Stepping into ARGs - What is an Alternate Reality Game?
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What is an ARG? How do you play one? How do you find them? Come learn about what ARGs are & how you might start exploring the alternate realities they offer.
Don't let the fear of saying something too personal kill your work before it takes shape. Professionals share their experiences with sharing their experiences. If you don't tell your story, who will?
Are you a Storyteller? Discuss tips & tricks with veterans to get the most out of the games set in the World of Darkness, Chronicles of Darkness, Exalted setting & more at your table.
Swords, Spies & Shoggoths: The Pelgrane Press Panel
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Join Simon Rogers, Cat Tobin & others from the Pelgrane team for a behind-the-scenes look at what the award-winning UK publisher's been up to this year, & what they've planned for the coming year.
Tabletop Gaming with Kids: Design, Storytelling, Facilitation, & Training the Next Generation
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A panel discussion on challenges, solutions, & joys of playing tabletop games with kids (your own and not). Panelists: Shanna Germain, Lynne Hardy, James Walls and daughter Carrie, and John Harness.
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This panel will bring together some great minds coming with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The first half of the panel will be questions from the moderator on topics of challenges and tips for gaming with kids, the second half will be questions collected from audience members. Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games is lead designer of the kids RPG “No Thank You Evil”, debuting at Gen Con this year. Lynne Hardy of Modiphius Entertainment is the designer of the tea-time steampunk pulp adventure RPG “Cogs, Cakes & Swordsticks.” James Walls talks about gaming on Living 4 Crits (living4crits.com) and Youtube. His wife and daughters have become gamers and GMs themselves, and his daughter Carrie will be a panelist. John Harness is an artist and arts educator who runs a weekly after-school RPG night for 9-12 year olds and is the founder/moderator of the RPG for Kids Facebook page.
YouTube is a beastly maze to navigate. We've been running a YouTube series for several years now, & are eager to share our know-how, from structuring your release schedule, to designing thumbnails.
Join us for a talk about Tak, a new two-player strategy game first described in The Wise Man’s Fear made real by Cheapass Games. Learn what it takes to design and manufacture a classic game!
What is terrorism & how does it differ from other types of violence? This lecture looks at the basic definition, tactics, strategies & types of groups that are part of terrorism.
Use of thermo-plastics has always been popular in the cosplay world, and used for everything from armor to props and accessories! Come join in for live demos on various thermoplastics!
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Use of thermo-plastics has always been popular in the cosplay world, and the current fad in cosplay use for everything from armor to props and accessories! Come join internationally award winning cosplayer, Mogchelle, and learn about shaping techniques, and different types and uses for Worbla, Terraflex, Wonderflex, TechTack, styrene, sintra, and more! There will also live demos so you can see how easy they are to work with in person!