Do you want to be a streamer on a social platform like Twitch, YouTube, Mixer? Come learn from Twitch Affiliated Streamer RAYN about marketing yourself for your audience and what it takes to get started as well as what to expect from it.
How does self-publishing work? What are the ups, downs, and pitfalls? Bryan Young, Richard Byers, Philippa Ballantine, and Elizabeth Vaughan discuss everything a self-publisher needs to know.
Fictional worlds often include their own languages, but creating an entire language can be a daunting task. Daniel Myers discusses word generation, common pitfalls, and stealing from the real world.
This year, we’ll look at long-distance trade and how it determines what’s commonplace, what’s precious, and what’s even possible; touch on the history of real-world magic in Europe; and explain why crime and punishment wasn’t as simple as turning the suspect over to the town guards. The emphasis is on western Europe with examples from […]
Can reading mysteries, romance, or contemporary fiction make your spec fic stronger? Panelists including Philippa Ballantine and Crystal Connor discuss the question.
Overview of the politics and violence in pre-statehood, pre-Civil War Kansas as reflected in “Bleeding Kansas” by Decision Games, followed by a guided play demo. Presented by “Doc” Cummins of Decision Games.
Topics: – Buying cryptocurrency through exchanges (Coinbase Pro; Binance) – Electronic wallets (MetaMask; Dapper) – Extensions to protect your private keys (MetaMask; TronLink; Steem Keychain) – For ETH, I’ll explain gas/gwei and talk about breeding games (CryptoKitties), card games (Gods Unchained; Mythereum), and VR games (Decentraland; CryptoVoxels) – For STEEM, I’ll talk about Steem Power, […]
Want to learn about Bloodlines & Black Magic? Sit down with Jaye Sonia & the Storm Bunny Studios team as they discuss the game, the setting, & how they balance all that weirdness.
Come meet Team Restoration, see how Dark Tower is coming along, suggest restorations, tell us how cool Unmatched is, & maybe we’ll drop a hint or two about our next project.
The easiest way to exchange your games without having to beg or barter! This event starts running 30-45 days ahead of the exchange seminar date at GenCon. So please take note when you join. To participate, post your games, make connections, show up, and exchange. If you missed the trade window ahead of the exchange, […]
A panel celebrating content creators in the boardgame space. Come join us for a question and answer segment featuring Undead Viking, The Board Game Spotlight, Unfiltered Gamer and more.
We break down how common elements of a character sheet can be explored & developed for benefit of therapeutic gain & personal growth. Designed for therapists, but accessible for anyone.
Do you want your game to come alive in the digital space? It might not be as hard as you think! Join us as we collaboratively build a Roll20 character sheet from scratch and learn the basics, from HTML tags to CSS selectors. Test your game system, bring your favorite homebrew online, or tweak a […]
Story is a big part in creating a great & compelling campaign. Let’s talk all about what makes a great story & how you can build a campaign around that.
Learn some hard earned tricks to growing, maintaining and cultivating a meaningful exchange between you and your podcast community! Join panelists from the Arcology Podcast, Neo-Anarchist Podcast, Complex Action, Violent Life and Cybernautica to talk shop about the do’s and don’ts of making a show, marketing and social media.
Join Burning Wheel HQ for our annual State of the Wheel panel in which we stare at the new red book, talk only of failures, & point blame at anyone who can’t make it.
Writing is a creative endeavour, but it’s also a business. Which means … you need a business plan. Shanna Germain, Matt Forbeck, Chrostopher Husberg, and Keith Law discuss making one.
Join a diverse panel of guests that have turned their passion for cosplay into successful businesses. Be sure to take notes as they share their paths to success and answers questions in this interactive Q&A session.
Networking is an important part of the industry, but authors aren’t leeches. Anton Strout, Brady McReynolds, Crystal Connor, and Carol Berg give tips on how to be sure to give as well as take.
Many authors in the science fiction and fantasy genre are also gamers, but does it make them better writers? Bruce Cordell, Gregory A. Wilson, Kirk Dougal, and Matt Forbeck discuss their experience.
Horror and suspense writers want to captivate their readers without grossing them out, or worse, boring them. Lucy Snyder, Richard Byers, and others discuss how much detail is necessary.
So if you know the game, you know it’s fun! If you know how entertaining cosplayers like 1000 Faces, Mogchelle, & Brit Bliss can be, you already know this is going to be a memorable gaming event!
An afternoon with everyone’s favorite bloodbound devil! Ask Castles & Chemo founder, John J Gillick, your pressing questions about C&C lore, processes, cancer treatment, or gaming with cancer.
Learn what it takes to make dynamic-looking characters in your puppet designs. Noah Ginex will show you how different shapes & colors affect your character’s mood & up your design game.
