FRIDAY

6:00-7:30pm

Branch Riders: Making a Therapeutic and Fun RPG

Doug Hagler, Eddy Webb, Rich Thomas, Dixie Cochran, Jack Berkenstock Jr.

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This panel will give you all you need to know about Bodhana’s RPG Branch Riders, currently in development, to be published by Onyx Path Publishing. Hear what inspired it, what makes it special and its journey.    

SATURDAY

10:00-11:30am

In Home, In-Play: A Gaming Approach

Dr. Brian Quinones

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What’s it like doing play therapy in the home? Join Dr. Brian Carl Quinones as he illustrates the uses of in-home gameplay and how the Therapeutic Powers of Play relates to experiences while working in clients’ homes.

 

12:00-1:30pm

Podcasting 101: What you Should Know

Cassie Clark, Nate Lindberg, Eddy Webb, Dixie Cochran

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The world of podcasting has expanded since its inception. These experienced panelists will give some insights into what you should know with some helpful hints and advice.

 

2:00-3:30pm

Representation in Gaming

Mik and Starla from Our Family Plays Games, Ashley Thompson, Sade Smith-Edwards

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This panel discusses many differing issues and important topics in the breadth of representation in the tabletop hobby. Join them to see what is important and how you can get involved to bring about focus and change!

 

4:00-5:30pm

Safety in Gaming Panel

Beau Jagr Sheldon & Dixie Cochran

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Please join our panelists for a deep and insightful dive into the topic of safety and consent in gaming. Not just a review panel, this talk goes deep into important areas to know to make safety tools work for your table.  

 

6:00-7:30pm

Struggles and Successes of RPGing in the Family

Family that Plays Together Cast

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Join the cast of The Family that Plays Together and they share some of the ups and downs, hits and crits of playing RPGs in the family. A laugh filled panel that will inform and entertain.

SUNDAY

10:00-11:30am

Current Trends in Role Playing Games

Eddy Webb, Calvin Johns, Jay Dragon, Thomas Novosel, Doug Levandowski

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Our panelists examine some of the current trends and choices within the gaming industry. Learn what is new, what is on the horizon and what it means not only for gamers but also for players.

 

12:00-1:30pm

Strategies for Promoting and Selling Your Game

Kyle Ott, Heather O’Neill, Jay Dragon, Thomas Novosel

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Our panelists, representing different threads of the gaming tapestry offer some helpful advice to aspiring game designers on how to best get your product out there and into the hands of players (and companies).

 

2:00-3:30pm

Games as a Playground

Jay Dragon

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This special presentation will examine the gaming environment through the lens of it being a playground. How to engage your players and stimulate the sense of play will be a focus.