2018 GenCon Panels
I am very excited to announce the lineup of topics and guests for our 2018 GenCon panels!
We'll be recording 7 discussions with an amazing group of smart and creative people in the game industry. Each episode will release shortly after the con.
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2018 GenCon Panels
Game Development
The relationship between publisher and designer
Panelists
Matt Leacock (designer, Pandemic & many others)
Christopher Badell (Greater Than Games)
Geoff Engelstein (designer, The Expanse & many others)
Ray Wehrs (Calliope Games)
Jason Hill (Flying Frog Productions)
Representation in Board Games
As designers/publishers/players, what choices can we make & what steps can we take to help the world of games reflect the vast variety players in it?
Panelists
Sen Foong Lim (designer, Junk Art, Belfort & many others)
Marguerite Cottrell (game reviewer, new member of Team Spiel!)
Katie Aidley (Katie's Game Corner)
Isaac Vega (Plaid Hat Games, designer, Dead of Winter, Ashes)
Games As Teaching Tools
Using games to teach and develop life/classroom skills
Panelists
Kathleen Mercury (middle school teacher; designer, Dirty Dragons)
Beth Heile (assistive tech. expert, new member of Team Spiel!)
John Knoerzer (clinical social worker, new member of Team Spiel!)
The Art of the Pitch
How to sell your game design to a publisher
Panelists
Daryl Andrews (Maple Games; designer, Sagrada)
Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games; designer Pathfinder Card Game)
Stephen Buonocore (Stronghold Games)
Tim W.K. Brown (designer, Wreck Raiders, Order of Invention)
Media Roundtable
Discussion of hot industry topics
Panelists
Scott Alden (co-founder, boardgamegeek.com)
Marguerite Cottrell (game reviewer, new member of Team Spiel!)
Eric Summerer (Dice Tower Network)
Bebo (Be Bold Games, aka Brittanie Boe)
The Mixed Blessings of Media Tie-Ins
What design & publishing challenges are unique to working with a media license?
Panelists
Rob Daviau (Restoration Games; designer, Pandemic: Legacy)
James Ernest (Cheapass Games; designer, Tak, Kill Dr. Lucky)
David Brashaw (Backspindle Games; designer, Guards, Guards!)
Francesco Nepitello (designer, War of the Ring, Marvel Heroes)
Crossing the Cardboard & Digital Divide
Adapting board games for the digital world
Panelists
Ted Alspach (Bezier Games; designer, Castles of Mad King Ludwig)
Tim Fowers (Fowers Games; designer, Burgle Bros, Paperback)
Tim Burell-Saward (Sensible Object)