Herding Cats: Players and Ludonarrative Dissonance
Summary:
Creating games which interest players both mechanically and narratively is hard. Sometimes players sacrifice gameplay for story or vice versa. This panel will discuss steps to address these issues.
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Creating games which interest players both mechanically and narratively. Worse, sometimes your players sacrifice gameplay for story or vice versa. The conflict between gameplay and narrative is a natural result of RPGs interactive nature. However, sometimes forcing a player to think outside the games story or mechanics can provide a powerful experience. This panel will not only discuss steps to prevent and address issues of tonal inconsistency, we will also talk about ways which these inconsistencies can enhance your gaming experience.
A seminar on megagame design. The format will be that of a presentation followed by a question & answer session.
Description:
Experienced Megagame designers from the across the US will offer their advice on designing, playtesting, producing, marketing, running and licensing Megagames. Learn from our experience and mistakes, so you can run memorable games that your friends will talk about for years to come.
Experienced Megagame designers from the UK, USA & New Zealand will offer their advice on designing, playtesting, producing, marketing, running & licensing Megagames.
Description:
Experienced Megagame designers from the UK, USA and New Zealand will offer their advice on designing, playtesting, producing, marketing, running and licensing Megagames. Learn from our experience and mistakes, so you can run memorable games that your friends will talk about for years to come.
Learn about how our expert panelists turned their passion for tabletop RPGs, LARPs, comics, movies, & more into prominent blogs in the geek space - and how you can do it, too.
Worried your employer will find a pic of you LARPing? Alternately, maybe you want to be known far& wide as an RPG expert. Our marketing experts will help you navigate personal branding strategies.
In this roundtable discussion, panelists will field questions about publishing on DmsGuild.com, the official website for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition community content.
Learn about how to write your own salon LARP from the perspectives of a veteran LARP designer & a new one. We'll cover format, rules, layout, tools/programs, & collaboration.
10 Digital Marketing Tips for Geek Webmasters & Bloggers
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By day, these pros focus on digital marketing. By night, they livestream and blog about games. Learn how to make sure your game, content, or organization is visible & valuable on the web.
Killing stuff in an RPG is fun, but sometimes you want a little... more. Let's talk about other kinds of challenges & how to bring them into your game.