science and pseudoscience *Bad medicine *Scientific claims from movies, TV, comics, and games *Cool science stuff *Science for gamers. We hope to see you there!
Live Action Political Roleplaying Games and Simulations
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This seminar will cover the history & practice of political LARPs, from their Cold War origins as strategic intelligence tools to contemporary ‘megagames’ such as Watch the Skies & Contact Light.
Podcasting is a lot of work, & a lot of fun. We'll help you minimize the former & maximize the latter, in everything from picking a topic to audio editing. Put your beautiful voice out there!
Numenera, The Strange, No Thank You Evil, Cypher System…what’s next? Join Monte, Shanna, & Bruce to get a peek at what lies ahead, plus an exciting announcement!
Looking great in your cosplay takes more than just a great costume! Learn about glamour makeup, special FX and prosthetics in this interactive Q&A panel with live demo!
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Looking great in your cosplay takes more than just a great costume! Ever wonder how your favorite cosplayers always look flawless in their photos and real life? Or what to use to change your skin from a normal human tone to that of an Orion? What in the world is this contouring thing? Come join internationally award winning veteran cosplayer, Mogchelle, and learn some tips and tricks on makeup for cosplay! We’ll go over glamour and special fx makeup and prosthetics applications. If time permits I’ll also pick a lucky random attendee for a demo of eyelash application or zombie flesh! Visit Mogchelle at her table in the Wasabi Anime Artist Alley in Lucas Oil Stadium to pick up a raffle ticket for $1 to see if you get chosen as the 'model' for the special FX makeup application during the panel!