Offers reflection & strategies for designing & managing a healthy in-person & online community of gamers, who gather to play together, support each other, & resolve conflicts respectfully.
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When we think about game design, often we only think about how the game itself will operate, from the time the game starts until it is over. But games are social activities and we believe that as much attention must be paid to Community Design as Game Design. We will discuss strategies for designing and maintaining a community of gamers who gather together to play a larp, rpg, or regular board game group. Community Design includes establishing norms, encouraged and prohibited behaviors, ways to obtain consent, and what to do when boundaries are violated. Community Design sets the norms for how players treat each other when they gather to play, which makes gaming safer, more inclusive and accessible, and better for all participants. Also introduces some common community perils and offers some suggestions for preventing and healing.
How can authors write relatable aliens? Eugene Fischer, Jody Lynn Nye, Richard Lee Byers, and Keith Baker discuss possibilities of alien life, culture, form, motivations, and more!
Great villains make heroes shine even more. Carl Engle-Laird
Chris Jackson, Richard Kadrey, Robyn Bennis, Scott Lynch discuss.
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Great villains make heroes shine even more. Carl Engle-Laird
Chris Jackson, Richard Kadrey, Robyn Bennis, Scott Lynch discuss how to write chilling and even sympathetic villains rather than moustache-twirling, one-dimensional puppets.
A panel of award-winning designers discuss the popular appeal of the Cthulhu Mythos, & the part the Call of Cthulhu RPG plays in bringing H.P. Lovecraft's creations into the mainstream imagination.
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A panel of award-winning designers discuss the popular appeal of the Cthulhu Mythos, and the part the Call of Cthulhu RPG plays in bringing H.P. Lovecraft's creations into the mainstream imagination.
Moderator: Michael (MOB) O'Brien
Panelists: Jeff Richards, Mike Mason, Chris Spivey (if available), Mark Morrison (if available), James Lowder (if available), others.
Carlos "Bostria" Llauger will show previews, announce new projects, & answer questions in a 2 hour long seminar full of surprises & a final courtesy for all listeners with a ticket.
Whether you're just starting out taking pictures of cosplayers, or you're a cosplayer & want some tips on posing & body positioning, this panel will help get you started.