Learn secrets, tips, and tricks to working with building fictional elements in story-telling.
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Learn secrets, tips, and tricks to working with building fictional elements in story-telling. From planning your plot liners to fleshing out characters, to working with voice and pacing, we will discuss the story telling process from start to finish.
How do you encourage role-playing? What influence should dice have? Character sheets? Scenarios? We play D&D, Interaction, & White Wolf. Our characters don't come out shooting.
If you look for politics in role play or want to know what to avoid, join a conversation with Dr. David Simkins, professor & RP researcher, about what works & what doesn't.
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Political RP may not be for everyone, but for those who enjoy it, it can be engaging, exciting, and deeply satisfying. It can also encourage anxiety, tension, and frustration between players. Join a conversation with David Simkins about the role of politics in role play. A long time LARP and tabletop game master, a professor of game development at the Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Interactive Games and Media, and the author of The Arts of LARP, David loves politics in his game, but hates game politics when they bleed into the rest of life. David will bring research, experience, and examples to a conversation about using politics as a focus for role play, and managing politics when they seep out of the game. Join the conversation, and bring your own thoughts and examples as well. The session will begin with a presentation and end with an informal conversation.
Get the lowdown on Feng Shui 2 from designer Robin D. Laws, developer Cam Banks, & producer Hal Mangold. Bring your questions & your Most Magnificent 20-Second FS2 Anecdote Contest entries.
Flirting isn't about sex. Come and hear how the denotation of flirting differs with the connotation and how you can make it work for you -- including a new interactive segment.
Freelancing 101 Panel: How to Break into Game Design & Editing
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It looks easy, right? Freelancers & publishers on this panel tell you what REALLY happens & how to improve the odds of breaking into print. Advanced tips for established freelancers, too!
So you've picked up a contract or two, but you're wondering what pitfalls await the experienced freelancer? Come listen to veteran freelancers and publishers speak and participate in Q&A!
Working on games is a dream job for many, but what's involved working on your favorite game? Hear how some of the industry pros got started as freelancers, & what they did to succeed.