Come join your favorite podcasters, bloggers, and other guests with an evening of conversation and fun. Share your thoughts with today's most influential personalities. Argue their points and meet other fans of the industry. Bring your friends!
Every day, RPG bloggers are putting out tons of content for your 4th Edition D&D game... and all for free. Come hear advice from top 4e homebrewers about designing skill challenges, classes, monsters, encounters, and everything else you could want to make for your game.
The mics are off, the show is published, but now what? What else can you do to build your community and listenership? What else should you do? Join podcasting veterans to learn some ways of keeping your audience and building new listenership. Between online communities, partnerships, social marketing and going to conventions your listeners are out there, let us help you find them!
The most important thing about any podcast is what you say while the mics are on. And the best thing a podcaster can do is to increase the quality of that content. Join us if you want to learn how to make your podcast better or see what goes into a high quality podcast. We'll cover interviews, product discussion and original material creation.
Gaming Podcasting: A hobby about a hobby. Join panelists from each side of the table- those within the gaming industry and the podcasting "media." who can make or break a product within their own circles. Watch true synergy in action as the two groups hash out ideas about how they can help each other, and maybe you'll see history being made.
Inside the Game Designer's Studio presents: Kenneth Hite
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Join host Paul Tevis as he brings you Kenneth Hite, author of the award-winning Trail of Cthulhu and GURPS Infinite Worlds. We'll take a look at the horrors inside Ken's mind, discuss his humble beginnings as a freelancer writer for like Chaosium, and his time on staff Decipher and Steve Jackson Games, and his more recent freelance work for White Wolf, Pelgrane Press, and more. This live interview will be followed by an audience Q&A session.
No longer are we tied to the channels of content on the television. Advances in technology and the evolution of consumer habits have brought on a new era of media. Radio and television programing is available on demand over the web with concepts as specific as worm farming. Learn more about it from both ends of the microphone.
Come join your favorite podcasters, bloggers, and other guests with an evening of conversation and fun. Share your thoughts with today's most influential personalities. Argue their points and meet other fans of the industry. Bring your friends!
Its hard to anticipate what the future really holds, but we can certainly talk about what worked this year and what we would like to see next year. Bring your thoughts.
Find out what’s hot in the realm of online media and social networks—and what it means for you, your games, your business, and your fun! We’ll discuss forums, blogs, podcasts, Facebook, corporate web sites, Twitter, and many others, including the differences, how you can stay up to date, and what you can’t afford to ignore. We’ll also explore how these relate to all game genres.
Can the RPG bloggers beat the DM's dungeon? Will they try and make the DM's head explode in the process? Will there be EL Fudge? Come find out the answers to these questions and more at this live play session, with plenty of audience participation and prizes awarded.
Join New York Times best selling author, Micheal A. Stackpole, and learn about his adventures podcasting fiction. Both new and authors and published authors have used podcasting to gain recognition and boost sales.
Is print dead? Join Ryan Jones from Knucklebones magazine for a discussion of the past, present, and future of gaming magazines. Focus will be on the strategies publishers have tried in order to remain viable, including Games Magazine, Spielbox, Games Quarterly, Knucklebones, Dragon, Historical Miniature Gamer. Find out about new opportunities for writers and bloggers in print and in the new digital media. Bring your own ideas.
After 1 year of operation and over 200 member sites, the RPG Bloggers Network is going strong. Come learn about the Network, hear the board talk about what's next for the Network, and meet the many Network members who are attending Gen Con.
This novel panel is intended to give people who have potential podcast content a chance to meet the podcasters who are interested in that content. An opportunity to meet them as a group rather than singly. If you have a product, service or event that you would like a podcaster to talk about, on their show, plan on attending one of these sessions. Also if you have an idea of something for podcasters to do, we would like to hear it.
This novel panel is intended to give people who have potential podcast content a chance to meet the podcasters who are interested in that content. An opportunity to meet them as a group rather than singly. If you have a product, service or event that you would like a podcaster to talk about, on their show, plan on attending one of these sessions. Also if you have an idea of something for podcasters to do, we would like to hear it.
This novel panel is intended to give people who have potential podcast content a chance to meet the podcasters who are interested in that content. An opportunity to meet them as a group rather than singly. If you have a product, service or event that you would like a podcaster to talk about, on their show, plan on attending one of these sessions. Also if you have an idea of something for podcasters to do, we would like to hear it.
Whether you are a seasoned professional, a new podcaster or needed to Google “what is podcasting†just now, if you are interested in podcasts, this seminar is for you. Come see this panel of podcasting veterans to learn a few of their tips, tricks, and secrets of the trade. The seminar will cover the basic How's, What's and Why's of podcasting. Bring lots of questions because these guys can answer them.
Part of making a quality podcast is the hardware. We will discuss microphones, sound boards, and acoustic treatment of your recording room. We will also discuss some software packages that you will need to produce and polish your show.
Come hear from some of the top RPG Bloggers how they started, how it's working out for them now, and where they're headed next. Hear tips about starting your own RPG blog, or just some tips on how to make your blog better.
Women are in the minority of RPG players... and even more in the minority when blogging about it. Still, some have taken that as a challenge. Come meet e. of Geek's Dream Girl, Tasha of Stupid Ranger, and Janna of Dungeonmastering as they discuss why they got into blogging and what they blog about. Plus, hear excerpts from their book currently being worked on about women in gaming, drawn from hundreds of survey respondents.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Join veteran podcaster Ryan Macklin for twice-daily podcast updates of what's happening at Gen Con. Along with special guests, you will have the opportunity to tell the folks at home what they're missing. Each event will produce a fifteen-minute podcast that will be immediately uploaded to the web for fans at home to listen to.
Using Gaming Media to Enhance Your Shopping Experience
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Enhance the shopping experience at your friendly professional game store through the use of integrated media solutions. Improve the flow of information for both staff and customers through the use of gaming media, including previews and reviews in audio, video, and written formats. Discuss the best ways to choose what media to play in store and how to integrate them into existing infrastructure.
To create an exceptional podcast, you will need to prepare before your lips come anywhere near the microphone. We will discuss format, scripting, round-table discussions, pacing, news coverage, and how your favorite podcasters prepare for their shows.
We will start at the very beginning and talk about what you need to start your own podcast. We will start with your microphone and talk you through to global syndication. This overview will give you a head start on the topics covered in many of the panels and seminars covered throughout the weekend.
Part of making a quality podcast is the hardware. We will discuss microphones, sound boards, and acoustic treatment of your recording room. We will also discuss some software packages that you will need to produce and polish your show.
Many authors are now turning to podcasting to share their stories with a wider audience. Learn how to create an audio production and how to reach new listeners.
It is not just enough to have a podcast if you don't know what it can do for you. In this hour we will focus on different ways you can integrate podcasting into your marketing program. We will discuss audiences, branding, and how to maximize the effect of your podcast.
Promoting Your Podcast It is time to start telling people about your podcast. Learn how to get your message out and how to grow your audience. We will discuss your audio promotion, networking, your web site, and the internet as a promotional tool.
Join the Pulp Gamer crew as we go Out of Character for a live performance. Bring your questions and comments and be a part of the action. We will be touching on current topics in gaming, most notably Gen Con 2007.
We have seen the first gaming podcasts emerge, watched them grow and carve their own niche into the scene. What can we expect to see next? Where is this phenomenon headed and how will it change?
The passion in our podcasts is fueled by the games we play. Your audience will be learning about your favorite games for the first time. Learn how to tell this message and how to get games for review.
You are sharing your passion with a world-wide audience and would like some of that audience with your favorite game designers. How do you line up interviews and how do you conduct yourself with them? You will be surprised how many willing participants you will find.