Learn all the ins & outs about how to sell your game from one of the industry's leading players. From copyrights to patents, royalties to trademarks!
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Col. Zocchi explains the difference between trademarks, patents, & copyrights, & which would be best for you. Finding the right publisher, how to sell them your idea, producing your own game, self-publishing do's & don'ts, & finding & reaching your market. He'll also provide contacts of US & overseas distributors who specialize in selling adventure games. Get published & get paid without spending any money or stocking any inventory!
Join a group of veteran LARPers from the Scabby Rooster LARP Tavern, as we talk about why we love Live Action Roleplay, how it has helped us become better gamers, & how YOU can start your quest!
Join the crew from the Scabby Rooster LARP Tavern as they discuss their passion for Live Action Roleplay, give advice on how to begin, what to expect, & how veteran players can support new players.
Zombie Orpheus Presents: The Fantasy Network for Creators
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Learn how to use this community-owned platform to build your audience, crowdfund your film and television projects, and distribute them to a global audience.
Gen Con's longest running Kickstarter Seminar: a Q&A event with top industry experts across design, publishing, manufacturing, pledge management, fulfillment, distribution, & retail sales. 1 day only!
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A Q&A-based panel discussion featuring the best industry experts across design, publishing, manufacturing, pledge management, fulfillment, distribution, and retail sales. Every event has a new panelists, and new questions. Past panelists include: Jamey Stegmaier (SM Games) Michael Lee (Panda GM) Fabian Louton (Panda GM) Lance Myxter (Undead Viking Reviews) x2 Michael Mindes (President of Tasty Minstrel Games) Seth Jaffee (Designer at TMG) John Coveyou (Got Genius Games) Jeff King (All Us Geeks) Adam Clark (Creator of Kicktraq) Forrest Bower (Bower’s Game Corner Reviews) Joel Eddy (Drive Thru Reviews) Max Salzberg (Co-founder at Backerkit) Dan Halstad (League of Nonsensical Gamers) Greg Spence (Owner at Broken Token) and Jonathan Liu (Geek Dad). Come see the new faces for this year!
Join Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone as they discuss how they've used Kickstarter to democratize TTRPG Publishing with Chris Haskins of CEO of Nord Games & Nate Taylor of Dwarven Forge.
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Want to win at Kickstarter? Join Game Dev Couple Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone as they discuss how they've used Kickstarter to democratize TTRPG Publishing with Chris Haskins of CEO of Nord Games & Nate Taylor of Dwarven Forge. See how they turn their love of gaming into a full-time profession!
Learn what it takes to make dynamic-looking characters in your puppet designs. Let the puppet pros show you how different shapes & colors affect your character's mood & up your design game.
Pro puppet builders will discuss the various types of mouth-plate construction with methods and benefits of each. (That's the bit that the puppeteer holds onto inside a puppet.) Ask questions!
Puppet building pros with seriously great credits will talk about various puppet building techniques, such as the wedge method, flat patterning, sculpting, and more!
A new, system-neutral presentation on blood toxins, including "blood agents" and poisons that actually affect the blood with historical & speculative uses by a MD toxicologist. 6th Year at Gen Con.
A new, system-neutral presentation on blood toxins, including "blood agents" and poisons that actually affect the blood with historical & speculative uses by a MD toxicologist. 6th Year at Gen Con.
Intro to Sewing: Patterns Lie! (And Other Useful Facts)
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Want to cosplay or craft, but don't know how to sew? Learn to select and read a pattern, choose fabric, cut, pin, stitch, press, & more in this novice-friendly presentation. Bring your questions!
As the oldest monarchy on Earth, Japan’s had some amazing moments in history. Hear the most important, most famous, or most fun with illustrations, photos, anime/manga ties, and plenty of geekery.
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As the oldest monarchy in the world, Japan’s had plenty of time to have some amazing moments in history. Hear a few of the most important, most famous, or most fun—from the Genpei War to the Meiji Revolution, from girl power to magical red cows, from archery contests to smallpox—with illustrations, photos, ties to your favorite anime/manga, and plenty of geekery.
From Dragon Ball to Saiyuki, there are many adaptations of the world's most popular folk tale! Learn the cultural context of the 16th century novel, plus the true history that inspired it.
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From Dragon Ball to Saiyuki, there's no shortage of adaptations, retellings, and wholesale lifts of one of the world's most popular tales. But most of the western world enjoying these retellings knows little of the original novel, and even less of the stories it itself combined and retold. Let's look at the historical and cultural context for the original 16th century novel and the lore it collected into a single tale. We'll discuss some key adaptations as well, with the knowledge to enjoy them more.
How did Edgar Allen Poe influence Sailor Moon? Who was the real-life Moriarty? Learn the origin of the kaitou, Japan’s archetypal thief, from Gilded Age literature to high-tech modern incarnations.
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How did Edgar Allen Poe influence Sailor Moon? What do Norse gods, Joan of Arc, and Lupin III have in common? Who was the real-life Moriarty? Learn the origin of the kaitou, Japan’s archetypal thief, from his birth in Gilded Age literature to his high-tech 21st century incarnations. Follow this truly international antihero’s development through history with examples from animé, manga, film, and literature.
Come join us for a non-denominational worship service sponsored by the Christian Gamers Guild. We'll read scripture, sing familiar hymns, hear a sermon, and offer an optional communion.
How the deal to buy the world's first role-playing game company was negotiated and sealed. Journalist Ben Riggs has interviewed those who were there and can tell for the first time the whole story.
How the deal to buy the world's first role-playing game company was negotiated and sealed. Journalist Ben Riggs has interviewed those who were there and can tell for the first time the whole story.