GaymerX • Year Four: Full Schedule

6:00pm PDT

Badge Pickup - VIP, Exhibitor and Special Only (Th)

Thursday September 29, 2016 6:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Registration (General) Sonoma Room

Core Events

7:00pm PDT

VIP Pre-GX4 Party (VIP Tickets Only)

Speakers

Toni Rocca

President, GaymerX

Toni Rocca is a feminist and an activist for creating inclusive spaces in gaming and other fandoms. As a trans woman, her expertise tends to revolve around queer issues and creating safer environments to foster creativity and enrich the culture of a space. She is known mainly for... Read More →

Thursday September 29, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
TBD

VIP+ Event

8:00am PDT

Badge Pickup (F)

Friday September 30, 2016 8:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Registration (General) Sonoma Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - A Great Upheaval (Session 1)

Limited Capacity seats available

The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest rooms. The dwarf innkeeper, Morak Ur’gray, has a fondness for adventurers and a nose for lucrative adventuring opportunities. Level 1-2

Speakers

Cedric Atizado

Friday September 30, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Iserta

Limited Capacity seats available

Iserta is a table top role playing game which draws inspiration from many popular turn based table top games. This game is meant for first time role players. Come explore the contintent of Iserta and become it'seems champions.

Friday September 30, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Tabletop and Card Gaming Open (F)

Moderators

Tim Mottishaw

Tabletop/RPG Coordinator, GaymerX

Tim (Tabletop/Roleplaying Game Coordinator for GaymerX) is the founder of Dawson Creek Pride, and a regular volunteer at Pride in his home of Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. He is the Western Canadian Regional Coordinator for the D&D Adventurers League and is a Judge at GenCon... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 9:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

9:00am PDT

GaymerX Social Lounge Open (F)

Friday September 30, 2016 9:00am - 11:30pm PDT
GaymerX Social Lounge Magnolia Room East

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Opening Ceremonies

Moderators

Admin

Friday September 30, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Panels Room A

Core Events

10:00am PDT

Exhibitor Set Up

Moderators

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Friday September 30, 2016 10:00am - 11:45am PDT
Expo Hall Grand Ballroom

10:00am PDT

Quiet Space Open (F)

Need a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the con? GaymerX is happy to provide a quiet space off the main run of the convention floor.

Friday September 30, 2016 10:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Quiet Lounge Bayshore Room East

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Unicorn Booty Press Lounge (Open for Press) (F)

Combined with Donor Lounge for Today Only

Friday September 30, 2016 10:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Unicorn Booty Press Lounge Tasman Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

Pokémon GO Snap Contest

Pokémon GO Snap Contest

The GBPL wants to see your best Pokémon GO pictures! Throughout GX4, find a Pokémon and take a picture! Upload it to our Facebook Page and on Sunday afternoon, we will name the best picture in three categories: Funniest, Most Artistic, and Most Lifelike!

Winners Announced Sunday - 2pm

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Friday September 30, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

11:00am PDT

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt

Gym Leader Nicole is sending you on a scavenger hunt around GX4 to find Pokémon throughout the con! Come get a list of clues and search around, take pictures, and return with your list filled out to win a fabulous prize!

Ends Sunday at 3pm

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Friday September 30, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

11:00am PDT

Golden Bay PKMN League Gym Battles (F)

Golden Bay Pokemon League Gym Battles:
The eight gym leaders of the Golden Bay Pokemon League are ready to take you on!

Each leader has their own battle style and it is up to you and your Pokemon to defeat each one! Defeating a gym leader will earn you one of the eight unique Pokemon Badges for GX4.

Anyone can participate, as our goal is to have fun and play Pokemon with everyone of every skill level! Earn all eight badges and you will be able to enter the Champions Tournament, where the best of the best battle for the title of Champion!

Whether your goal is to be champion or just hang out with other Pokemon fans, the Golden Bay Pokemon League is the place for all trainers!

Friday September 30, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

MAGFest GaymerX Arcade Open (F)

Friday September 30, 2016 11:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Arcade Alley Grand Ballroom Hallway

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

Safe Space Open (F)

11am - 1pm: Ace Safe Space
1pm - 3pm: POC Safe Space
3pm - 5pm: Trans Safe Space
5pm - 7pm: Disabled Safe Space
7pm - 9pm: Women's Safe Space
9pm - 11pm: Nonbinary Safe Space

Friday September 30, 2016 11:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Safe Space Lounge Bayshore Room West

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

12:00pm PDT

Video Games Made Me Gay! (And Other Happy Endings)

This panel discusses how media (video games, comics, movies, etc) can help people with their identity in a variety of ways, what representation in media meant to you, and how we can continue to make it better for future generations.

Speakers

Lauren Comp

Associate Producer, Voltage Entertainment USA

Lauren "Sailor Scooby" Comp. Associate Producer at Voltage Entertainment USA Inc. Hella Queer. All about Story and Character driven narratives.

Friday September 30, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Board/Card Games Comics & Literary Digital Games Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism

12:00pm PDT

Video Gaming Law

Video Gaming Law for the Non-Lawyer. Are you a video game developer looking to protect your intellectual property? A game publisher concerned with limiting your liability? Or perhaps a gamer intrigued by the latest celebrity suing a game company for ripping off their likeness? Then this program is perfect for you!

The presentation will consist of a panel of top attorneys in the gaming industry discussing legal news and trends in video games, including recent video gaming lawsuits, how the right to publicity and copyrights affect the gaming industry, potential risks for Augmented Reality games, and other legal issues impacting both gamers and game developers.

Speakers

Ben Esplin

Partner, Sheppard Mullin

My practice focuses on intellectual property law including patent, trademark, and copyright law. Technical areas and industries of focus include social media, video games, social networks, virtual worlds, augmented reality, virtual reality, and computer software. My favorite video... Read More →

Christian J. Martinez

General Counsel, Svitla Systems, Inc.

I specialize in intellectual property and commercial transactions with a modern practice as outside counsel to tech companies and also General Counsel to Svitla Systems, Inc., a software development company headquartered in San Francisco. I love to work on gaming projects, and welcome... Read More →

Spencer Martinez

Attorney, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

Spencer Martinez is an attorney at Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Las Vegas, and a member of the Firm’s business litigation group. His practice includes counseling and litigation relating to business contracts, business partnerships and other... Read More →

E. Lacey Rice

Attorney, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

E. Lacey Rice is a senior associate in the Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley. Ms. Rice focuses her practice on a wide range of entertainment and litigation matters involving film and television production, video gaming... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Digital Games Game Development Technology

12:00pm PDT

Dave Fennoy Reveals ALL!!! (Or at least, he'll answer your questions)

Speakers

Dave Fennoy

Dave Fennoy is one of the most sought after and versatile voices in the market today.Although he regularly voices commercials, narrations, and TV promos, he has become a celebrity voice in world of video games. IMDB named Dave Fennoy “one of the 20 best male video game voices of... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Game Development Keynote Voice Acting Q & A

12:00pm PDT

Pokémon Trivia - Pub Quiz

Join Gym Leader Maestro and the rest of the GBPL as we test your knowledge of all things Pokémon in our trivia contest! Friday is up to 4-player team Pub Quiz!

Prizes for all the winners, so join us and put on those Pokémon thinking caps!

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Friday September 30, 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

12:00pm PDT

How to be a Game Master

The most common reason given why not to run a game is, "I don't know how." This workshop will give you the tools and coaching so that you do know how.

Moderators

Tim Mottishaw

Tabletop/RPG Coordinator, GaymerX

Speakers

Whitney Beltrán

Narrative Designer, Writer, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

Whitney “Strix” Beltrán is Project Narrative Director at Hidden Path Entertainment, currently developing a AAA Dungeons & Dragons video game. She is an award winning Mexican-American narrative designer and writer with a Master’s degree in Mythological Studies. She’s previously... Read More →

Joseph Carriker

Developer, Green Ronin Publishing

Steve Kenson

Designer, Green Ronin Publishing

Steve Kenson has been writing and designing in the tabletop RPG industry since 1995. He has written for such diverse games as Shadowrun, Earthdawn, Aberrant, Dungeons & Dragons, and White Wolf’s World of Darkness. Three of his novels for Shadowrun focused on a gay male protagonist... Read More →

Levi A. Miles

Costume Technician, Cirque du Soleil

Levi A. Miles is a freelance game designer, Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Venture Agent, and a game culture blogger based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Levi received a BFA in Costume Production for Theatre (translation: a degree is super-fancy cosplay), and a BA in Religious... Read More →

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

OrcaCon is a tabletop games convention, which includes board and card games, role-playing games, and miniatures games. OrcaCon is focused on creating a safe and welcoming space for promoting the tabletop games hobby, supporting diversity in tabletop games, and building a community... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Board/Card Games Role Playing Games & Story telling

12:00pm PDT

Expo Hall & Indie Space Open Hours (Friday)

Moderators

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Friday September 30, 2016 12:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Expo Hall Grand Ballroom

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

1:00pm PDT

Breaking into Gaming with Unity

Have you ever wanted to create your own games, but don’t know where to start? In this workshop we’ll teach you everything you need to know to create your first game using the popular Unity game engine. No experience required!

Speakers

Kat Harris

Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Kat is a Technical Evangelist with expertise in game, AR/VR/MR development based out of Los Angeles. She is the co-host of ImagineThis, a web series for students to learn about the tech industry, and The Game Dev Show on MSDN’s Channel9 network. Kat was the first woman in the world... Read More →

Adina Shanholtz

Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Adina Shanholtz (aka the Fey Technologist) is a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft based out of New York City. She uses her passions for Virtual/Mixed Reality, Game Development, and Wearable Technology to empower others through programming. Adina has spoken in front of thousands of... Read More →

Tobiah Zarlez

Game Evangelist, Microsoft

Tobiah Zarlez has been an independent game developer since 2009, and is most famous for the physics based puzzle game "Blast Monkeys". Tobiah started working for Microsoft in 2013 as a Game Evangelist, helping developers make better games.

Friday September 30, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Digital Games Game Development Technology

1:00pm PDT

BioWare and Beyond: My Perspective

Until recently, David Gaider worked with famed RPG developer BioWare on such titles as 'Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn', 'Knights of the Old Republic', and the `Dragon Age` series with `Dragon Age: Inquisition` being his most recent release in 2014. BioWare is well-regarded for the strides it's made on the issue of representation, but it's also had its share of criticism on the subject and encountered its share of setbacks. While David can't talk about where BioWare will be going in the future, he can talk frankly about how it got to where it is now and what those problems were - and maybe offer some observations on how they parallel issues in the industry at large."

Speakers

David Gaider

Creative Director, Beamdog Studios

David worked for BioWare as narrative designer on such games as Baldur’s Gate 2, Knights of the Old Republic, Neverwinter Nights, and was lead writer on the Dragon Age series: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, and (most recently) 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. This year he moved... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Keynote Writing

1:00pm PDT

Overcoming Personal Inertia: Do That Thing You Want To Do

Sometimes the desire to do something is offset by the weight of what's required to complete it, but once we get going, it gets easier to pick up speed. Let's look at strategies that can help start AND finish that thing we've always wanted to do!

Speakers

Ayla Arthur

Freelance Game Designer

Alex Zandra Van Chestein

Game Designer, Independent

I've been a game designer, writer and artist for the past 20 years, the last 6 of which were with a large studio where I worked on many PC, console and mobile games, with teams ranging from handfuls to hundreds. Having recently returned to independent work, I now create prototypes... Read More →

mint

Friday September 30, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Game Development Personal Growth Social Networking

1:00pm PDT

Donor Lounge (Open for Donor Tickets) (F)

Combined with Press Lounge for Today Only

Friday September 30, 2016 1:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Donor Lounge AV Office

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

1:30pm PDT

INTEL Session

TBD

Friday September 30, 2016 1:30pm - 2:20pm PDT
Diversity Theater

2:00pm PDT

Finding Identity in Gaming Community

As a panel we'll discuss the ways in which games have allowed us to explore our identities. Through the discussion with panelists, we'll discuss the ways individuals can have a safe space within gaming also.

Speakers

Raine Scott

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

2:00pm PDT

Rice Specific Content

A queer Filipino cosplay nerd wants to share his experiences growing up with video games/electronic media that excluded people like himself and continuously perpetuated tired tropes. May contain puns and/or social commentary.

Speakers

Rhadamus

Co-Host, The Dialogue Wheel

Newest addition to The Dialogue Wheel Podcast, occasional contributor for I Need Diverse Games, cosplayer, and person who is all-around dissatisfied with the current and past treatment of Asian folks in media, gaming, and politics. Day job involves industrial engineering, or something... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Digital Games Fantasy & Cosplay Geek Diversity: Race & Culture

2:00pm PDT

'Your Princess is in Another Castle: Being a Trans Woman in the Nerdy Music Industry.'

Steffeny "Steffo" Messinger (My Parents Favorite Music) has been creating music since the year 2000. She is also a video game nerd. She is also a transgender woman. This particular trinity makes for some interesting stories. Join Steffo as she discusses her experiences with gender, privilege, and sexism in the video game music industry.

(PG-13, mild language and adult themes)

Speakers

Steffeny Messinger

Musician, My Parents Favorite Music

Steffeny “Steffo” Messinger a.k.a. “My Parents Favorite Music”, is the world’s most attractive, funny, smart, kind, humble, not to mention attractive chiptune hip hop transgender musician. She creates video game and nerd culture influenced songs, paired up with nostalgia-heavy... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Keynote

2:00pm PDT

Bitten in the Big Apple

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

You don't know what happened to your classmate Darren during your school trip to New York, but *something* is off. You would know, being a werewolf. Or a vampire. Or ghost. Whatever happened, the bodies are piling up in your small town and you don't want to be next.

Speakers

J. C. Holder

Owner, Biggest Robot Productions

Creator of Anthrotari, the queer furry visual novel set in the 90s Internet (http://www.anthrotari.com). Software developer. Game developer and producer. Co-author of Beautiful Senshi Hearts, the mahou shoujo tabletop roleplaying game Powered by the Apocalypse (http://bsh.moe... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - One Last Job

Members of the Bay Area Tableop Dev group will bring their games for playtesting! The games on display will change every hour and will cover a wide range of genres and styles. All games will have been created by local designers of the bay area.

Speakers

Brian

Designer, Independent

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Board/Card Games

2:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Nightlife: Swing the Deal

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

2:00pm PDT

Black Water (Pathfinder Society Scenario #6)

Limited Capacity seats available

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters (Tiers: 1–2, 4–5).

The Pathfinder Society seeks the ancient ruby ring of the salamander and it falls to a team of Pathfinders to find it. Last seen in the Tri-Towers Yard, a once elite academy for the youth of Absalom, the ruby ring is now lost in the Drownyard, all that remains of Tri-Towers after it was destroyed a decade ago in the great quake. The Pathfinders must risk the strange black ichors and salty brine to find their prize—will they risk their very souls as well?

Level 1 Pathfinder RPG characters will be provided, but feel free to bring your own Pathfinder Society compatible characters!

Speakers

Levi A. Miles

Costume Technician, Cirque du Soleil

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

Ghost Town

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Mutants & Masterminds - Even four-color heroes sometimes journey into darkness! The simple robbery of an artifact from an Emerald City Museum leads the heroes to one of the city’s hidden secrets – a frontier colony hidden in darkness behind a mystical veil. There they find lost heroes, an awakened evil, and a threat that sends shock waves across Emerald City to shake the heavens!

Speakers

Hawt Flash

Friday September 30, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:30pm PDT

Patreon Session: Gamers on Patreon

Join us for a discussion with 3 creators who are making a sustainable income doing what they love. We'll share strategies for launching and sharing your pageJoin us for a discussion with 3 creators who are making a sustainable income doing what they love. We'll share strategies for launching and sharing your page

Moderators

Christine Donaldson

Christine Donaldson works on the marketing team at Patreon. Over the past year, Christine has launched and advised over 100 top creators who are now making a sustainable income on the platform. She is also a musician and content creator on Patreon.

Speakers

Katherine Cross

Gamasutra

Katherine Cross is a gaming critic, sociologist, and feminist scholar who studies virtual worlds, particularly gender and the dynamics of online harassment. Her academic work has been published in Women's Studies Quarterly and in Loading: The Journal of the Canadian Games Studies... Read More →

Ben Lehman

Game Designer, Ododon Games

Ben Lehman is the designer of Polaris, Bliss Stage, Hot Guys Making Out, and many other role-playing games. Starting from the 2000s, he has been on the cutting edge of new techniques and theory for tabletop role-playing, writing essays and giving lectures on the theory and structure... Read More →

EMi Spicer

Photographer, GaymerX

Friday September 30, 2016 2:30pm - 3:20pm PDT
Diversity Theater

3:00pm PDT

Accessibility in Gaming

Why video gamers are important for people with disabilities, and why you should be working to include them, even if you are not disabled.

Speakers

Mark Barlet

Founder / Executive Director, The AbleGamers Charity

Mark Barlet is the Founder and Executive Director of the AbleGamers Charity. Winner of the 2012 Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award and considered one of the founding-fathers of game accessibility, Mark has used games for over a decade to breaking down the walls of social isolation that... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Academia/Game Studies Game Development Keynote

3:00pm PDT

MidBoss Update Hour

What's going on with MidBoss? Come find out!

Moderators

Matt Conn

CEO, MidBoss

Matt Conn is the founder of Gaymer X and producer of Read Only Memories, Matt believes in making gaming accessible to everyone regardless of gender identity or sexual identity. He continues to strive to achieve equal representation in gaming for the LBGT community. He also likes olives... Read More →

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Friday September 30, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Digital Games Game Development

3:00pm PDT

Failure is (Not) An Option: Tearing out the roots of Get Good culture

This panel explores the cultural ideas that relegate legitimacy within videogames to only those above a certain defined skill threshold. It will also discuss how it relates to societal structures such as meritocracy and toxic masculinity.

Speakers

Amr Al-Aaser

Co-Editor in Chief || Editor-in-Chief, Deorbital.media

Editor-in-Chief at Deorbital and Clickbliss, two very different sites about games and media. Egyptian-Filipino. Writes about games, media, Godzilla, Gundam and scrolling shoot-em-ups. They/Them

Ayla Arthur

Freelance Game Designer

Dante Douglas

Editor, Deorbital

Dante Douglas is a writer, editor, poet, and occasional gamedev. He's one of the founders of Deorbital, a games writing website for deep games crit and new voices in the scene.

Friday September 30, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Digital Games Personal Growth

3:30pm PDT

LinkedIn Session: LinkedIn Rock Your Profile (RYP)

Your Linkedin profile represents your professional brand and gives you a way to tell your story. Rock Your Profile will help you build a profile that quickly tells an impactful, professional story, giving viewers a glimpse into who you are and getting them excited to learn more. In this training, you will learn how to best express your professional passions, aspirations and achievements by reviewing the various sections of your LinkedIn profile, and providing tips on how to make your profile catch the viewers attention.

Speakers

Marcques Johnson

Snr. Provisioning Specialist & Founder/Global Chair - out@in

Friday September 30, 2016 3:30pm - 4:20pm PDT
Diversity Theater

4:00pm PDT

Navigating the Intersection of Videogames & Tabletop

This panel will look at the intersection between video games and pen & paper RPGs, and how to draw strength and learn from both sides.

Speakers

Whitney Beltrán

Narrative Designer, Writer, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

Katherine Cross

Gamasutra

Crystal Frasier

Developer, Paizo Publishing

Crystal Frasier is a writer, game developer, and graphic designer with eighteen years’ experience, best known for her work on the Pathfinder line of roleplaying games and adventures. She strives to make games worlds where everyone can see themselves reflected. She is a survivor... Read More →

Steve Kenson

Designer, Green Ronin Publishing

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Patrick Weekes

Writer, EA BioWare

Patrick joined BioWare’s writing team in 2005. Since then, he’s worked on all three games in the Mass Effect trilogy, where he helped write characters including Mordin, Tali, and Samantha Traynor, (along with krogan poets, hanar Spectres, and foul-mouthed asari matriarchs). After... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Board/Card Games Digital Games

4:00pm PDT

Reducing Unintended Bias Through Games User Research

Psychological biases can lead developers to unintentionally exclude players. Learn from Xbox user researchers about how games user research can counteract biases, enhance creativity, and lead to more inclusive gaming experiences for all players!

Speakers

Melissa Boone

User Researcher, Xbox (Microsoft)

I have a PhD in social-health psychology! Before coming to the games world, I conducted research on the social and psychological factors that impact the health of LGBTQ people and people of color. Since entering the gaming industry in 2015, I've worked in user research on games in... Read More →

Jerome Hagen

Senior User Researcher, Microsoft

Jerome Hagen is an 18-year game industry veteran who has led user research on game franchises including Minecraft, Halo, Fable, Crackdown, Project Gotham Racing, Phantom Dust, and Kinect Sports. He has a background in social and cognitive psychology, currently leads Team Xbox LGBTQ... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Digital Games Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism

4:00pm PDT

Things Got Better: Thirty-five Years Of Industry Changes

Having been in the game industry for thirty five years, I will give personal examples of the wide range of things that have changed in that time, including increasing diversity in gender, race and sexual orientation, increasing budget and team sizes (paired with developer specialization), technological change and its effect on games, and social acceptance of gaming and a game development career.

Speakers

Tim Cain

Game Director, Obsidian Entertainment

Tim Cain is a video game developer best known as the producer, lead programmer and designer of the 1997 computer game Fallout. He has developed games since 1981, both in award winning series such as Bard’s Tale, Star Trek, D&D, Vampire: The Masquerade, and South Park, and the original... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Keynote Leadership Role Playing Games & Story telling Technology

4:30pm PDT

Microsoft Session: Overview of the ID@Xbox Program and Challenges in Independent Development

Becoming an independent developer and shipping games is easier than it ever has been, but finding success as a developer is as challenging as ever. In this talk, you'll learn about Microsoft's ID@Xbox program for independent developers, as well as our take on essential issues that developers need to address during development to maximize your chances for commercial success with your game.

Friday September 30, 2016 4:30pm - 5:20pm PDT
Diversity Theater

5:00pm PDT

Podcasting for a Gamer Audience

Podcasts are as varied as the wind, but what about those of us who want to address other gamers? You'll get some basic how to start a podcast tips, then more focus on crafting your podcast for a gaming audience.

Moderators

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

Speakers

Laura Kate Dale

Laura Kate is an awesome person who certainly makes the rounds in the media and you may have heard of her! She's the Co-Host of the very popular Podquisition podcast, UK Editor at Destructoid, Freelancer for The Guardian, Polygon, Kotaku UK, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun. She i... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Technology

5:00pm PDT

Gaming To Achieve Mindfulness And Self-Care

Psychologists will demonstrate how gaming can actually be a form of self-care! Using gaming to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns; gaming to battle stress from stigma, prejudice and biases towards LGBTQ gamers.

Speakers

Joey Hannah

Psychologist, University of Texas

Life-long gamer and licensed psychologist (Counseling Psychology PhD) interested in exploring intersections of identities, gaming, and mental health. You can contact me by email (joeyhannahphd@gmail.com), on Twitter (@joeyhannahphd) or LinkedIn if you'd like :)

Serenity Sersecion

Professor, PhD Clinical Psychology, Palo Ato University

Dr. Serenity Serseción is from Puerto Rico and started gaming at a young age. They have a BS in psychology, an MS in counseling: marriage and family therapy, an MS in clinical psychology and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. The first game they remember playing was Bonk on the TurboGrafx-16... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Psychology

5:00pm PDT

Kitty Powers' Fabulous Nerdy Game Show!

Come and join the fun as Kitty Powers hosts the most fabulous and nerdiest game show you've ever seen! Two teams battle it out to see who can win the Trophy!

Moderators

Kitty Powers

Director, Magic Notion Ltd

Kitty Powers is the world’s first drag queen game developer, and star of ‘Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker’ and the upcoming ‘Kitty Powers’ Love Life’.She is the alter ego of game dev Richard Franke, a 20 year games industry veteran who has worked on many award winning titles... Read More →

Speakers

Mark Barlet

Founder / Executive Director, The AbleGamers Charity

Whitney Beltrán

Narrative Designer, Writer, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

Tim Cain

Game Director, Obsidian Entertainment

Matt Conn

CEO, MidBoss

Laura Kate Dale

Mel Fox

Operations Manager, GaymerX

Art Director, producer, occasional artist, and all around creative team superstar living in Seattle. They are a voice and supporter for sex, gender, body and just about every other sort of -positivity out there.

Steffeny Messinger

Musician, My Parents Favorite Music

Karin Weekes

Lead Editor, BioWare

Karin is Lead Editor for BioWare’s three studios. She has worked at BioWare since 2006, editing Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect 3 Dragon Age II, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins and various DLCs for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. Karin... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 5:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Core Events Fantasy & Cosplay Keynote

6:00pm PDT

Queer Superheroes in Comics, Gaming, and More

Superheroes have exploded into our cultural zeitgeist in the past decade, though it sometimes feels like the more visibility supers get, the less visibility our queer superheroes are afforded. Join us for a discussion of the heroes we can find in comics and in tabletop roleplaying gaming!

Speakers

Joseph Carriker

Developer, Green Ronin Publishing

Steve Kenson

Designer, Green Ronin Publishing

Friday September 30, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

6:00pm PDT

Raising Geek Kids

On being parents in the game industry with kids who game, and the challenges in there – which range from dealing with parents who think all games are the devil to explaining to your nine-year-old why they don’t get to play GTA

Speakers

Karin Weekes

Lead Editor, BioWare

Patrick Weekes

Writer, EA BioWare

Friday September 30, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Leadership Personal Growth

7:00pm PDT

Furoticon: How-to-play and Tournaments (Friday)

18+ Only Event

Furoticon TCG Tournament

Speakers

Penelope Owl

Dealer, Panel Host, Furoticon

Lady owl fur from California! I work for Furoticon as well!

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Turing Room

Board/Card Games Mature Content

7:00pm PDT

The Cursed Mirror of Lots of Curses!

Limited Capacity filling up

Sakura found a strange artifact in the forest and accidentally captured Ami's soul in it! And now it's shaking and making funny noises! We have to go into the village and find a human who can fix this mess!

A game of supernatural beings helping others and making friends in rural Japan.

Speakers

J. C. Holder

Owner, Biggest Robot Productions

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

Titansgrave: The Rust Wastes

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Your characters will explore the mysterious Rust Wastes, a technological graveyard in the city-state of Nestora that promises grave danger and wondrous rewards. What secrets do the Rust Wastes hide?

Titansgrave is the new RPG setting created for Wil Wheaton's RPG show, "Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana". This 2-hour game is an introduction to Green Ronin Publishing's Fantasy AGE game system and the Titansgrave world. Dice & characters will be provided.

Want to know more about Valkana and the Fantasy Age system? Check out Episode 0 of Titangsrave: Ashes of Valkana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWn6b8vi-PY

Speakers

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - One Last Job

Speakers

Brian

Designer, Independent

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Board/Card Games

7:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - A Great Upheaval (Session 2.2)

Limited Capacity seats available

The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest rooms. The dwarf innkeeper, Morak Ur’gray, has a fondness for adventurers and a nose for lucrative adventuring opportunities. Level 1-2

Speakers

Cedric Atizado

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of the Broken Hoard (Session 2)

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard

A famous relic hunter seeks adventurers to help her find caches of treasure hidden by the now-defeated followers of the Cult of the Dragon. Her maps and notes may lead the way to great wealth—or a terrible death. And do other parties have designs on the treasure as well?

Speakers

Kerry Blasingim

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Star Ascension

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game Tabletop Board Game

7:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game

Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game by Out of Order GamesLet’s start a riot! Bloc by Bloc is a semi-cooperative strategy board game inspired by 21st century urban insurrection. The game features hidden agendas, deep strategy, area control, asymmetrical player abilities, and a special method for randomly generating billions of unique city layouts.
Each player controls a faction of revolutionaries—Workers, Students, Neighbors, or Prisoners—fighting against the authorities to liberate a city that changes with each game. To win, you must cooperate with other factions to defeat the State while carefully balancing your own secret agenda. Build barricades, clash with riot cops, occupy buildings, loot shopping centers, and liberate the city before time runs out and the military arrives!

Speakers

Rocket Lee

Friday September 30, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

8:00pm PDT

GaymerX Concert

Artists

Aethernaut

Aethernaut returns to GaymerX! The chiptune violinist is back and with even more jams to get you moving!He is classically trained and video gamed, ready to share his sounds with all of you. Drum n bass, rock, electro, and more all laced with the sweet sounds of yesteryear. Be there... Read More →

Steffeny Messinger

Musician, My Parents Favorite Music

Friday September 30, 2016 8:00pm - 11:30pm PDT
Panels Room A

9:00pm PDT

Slumber Party Meet-Up

What is a queer gaming convention doing without a super comfy on-site slumber party?! Bring your pajamas, plushies, and pillows! Possible activities include:
-Making friendship bracelets
-Fun party games
-Making an epic pillow fort

Speakers

Angel Sera Nguyen

Angel Sera Nguyen is a queer non-binary POC game artist and musician from the Northwest. After attending her first GaymerX last year, she was inspired to be more involved in her local game development community and has since attended Global Game Jam '16, Cartoon Network Game Jam... Read More →

Friday September 30, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Turing Room

Board/Card Games Fantasy & Cosplay Meetup Social Networking

9:00pm PDT

Titansgrave: The Rust Wastes

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Friday September 30, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

11:00pm PDT

Pokétheater: Pokémon The Movie 2000

The GBPL Leaders are having another night of movie fun as this year we will show Pokémon the Movie 2000! Popcorn will be provided for this second Pokémon movie! Disturb not the harmony of fire, ice, or lightning...

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Friday September 30, 2016 11:00pm - Saturday October 1, 2016 12:30am PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

9:00am PDT

Bitten in the Big Apple

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers

J. C. Holder

Owner, Biggest Robot Productions

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 11:00am PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Kami Tale tabletop miniatures game demo

Demo games for Kami Tale, a tactical skirmish game with anthropomorphic characters based on Japanese myth. More info at https://www.facebook.com/KamiTale/

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Miniature/Wargaming/Strategy Game

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - DDEX 1-8 Tall Trees Tell (Session 3.2)

Limited Capacity seats available

Despite the shaky alliance that exists with the elves of the Quivering Forest, they do not suffer trespass in their realm lightly, especially from common folk from nearby Phlan. A woodworker’s recent blunder into the forest might set off a diplomatic incident. Can you help find him and mollify the aggravated elves? A four-hour adventure for levels 1-4.

Speakers

Sharon Terwilliger

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of a Broken Hoard (Session 3)

Limited Capacity seats available

DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard

Speakers

James Stremel

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Death Saves: The Tomb of Horrible Death

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

The Tomb of Horrible Death is an original adventure written by Dan Phipps and Josh Trujillo, with Ryan Nichols. It is the ultimate deadly dungeon adventure designed to create a terrifying experience for even the most tested tabletop gamers. It's silly, it's scary - but most of all ... it's deadly!

Level 3 characters will be provided, but feel free to bring your own Pathfinder RPG compatible characters!

Speakers

Levi A. Miles

Costume Technician, Cirque du Soleil

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Iserta

Limited Capacity seats available

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Castell

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

9:00am PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Operation Dicestorm

Operation Dicestorm is a fast-paced 1 v 1 Fantasy War Game.

The intense combat of Dicestorm is a battle of wits (intelligence), physical skill (dexterity) and chance (fortune). Are you the kind of commander who uses his skill on the battlefield to defeat the enemy with a frontal assault? Or your keen tactical sense, capitalizing on the smallest opportunity? Perhaps the Gods of war will tilt the tides in your favour on the back of your well-balanced approach?
Get more info here: https://www.facebook.com/dicestorm/ and here: http://keerthik.github.io/dicestorm/game/

Part of the Bay Area Tabletop Dev Games
Members of the Bay Area Tabletop Dev group will bring their games for playtesting! The games on display will change every hour and will cover a wide range of genres and styles. All games will have been created by local designers of the bay area.

Speakers

Keerthik Omanakuttan

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

9:00am PDT

Bay Area Regional Planner

I'll be running a couple sessions of Bay Area Regional Planner, a collaborative urban planning game where you work with other players to solve the find places to add new homes and solve the housing crisis. I'll also be talking about the research that went into the design of the game.

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

9:00am PDT

Badge Pickup (Sa)

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 9:00pm PDT
Registration (General) Sonoma Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

9:00am PDT

Tabletop and Card Gaming Open (Sa)

Moderators

Tim Mottishaw

Tabletop/RPG Coordinator, GaymerX

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

9:00am PDT

GaymerX Social Lounge Open (Sa)

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00am - 11:30pm PDT
GaymerX Social Lounge Magnolia Room East

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Queer Game Studies: Q&A w/ Scholars

This is a Q&A session with scholars in “queer game studies,” who analyze games with attention to LGBTQ issues. We will provide a brief overview of our academic fields and work, and then invite questions – broad or specific – from audience members.

Speakers

Juan Belmonte

Lecturer in Game Studies and Cultural Studies, University of Murcia, Spain

I completed my Ph.D disseration on gender and sexuality in video games as a research associate at the University of Murcia, Spain. I was a Fulbright Scholar (2009-2011) at Indiana University, Bloomington and a visiting researcher at McGill University, Montreal, in 2012 and at the... Read More →

Edmond Chang

Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oregon

Edmond Y. Chang is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Oregon. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Washington, where he wrote a dissertation entitled “Technoqueer: Re/con/figuring Posthuman Narratives.” His areas of interest... Read More →

Evan Lauteria

PhD Student, University of California-Davis

Evan W. Lauteria is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of California-Davis, where he works in the UC-Davis “ModLab,” an interdisciplinary digital humanities and video games research lab. His primary research interests include production of culture, formal organizations... Read More →

Bonnie Ruberg

Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Southern California

Bonnie Ruberg is a postdoctoral scholar in the Interactive Media and Games Division at the University of Southern California and an incoming Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Games in the department of Informatics at UC Irvine. She received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in New... Read More →

Jordan Wood

Graduate Student, Syracuse University

I am a Ph.D candidate at Syracuse University studying queer embodiment and politics in video games. I have a particular interest in the capacity for video games to generate a diverse range of pleasures that have political value for queer theorization of the body, sex, and gender... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Academia/Game Studies Digital Games Geek Diversity: LGBTQ

10:00am PDT

Gods & Monsters: Beyond Body Art

The world of cosplay and body art can be a mystery. Lets explore this exciting craft, as Brandon McGill takes you on a journey through his techniques. This year he will show you how he built Cthulhu, Cheshire Cat, and other memorable creations. Please join us for this informative (AND FUN!) session. Mature Content.

Speakers

Brandon McGill

Artist, Art By Brandon McGill

Brandon McGill has made a name for himself by tackling the unconventional. From the bright and bold, to the dark and mysterious; he is drawn to creating interesting extremes. Primarily known for his body painting work, he recently directed a music video called Notes from Wonderland... Read More →

Brendan Miller

Front Desk Agent, Starwood Hotels

Tyler Monzingo

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Panels Room A

Fantasy & Cosplay Keynote Mature Content

10:00am PDT

It's Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This: Safe Sex for Gaymers

Geek/Gaymer are now some of the most popular categories on queer dating apps/sites; it's no surprise we're more sexually active than ever! In this panel of sexual health nerds, we'll discuss safe sex, HIV, PrEP, STIs, trans sex, and more!

Speakers

Nate Cedilla

Program Supervisor, API Wellness

Denmark Diaz

Program Specialist, API Wellness

Reed Milliard

Program Specialist, API Wellness

Tapakorn Prasertsith

PrEP Case Manager, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center

PrEP! Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, the daily pill that helps prevent HIV up to 99%!

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Panels Room B

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Mature Content Public Health / Sexual Health Social Networking Technology

10:00am PDT

GX4 GBPL Meetup Speedup

GX4 Meetup Speedup
Registration Saturday- 10am; Starts Saturday - 11am

Gym Leader Geo loves helping trainers and non-trainers alike find friendships that connect people through their love of gaming! In only a couple of minute sessions, Geo will help you find new friends...and maybe more!

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

10:00am PDT

Safe Space Open (Sa)

10am - 12pm: Nonbinary Safe Space
12pm - 2pm: Women's Safe Space
2pm - 4pm: Disabled Safe Space
4pm - 6pm: Trans Safe Space
6pm - 8pm: POC Safe Space
8pm - 10pm: Ace Safe Space

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Safe Space Lounge Bayshore Room West

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Donor Lounge (Open for Donor Tickets) (Sa)

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Donor Lounge AV Office

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

MAGFest GaymerX Arcade Open (Sa)

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Arcade Alley Grand Ballroom Hallway

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Quiet Space Open (Sa)

Need a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the con? GaymerX is happy to provide a quiet space off the main run of the convention floor.

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Quiet Lounge Bayshore Room East

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Unicorn Booty Press Lounge (Open for Press) (Sa)

Saturday October 1, 2016 10:00am - 11:00pm PDT
Unicorn Booty Press Lounge Tasman Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

Queer as a Three-Sided Die: Tabletop Gaymers

Join our tabletop Bosses of Honor to talk about queer issues, themes, and experiences in the tabletop gaming hobby and industry. We want to hear from you!

Moderators

Tim Mottishaw

Tabletop/RPG Coordinator, GaymerX

Speakers

Whitney Beltrán

Narrative Designer, Writer, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

Joseph Carriker

Developer, Green Ronin Publishing

Crystal Frasier

Developer, Paizo Publishing

Steve Kenson

Designer, Green Ronin Publishing

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Board/Card Games Keynote

11:00am PDT

The Hidden Alphabet - Erasure, Phobia, and Invisibility In Video Games and Fandom

For ace, pan, and bi members of the queer community, acceptance and inclusion in games can feel a long way off. We’ll examine stereotypes and the phobia faced externally and internally, along ideas for representation and change in the future.

Moderators

Bianca Anderson

Gaming Industry Veteran

Bianca Anderson is a long time gamer, amateur media critic, and salty black lady. She spent six years working in recruiting and user experience for Electronic Arts, before leaving to work on personal projects. Her focus and interest is in promoting PoC in gaming, and supporting intersectional... Read More →

Speakers

Gabriela Aviero-Ojeda

Animator/Designer

I specialize in game animation, storytelling & narrative, I like to talk about latinx/mestiz@/indigenous identities in media, mysticism, & donuts. I love to think critically about the mediums I love so they grow into an experience everyone can enjoy. I also think videogames don't... Read More →

Rhadamus

Co-Host, The Dialogue Wheel

Margaret Staples

Game Developer, Aesop Games

I am a primitive cyborg game dev looking forward to my future robot body. I'm generally happy to talk about programming, the gaming industry, disability, education, space colonization, the internet, and favorite books.

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ

11:00am PDT

Latinx, Queer & Gamer Chat

A panel of LGBTQ Latinx will speak about being a Latinx gamer today, what has helped and what has made them feel more invisible in gaming communities. For example, the lack of representation of this inersectionality in many mainstream games.

Speakers

Roberto Ibarra

Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

I am a Gay Latino that was born in San Jose, CA but raised in San Jose, CA and Mexico. As a child and a teenager I was that kid that would pretend to want to live in a video game world because for me it was much easier to control a video game then my own life. Video games were an... Read More →

Mario Raul

Mario is a Mexican-American healthcare professional, gamer and hobbyist. He hosts a podcast called La Palanca, a light hearted gay gaming podcast in Spanish. He is in interested in health care, queer issues, tech, games and how all of these areas intersect with each other.

Victor Rios

Graduate Student, Palo Alto University

Victor is currently a third year Ph.D. student at Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. Some of his earliest memories include playing various Mario titles with his siblings and cousins. He had a particular fondness for Princess Peach Toadstool and his love of... Read More →

Serenity Sersecion

Professor, PhD Clinical Psychology, Palo Ato University

Cassidy Todd

Graduate Student, Palo Alto University

I am currently a graduate student in clinical psychology, specializing in research and clinical practice with adolescents, families, gender minorities, sexual minorities, and multicultural identities.

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture

11:00am PDT

Alternate Controllers: Designing for the Real World

The world of digital design can benefit from the study & exploration of games that take place in physical, real world environments--encompassing everything from escape room games, to field games, to sports.

Speakers

Laura E. Hall

Founder, Timberview Productions

Laura E. Hall is an artist, writer, puzzle-maker, and environmental narrative designer living in Portland, Oregon. She is a founder of Portland's first escape the room game company, the author of Katamari Damacy for Boss Fight Books, and the author of Planning Your Escape for Simon... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Turing Room

Technology

11:00am PDT

Pokémon GO Snap Contest

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 2:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

11:00am PDT

Pokémon GO Snap Contest

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

11:00am PDT

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

11:00am PDT

Golden Bay PKMN League Gym Battles (Sa)

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

Expo Hall & Indie Space Open Hours (Saturday)

Moderators

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Saturday October 1, 2016 11:00am - 6:00pm PDT
Expo Hall Grand Ballroom

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

12:00pm PDT

LinkedIn Session: LinkedIn Rock Your Profile (RYP)

Speakers

Marcques Johnson

Snr. Provisioning Specialist & Founder/Global Chair - out@in

Saturday October 1, 2016 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Diversity Theater

12:00pm PDT

Re-centering Narrative in Animation

This talk will break down the 12 basic principles of animation while centering story and character-driven methods to animate. In examining each principle, there will also be examples of more inclusive ways to approach animation.

Speakers

Gabriela Aviero-Ojeda

Animator/Designer

Saturday October 1, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Animation Game Development

12:00pm PDT

Romance in Tabletop Games (A Qd3 Presentation)

Roleplaying romantic interactions is probably one of the most difficult of interactions in tabletop RPG campaigns. Join us for a discussion of the traps to avoid, the tricks that will help, and a discussion of what consent of both real players at the table and fictional characters in the story looks like.

Speakers

Joseph Carriker

Developer, Green Ronin Publishing

Saturday October 1, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Game Development Keynote Role Playing Games & Story telling Writing

12:00pm PDT

When Fandom Ain't Fun - A frank talk by QPOC

Queer fans of color are often left out, pushed out and talked over in our chosen fandoms. A lot of times the discourse becomes more about hurt feelings than actually listening to those affected by the racism and racist actions.

Moderators

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

Speakers

Bianca Anderson

Gaming Industry Veteran

Katherine Cross

Gamasutra

Royel "Rokashi" Edwards

Narrative Designer/Developer, Rokashi Games

Rokashi is a weird guy who is really awkward, but takes diversity and inclusion seriously. He has published the first chapter of his game I'm Fine, and working on expanding the game. He has written for Gizmodo, Polygon and The National Post. He loves Sonic the Hedgehog, but is content... Read More →

DJ Kirkland

Comic Book Artist, OniPress

I'm the artist on the upcoming monthly comic series 'BLACK MAGE' published by OniPress. I work in Social Media and Community Management in the gaming industry as well!

Saturday October 1, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture

1:00pm PDT

INTEL Session: Who We Create - An Exploration of Characters

Join four developers to discuss what it means to create a character and the exciting ways in which they explore and express complex identities and topics through these characters in their games.

Shawn Alexander explores topics of culture, history, and urban decay in Treachery in Beatdown City.

Aevee Bee will discuss three catholic school girls in a story about the occult, being left out, and teens being teens in We Know The Devil.

Anita Tung will discuss exploring a feeling of being amorphous and vague, and the creeping fear of the other and the unknown in Shard.

Royel "Rokashi" Edwards explores themes of social tension, awkwardness, depression, even suicide in I'm Fine.

Presenters: Shawn Alexander Allen, Aevee Bee, Anita Tung, Royel "Rokashi" Edwards

Speakers

Shawn Alexander Allen

Director, Nuchallenger

Artist. Writer. Designer. Activist. Critic. Speaker. Thinker. Philosopher. Wannabe poet. Occasional demagogue. Working on Treachery in Beatdown City. Support #blackgamedev

Aevee Bee

Queen Bee, Mammon Machine

Royel "Rokashi" Edwards

Narrative Designer/Developer, Rokashi Games

Anita Tung

Artist, Glug Glug LLC

Saturday October 1, 2016 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Diversity Theater

Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism

1:00pm PDT

Butts in Gaming - The Art of Charactertisation

Content Warning - This talk will feature numerous pictures of butts. Most of these will be clothed, a couple may not be. Butts will be presented in a purely academic and non sexual context. These butts are for learning.

Butts are kind of silly right? They only seem to get discussed when they've been over sexualised, and we rarely go into detail about what we like or what bothers us about them. Well, this panel is designed to demystify the design choices behind video game butts.

Which video game character butt tells us about a woman's sense of body positivity and how she learned to love her own weight? Which video game character is wearing a helmet to hide that their forehead is actually a butt? Which video game character used a butt to save the world? All these questions and more will be answered in this very serious, totally not silly, talk about the art of butts.

Speakers

Laura Kate Dale

Jim Sterling

Saturday October 1, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Academia/Game Studies Digital Games Keynote Mature Content

1:00pm PDT

Game Dev For Everyone: Modern Interactive Fiction

This talk is geared for would-be gamemakers who don't know where to start. I'll discuss modern IF engines (Twine, Choice of Games, Inform 7, Ren'Py, etc) including each one's strengths, how to get started, and where to find help, plus Q&A.

Speakers

Carolyn VanEseltine

Carolyn VanEseltine (@mossdogmusic) was really startled to see that Sched had previously picked up an old speaker bio. She is not sure where it was sourced from and did not approve.

Saturday October 1, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Digital Games Game Development Technology

1:00pm PDT

Brewing 1cup of Robo-Tea

Let's go over the development journey of robo-tea:1cup! Join me in a talk about consideration, connection, and lots of chai. (Also take home some tea packets and character cards!)

Speakers

Josie Noronha

Creative Overseer, jo-robo

my favourite things are robots and masala chai!

Saturday October 1, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ

1:00pm PDT

IGDA Mentor Cafe

Industry vets and those interested in the game industry meet at this Mentor Cafe presented by the IGDA!

Industry vet and interested in mentoring? Contact staff@igda.org

Interested in the game industry and want to meet with a mentor? Apply here! -http://bit.ly/2duiBAj

Speakers

Jillian Mood

Partner & Member Relations Manager, IGDA

Jillian Mood has been working as an HR Leader for over 11 years, specializing with entertainment companies and the game industry. Along with all things talent, she played a key role in keeping game companies culture exciting and positive and was also a brand ambassador. The last... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Turing Room

Leadership Mentorship

2:00pm PDT

Patreon Session: Tips for Running a Patreon

Patreon Creator Soraya Een Hajji from the Extra Credits gives an insiderrs view on what has and hasn't worked with her audience for their Extra History Patreon.

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Diversity Theater

2:00pm PDT

CANCELLED:There's a Blastoise at this Rally

-PANEL CANCELLED-

Exploring augmented reality and social gaming as a platform for organizing meetings, rallies, and protests; and the intersectionality between game world "teams" and movement identities such as #IdleNoMore and #BlackLivesMatter.

Speakers

Jean-Luc Pierite

President, North American Indian Center of Boston

Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Jean-Luc now resides in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Prior to his election to the Board of Directors of North American Indian Center of Boston, Jean-Luc was also elected to the Community Linguist seat of the Advisory Circle for CoLang for the... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Activism Digital Games Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Technology

2:00pm PDT

Good Lil' Trans Girl: Tackling Transmisogyny Through Humor.

Good Lil' Trans Girl (@respectabltrans) is a parody blog by 3 trans women who are Totally Okay with the transmisogyny they deal with on a regular basis! This panel is about the ways that trans women can use humor to deal with painful situations.

Speakers

jae

anti software software club

Dana Kipnis

Ellen McGrody

writer, anthrotari.com

I'm Ellen McGrody. I'm a trans woman, a cat mom, a huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan, a music lover, and a freelance writer. I'm currently a writer on Anthrotari, an upcoming visual novel for PC, Mac, and Linux. I'm the chairwoman of Run for Our Rights, a 24-hour live marathon in November... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Activism Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Writing

2:00pm PDT

Playing with Pride

Join us for a one-of-a-kind group discussion with game industry insiders and fans about coming out, finding community, creating avatars, hosting inclusive events, & more. The conversation will also feature video clips of diverse LGBTQ gamers sharing their stories from across the country.

Speakers

Matt Baume

Writer and storyteller. Creator of the podcast The Sewers of Paris (http://SewersOfParis.com), on which gay men tell personal stories about the entertainment that changed their lives. Author of Defining Marriage (http://DefiningMarriage.com), a book about people who fought to change... Read More →

Lauren Comp

Associate Producer, Voltage Entertainment USA

Lauren "Sailor Scooby" Comp. Associate Producer at Voltage Entertainment USA Inc. Hella Queer. All about Story and Character driven narratives.

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

DJ Kirkland

Comic Book Artist, OniPress

I'm the artist on the upcoming monthly comic series 'BLACK MAGE' published by OniPress. I work in Social Media and Community Management in the gaming industry as well!

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Board/Card Games Digital Games Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism

2:00pm PDT

Gaming Identity

Games allow us to step into another life and find solace, wisdom, or empowerment we don’t find in our own. But for many of us, they also offer a safe space to explore a part of ourselves we keep deeply hidden.

Many modern queer gamers first began exploring their gender or sexuality in the freedom of tabletop gaming, or in the anonymity of video games. This panel looks at how games have been used by queer people to become more comfortable with who they really are, and how we can create more opportunities for that same exploration to everyone, whether gay, trans, straight, or cis.

Speakers

Katherine Cross

Gamasutra

Crystal Frasier

Developer, Paizo Publishing

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Keynote Personal Growth

2:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Nightlife: Swing the Deal

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Board/Card Games

2:00pm PDT

Magic the Gathering Tournament: Commander

Limited Capacity seats available

This 4v4 commander tournament is for fun. After each round you will vote on who you enjoyed playing against the most so bring a fun deck or a deck you have always wanted to try out! Tons of prizes to give away.

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

2:00pm PDT

Relic Knights

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The universe is dying.

One by one the Darkspace Calamity has consumed the galaxies of our universe. Now, only a single galaxy remains—The Last Galaxy. Only the mighty champions known as Relic Knights possess the strength to overcome the Calamity and save us all from total destruction.

Relic Knights brings the frenetic energy and over-the-top action of anime and video games straight to your tabletop. In this dynamic miniatures battle game you control a heroic Knight and their enigmatic cypher. Fighting at their side are the warriors, psychics, and soldiers of The Last Galaxy. Pit two or more players against one another in an epic conflict to decide the very fate of the universe!

Speakers

Hawt Flash

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Miniature/Wargaming/Strategy Game

2:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - A Great Upheaval (Session 4.2)

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The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest rooms. The dwarf innkeeper, Morak Ur’gray, has a fondness for adventurers and a nose for lucrative adventuring opportunities. Level 1-2

Speakers

Sharon Terwilliger

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of the Broken Hoard (Session 4)

Limited Capacity seats available

DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard

Speakers

James Stremel

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

Human Intelligence Playtest

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Help playtest a new single-session story game about espionage, exploration, and arcane areas of expertise!

Human Intelligence is a game of mistaken identity. Due to miscommunication and cunning disguise, you and your fellow players are all alien infiltrators, unaware of each other’s real selves, on the same deep space exploration team. Your team contains no actual humans. Your goal is to survive the dangerous conditions of this mission and get back to your ship still alive, still friends-- and undiscovered.

Characters will be generated on the spot. The game runs for 2-3 hours, so multiple sessions may be possible. Participants will get a free PDF copy of the game on launch.

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

The Keys of Hate

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Mutants & Masterminds - The Freedom City Pride Parade and Festival is one of the largest in the world, and this year, a special celebration is planned: Pride Grand Marshall, and heroic member of the Freedom League, Johnny Rocket is teaming up with the Gatekeeper, mystic guardian of San Francisco, for a parade that will span two cities and an entire continent! With the aid of Johnny’s super-speed and the Gatekeeper’s mystical portals, of course. Parade plans may be threatened, however, by unknown forces. Strange notes, bearing the scrawled message “The keys of hate will unlock the gates of Hell” turn up in the most inaccessible of places, but are they are threat...or a warning? 4 hours. Game rules will be taught and pre-generated characters provided.

Speakers

Steve Kenson

Designer, Green Ronin Publishing

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game

Speakers

Rocket Lee

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

2:00pm PDT

Phantom Knight Games Demo Session

Come try out what Phantom Knight Games has to offer! Running Happy Daggers, Tiny Trainwrecks (Even Tinier Edition), in-the-works superheroic party game Stand Back, Citizen!, and maybe some secret prototypes!

Speakers

Jeremy Geist

Lead Designer, Phantom Knight Games

I'm the lead designer for Phantom Knight Games! Check out HAPPY DAGGERS, the game of Shakespearean swordfighting, and TINY TRAINWRECKS, the frantic co-op game featuring obstacle courses you make yourself!

Saturday October 1, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

3:00pm PDT

Sex in Games: How to Do It with Confidence

So, how *do* you, you know, *do* it? In-game sex has been at the heart of countless controversies over the years, from Hot Coffee, to hot Asari-on-Commander action, to sexualised protagonists like Bayonetta. Are games doomed to portray sex poorly? Will there ever be a Lady Chatterley's Lover or Story of O for videogames? Is Twine the only way forward? Most of these questions and more will be answered in this talk discussing how sexuality is portrayed in games, what lessons can be learned from existing titles, and what the next frontiers are.

Speakers

Katherine Cross

Gamasutra

Saturday October 1, 2016 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Panels Room A

Academia/Game Studies Game Development Keynote Mature Content

3:00pm PDT

Ubisoft Session

TBD

Saturday October 1, 2016 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Diversity Theater

3:00pm PDT

Beyond Spirits

A look at how the Manaque'to tribe views sexuality gender, the roles in our communities, and how those things translate into my daily life and game design.

Moderators

Shawn Alexander Allen

Director, Nuchallenger

Artist. Writer. Designer. Activist. Critic. Speaker. Thinker. Philosopher. Wannabe poet. Occasional demagogue. Working on Treachery in Beatdown City. Support #blackgamedev

Speakers

Gabriela Aviero-Ojeda

Animator/Designer

Maneco (Nico) Marcano

Cacike, HurakanWorks

Maneco, better know as Hurakan or Nico, is a non-gendered Taino game designer, writer, and programmer raised in the "Alphabet City" slum in lower Manhattan. They have traveled extensively to reconnect with various tribal people and study history and worked for most of their career... Read More →

Karin Weekes

Lead Editor, BioWare

Saturday October 1, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Athletics/Sports Digital Games Game Development Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Technology

3:00pm PDT

Bubblegum Cyberpunk

Let's chat about 2064: Read Only Memories.

Moderators

Matt Conn

CEO, MidBoss

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Saturday October 1, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Digital Games

4:00pm PDT

Coca-Cola Session: '30 Under 30' LGBT Leaders

sponsored by Coca-Cola

Saturday October 1, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Diversity Theater

4:00pm PDT

Creating Inclusive Gaming Groups & Events

Want to know how to find inclusive groups for gaming? How do you create your own gaming meet-ups? Many game groups play in public, but they're not welcoming.

You need anti-harassment policies, a game host welcoming the new players, and relationship building with the business owner. You can do it! Our panelists will give you tips on creating safe & welcoming spaces for new players in public places.

Speakers

Joseph Carriker

Developer, Green Ronin Publishing

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

Jessica Price

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Saturday October 1, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Board/Card Games Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Keynote Leadership

4:00pm PDT

Jamming Along to Game Jams

Game jams are awesome but hard! Come learn practical advice about preparing for, participating in, and following up on game jams from a panel of experienced game jam developers and contributors. Sneak a preview of ILU Jam game Anthrotari!

Speakers

Lain Farlight

Magical Girl / CEO, Ikonoclast

Hi there! I'm Alyssia Lain Farlight, or just Lain for short! I work as a freelance UI designer and developer, as well as a design and writing consultant, alongside running my own game development collective at Ikonoclast

J. C. Holder

Owner, Biggest Robot Productions

Diana Liao

Student, Princeton University

Hi there! I'm a writer, artist, and programmer, and games kind of involved all three, so that worked out nicely. I'm currently a solo dev who works on narrative fantasy weird games, and I tend to like ghosts and stars and dreams a little too much. I'm always unreasonably excited... Read More →

Ellen McGrody

writer, anthrotari.com

Emily E. Meo

Audio Designer, Everi

Emily Meo graduated from the University of Texas Butler School of Music in 2013 with a degree in composition, and has been making audio for various games ever since, ranging from AAA to indie to casino. She currently lives in Austin, Texas where she designs audio for casino games... Read More →

Tobiah Zarlez

Game Evangelist, Microsoft

Saturday October 1, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Digital Games Game Development

4:00pm PDT

Selfies As Self-Love

This panel is all about healing through selfies and learning to love yourself on your own terms. It sounds mega cheesy, but feelings are good and hardcore. Being able to present yourself on your own terms is revolutionary. Try it!

Speakers

Jessica Teddy Croft

Royel "Rokashi" Edwards

Narrative Designer/Developer, Rokashi Games

Jessica Hayley

Game Programmer, MidBoss

Dina Abou Karam

Artist/Game Designer, Indie

Dina is a game artist and narrative designer from Lebanon with 8 years of industry experience in mobile and console games. She's worked in the German, Japanese and Middle Eastern games industry and is currently developing a VR game about being Arab in the aftermath of a bomb going... Read More →

Robert Moore

Skye Snell

CEO, Mako Fury

I'm a trans woman who produces musical comedy and jokes. I'm available for your game soundtracks or performances. Oh I'm also strong both in the real way and in the literal sense.

Saturday October 1, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Social Networking

4:00pm PDT

Ladies of GaymerX Meetup

Come and meet other women gamers at the Ladies of GaymerX meetup! This event welcomes all women. We especially love our trans friends, and we'd love to meet you!

Speakers

Knave Murdok

Lead Artist, Para~Somnia Comics

Good Evening! My name is Knave Murdok and I am a cartoonist. Last year I began the series "TransCat", the chronicles of a young transgender superhero who has sworn to defend the weak and fight crime in her city using her powers of at-will gender changing, kung fu, and corny jokes... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Turing Room

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Meetup

5:00pm PDT

Gatekeeping & Geek Policing

Geek policing and gate-keeping happens when someone shows interest in something of the nerdy persuasion, and "true fans" chase them away or "cred check", especially towards marginalized groups.

You're not a REAL geek if you don't like Firefly" "FEMALES don't like strategy games" "OMG WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LOVE 4TH EDITION, IT SUCKS". These are all examples of
gatekeeping & geek policing.

Moderators

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

Speakers

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Saturday October 1, 2016 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Board/Card Games Comics & Literary Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Leadership

6:00pm PDT

From Birdo to Mizhena: Transgender and Fantasy

Transgender characters and themes seem to be the hot, new, modern topic, but gender variance—under a variety of names—is as old as humanity. But with the recent furor over trans characters feeling "forced" in various popular titles, how can you be inclusive without making your transgender characters feel out-of-place or insensitive?

This panel is a short overview on trans history (and prehistory), followed by discussion on how recognize the niche and importance of gender variance in your fictional worlds while avoiding anachronistic language.

Speakers

Crystal Frasier

Developer, Paizo Publishing

Saturday October 1, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ

6:00pm PDT

How to Twitch Safely as a POC/LGBTQIA/Female ID'd Streamer

Streaming on Twitch can be fun, but it can also be perilous for some of us. This panel will bring you some tips and tricks such as using bots, human mods and other methods to make your experience as stress free as possible.

Moderators

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

Speakers

DJ Kirkland

Comic Book Artist, OniPress

I'm the artist on the upcoming monthly comic series 'BLACK MAGE' published by OniPress. I work in Social Media and Community Management in the gaming industry as well!

Carolyn Petit

Managing Editor, Feminist Frequency

I spent four years as an editor at GameSpot, where my experiences as a publicly transgender woman in the games media informed my perspective on the state of games culture. I'm currently Managing Editor at Feminist Frequency, where I collaborate on the series Tropes vs. Women in Video... Read More →

Simply Undrea

Twitch Broadcaster, Twitch.TV

I'm an avid gamer who was born and raised in Oakland, California. That passion for gaming has carried me throughout my childhood years into my adult life and said passion moved me to become a full-time Twitch streamer. I absolutely love the experience of cultivating my own community... Read More →

Saturday October 1, 2016 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism Streaming

6:00pm PDT

GaymerX Drag Show

Featuring the performances of:

KaiKai Bee Michaels
Rock M. Sakura
Cash Monet
Chaka Corn
Scarlett Letters
Scroto T. Baggins
Kitty Powers

Moderators

Kitty Powers

Director, Magic Notion Ltd

Saturday October 1, 2016 6:00pm - 7:15pm PDT
Panels Room A

6:00pm PDT

Pokémon Stadium Minigame Tourney

Gym Leader Radley is back with another round of Pokémon Stadium Minigames!

Come play in the tournament, battle your friends and foes alike in all the minigames found on Pokémon Stadium! And this year, we will include Pokémon Stadium 2! That’s over 18 minigames for you to be the best at!

Can you win the tournament and be the minigame master??

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Saturday October 1, 2016 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

7:00pm PDT

Gaming In Color Screening

Moderators

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

7:00pm PDT

Furoticon: How-to-play and Tournaments (Saturday)

Speakers

Penelope Owl

Dealer, Panel Host, Furoticon

Lady owl fur from California! I work for Furoticon as well!

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Turing Room

Board/Card Games Mature Content

7:00pm PDT

Crazier Eights

Limited Capacity filling up

Crazier Eights is a fantasy card game with some similarities to Crazy Eights or Uno in that the first player to get zero cards in hand wins, but every card can be played for a unique effect. Players take turns drawing one card, playing up to one card, and discarding up to one card.

Speakers

James Gray

Owner, Recoculous

Designer of Crazier Eights.

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

7:00pm PDT

Kami Tale tabletop miniatures game demo

Limited Capacity seats available

Demo games for Kami Tale, a tactical skirmish game with anthropomorphic characters based on Japanese myth. More info at https://www.facebook.com/KamiTale/

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Miniature/Wargaming/Strategy Game

7:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Cloaks & Shadows (Session 5.2)

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The Cloaks of Mulmaster have taken an interest in your progress, and may be looking to sponsor adventurers for future work. You’ve been offered an interview with one of their ranking members at the Theater of the Stars, but you never know what to expect in the City of Danger.

Speakers

Kerry Blasingim

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of the Broken Hoard (Session 5)

Limited Capacity filling up

DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard

Speakers

Rob Spieldenner

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

Ghostbusters - When Halloween was Forever

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Fantasy AGE - With the ley lines of Manhattan newly charged, supernatural activity all around New York is on the rise. The restless dead have kept the Ghostbusters busy, especially as Halloween approaches and even the usual skeptics start to let their superstition show. But is the rise in paranormal reports just a side effect of the season, or are New York’s ghosts being emboldened by some unseen force? A haunting at the Manhattan Museum of Antiquities may hold the answers, and the potential to make things far, far worse.

When Halloween was Forever is a tabletop roleplaying adventure using the Fantasy AGE ruleset and based on the new Ghostbusters film released earlier this year. Step into the workboots of Erin Gilbert, Jillian Holtzmann, Patty Tolan, and Abby Yates, along with their loveable receptionist Kevin, as they investigate the rise in hauntings around New York and face an iconic Ghostbusters foe. Some familiarity with the Fantasy AGE rules would be helpful, but not necessary, and custom character sheets will be provided.

Speakers

Crystal Frasier

Developer, Paizo Publishing

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

7:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Star Ascension

Limited Capacity full
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Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game Tabletop Board Game

7:00pm PDT

BATdev Playtesting - Castell

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

7:00pm PDT

Bay Area Regional Planner

Limited Capacity filling up

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

7:00pm PDT

How to Succeed in Game Design Without Really Trying: Origins Edition

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One board game initially inspired by Mario Party, but as a table top, and with some deck building elements and rotating rule sets, and a point system that allows for a multitude of play styles. Revised many times over the last couple years for "balance" but breaking the game is always encouraged.
Also another new in progress game about fan fiction, cross-overs, and breaking the fourth wall. Cooperative or competitive play with mechanics inspired by Fire Emblem and a variety of fanfic tropes.

Speakers

Max Byer

Saturday October 1, 2016 7:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

8:00pm PDT

The GaymerX Dance

The big fun wacky awesome party of GaymerX! We will drink and dance all night to our wonderful DJ Alanah Pearce!

Join us as we sit and eye the dance floor and only think to actually step on it once we've had enough drinks in us to have NO BUSINESS being on a dance floor.

Speakers

Alanah Pearce

Toys & culture editor/writer, presenter & podcaster @IGN, San Francisco. Also DJs. Australian!

Saturday October 1, 2016 8:00pm - 11:30pm PDT
Panels Room A

Party

9:00pm PDT

Crazier Eights: Camelot

Limited Capacity filling up

Speakers

James Gray

Owner, Recoculous

Designer of Crazier Eights.

Saturday October 1, 2016 9:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

9:00am PDT

The Arl's Ransom

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The Arl of Stenhold is hiring adventurers to escort his children home from an extended family visit in Denerim. The money's good; what could go wrong? Based on the hugely popular video games, the Dragon Age RPG brings the excitement of BioWare's rich fantasy world to the tabletop.

This 2-hour game is an introduction to Green Ronin's Dragon Age.

Dice & characters will be provided!

Speakers

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 11:00am PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Kami Tale tabletop miniatures game demo

Limited Capacity seats available

Demo games for Kami Tale, a tactical skirmish game with anthropomorphic characters based on Japanese myth. More info at https://www.facebook.com/KamiTale/

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Miniature/Wargaming/Strategy Game

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - A Scream in the Night (Session 6)

Limited Capacity seats available

CORE 1-1 A Scream in the Night: The City of a Thousand Forges, Melvaunt, is one of the most prosperous and stable on the Moonsea. All that is about to change, as a series of strange murders perplexes local law enforcement agents. The threat of a crazed murderer might be the least of Melvaunt’s worries. A D&D Adventurers League adventure for character level 1 to 4 set in Melvaunt.

Speakers

Rob Spieldenner

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Sepulture (Session 6.2)

Limited Capacity seats available

PHLAN 1-1 Sepulture: Spirits in Phlan are high in the wake of Vorgansharax’s defeat. Reconstruction plans are finally in motion, yet one threat looms. The Doomguide of Kelemvor has descended into the shadows of the necropolis and gathers dark forces around him. There is little he won’t anticipate. One should have their affairs in order before accepting this mission. A D&D Adventurers League adventure for character levels 11 to 16 set in Phlan.

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of the Broken Hoard (Session 7)

Limited Capacity seats available

DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard

Speakers

Eddie Saxe

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of the Broken Hoard (Session 7.2)

Limited Capacity seats available

Treasure of the Broken Hoard

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

The Flight of the Snow Pearl

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Blue Rose Romantic Fanstasy - A secret agent of the Kingdom of Aldis, known only as “the Snow Pearl,” has infiltrated the sinister court of Sarn and has intelligence regarding the Shadowed Seven and their plans for Kern. This agent must be met and delivered from that benighted land, and so your team of the Sovereign’s Finest has been selected and sent on a perilous journey into the Ice-Binder Mountains to meet the Snow Pearl and see the agent safely back across the border into Aldis. Of course, surviving the perils of those frozen peaks is easier said than done, and there is the looming possibility corrupt agents of the Seven may know of the Snow Pearl’s mission, and try to stop you. For Aldis and the Queen! 4 hours. Game rules will be taught and pre-generated characters provided.

Speakers

Steve Kenson

Designer, Green Ronin Publishing

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

To Catch A Flown Crow

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A Song of Ice & Fire Roleplay - What could force a small band of Wildlings from the Ice Wives Tribe to join forces with a small party of Night's Watch Rangers? Revenge, of course! These unlikely allies seek the turncloak from the Night's Watch who has wronged his wildling hosts.

Join forces with those who are your sworn enemies to catch someone much, much worse! No experience necessary.

Speakers

Joseph Carriker

Developer, Green Ronin Publishing

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

9:00am PDT

Badge Pickup (Su)

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Registration (General) Sonoma Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

9:00am PDT

Tabletop and Card Gaming Open (Su)

Moderators

Tim Mottishaw

Tabletop/RPG Coordinator, GaymerX

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

9:00am PDT

GaymerX Social Lounge Open (Su)

Sunday October 2, 2016 9:00am - 8:00pm PDT
GaymerX Social Lounge Magnolia Room East

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

MAGFest GaymerX Arcade Open (Su)

Sunday October 2, 2016 10:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Arcade Alley Grand Ballroom Hallway

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Unicorn Booty Press Lounge (Open for Press) (Su)

Sunday October 2, 2016 10:00am - 6:00pm PDT
Unicorn Booty Press Lounge Tasman Room

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

10:00am PDT

Quiet Space Open (Su)

Need a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the con? GaymerX is happy to provide a quiet space off the main run of the convention floor.

Sunday October 2, 2016 10:00am - 10:00pm PDT
Quiet Lounge Bayshore Room East

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

GaymerX Cosplay Pageant

Moderators

Kitty Powers

Director, Magic Notion Ltd

Sunday October 2, 2016 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Core Events

11:00am PDT

The Arl's Ransom

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Sunday October 2, 2016 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

11:00am PDT

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Sunday October 2, 2016 11:00am - 3:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

11:00am PDT

Golden Bay PKMN League Gym Battles (Su)

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Sunday October 2, 2016 11:00am - 3:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

11:00am PDT

Expo Hall & Indie Space Open Hours (Sunday)

Moderators

Philip Jones

VP of Creative, MidBoss

Con co-chair and Expo Hall & Indie Space Director

Sunday October 2, 2016 11:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Expo Hall Grand Ballroom

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

12:00pm PDT

Pokémon Trivia - Scattegories

Join Gym Leader Maestro and the rest of the GBPL as we test your knowledge of all things Pokémon in our trivia contest! Sunday is single-player Scattegories!

Prizes for all the winners, so join us and put on those Pokémon thinking caps!

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Sunday October 2, 2016 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

12:00pm PDT

Safe Space Open (Su)

12pm - 1pm: Disabled Safe Space
1pm - 2pm: Trans Safe Space
2pm - 3pm: POC Safe Space
3pm - 4pm: Ace Safe Space
4pm - 5pm: Nonbinary Safe Space
5pm - 6pm: Women's Safe Space

Sunday October 2, 2016 12:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Safe Space Lounge Bayshore Room West

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

1:00pm PDT

Intel Session: Finding Duskers: Innovation Through Emergent Design Pillars

Traditionally, a game’s design pillars are defined before you start development. This works well with games in established genres, but not for games which are trying to push boundaries. Learn how Duskers created an innovative experience by erecting design pillars along the way, refining the game’s vision through experimentation.

Sunday October 2, 2016 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Diversity Theater

1:00pm PDT

Donor Lunch

Speakers

Matt Conn

CEO, MidBoss

Toni Rocca

President, GaymerX

Sunday October 2, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
that restaurant in the hotel

Donor Event

1:00pm PDT

Stop Making Me Kill Myself: on Arab representation in games post 9/11

In this talk I dive in depth into gaming's relationship with arabness pre and post 9/11, drawing on my personal experience and that of other arab gamers from the Middle East's, and the brutal shift in the nature of these experiences post 9/11.

Speakers

Dina Abou Karam

Artist/Game Designer, Indie

Sunday October 2, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Geek Diversity: Race & Culture

2:00pm PDT

Patreon Session: Four Games that Get in Your Head, and How They Work

Award-winning tabletop designer Ben Lehman will discuss four groundbreaking tabletop games: Polaris, Hot Guys Making Out, Amidst Endless Quiet, and A Real Game. Like all tabletop games, these games manipulate your emotions to draw you into their mechanics and story. But how do they work? We'll look at each in turn and analyze how it's trying to make you feel, and how the mechanics work to make you feel that way.

Speakers

Ben Lehman

Game Designer, Ododon Games

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Diversity Theater

Game Development Tabletop Board Game

2:00pm PDT

'Fans vs. Creators: Is There a Better Way?'

Whether we're talking about the 100, Ghostbusters, or your favorite video game series, there's a sense that fandom spaces have become armed camps rather than spaces for discussion. Creators are suddenly backed against a wall feeling as if they must now justify their choices. Is that justification truly necessary? Where does the line exist between listening to one's audience and caving to their demands? Is there such a thing as a 'good fan' and a 'bad fan', and how does one walk that line in order to participate in a healthy conversation with creators about things like representation? Is that even possible anymore?"

Moderators

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

David Gaider

Creative Director, Beamdog Studios

Speakers

Katherine Cross

Gamasutra

Crystal Frasier

Developer, Paizo Publishing

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Comics & Literary Digital Games Game Development

2:00pm PDT

Neutral Game: LGBTQ+ Shaping the Future of Fighting Game Community

As esports continues to grow, it makes sense that there would be LGBTQ+ folks at the bleeding edge. Particularly, the fighting game community is one that has many at the forefront in various aspects. What is it about fighting games bring these numbers? How can the environment continue to be improved? What's the history with queer folks and representation in fighting games and how does it shape the future?

Speakers

Laura Kate Dale

Wynton "Progducto" Smith

Wynton “Prog” Smith has been in the world of competitive gaming since 1999. While his roots were in Unreal Tournament and Age of Empires, he fell in love with fighting games, the most. After joining the Super Smash Bros. Melee community in 2005 as a player, he eventually became... Read More →

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Digital Games Geek Diversity: Race & Culture Keynote

2:00pm PDT

Ctrl+Z for Git: How to undo (almost) anything

At some point we will all make a mistake. It’s a question of when, not if. Luckily, we have Git! But how exactly do you undo that snafu? This talk will teach you how to fix your problems with Git and get back to work like nothing bad ever happened.

Speakers

Tobiah Zarlez

Game Evangelist, Microsoft

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Game Development

2:00pm PDT

Indie Gaymer Podcast Supershow!

Hosts from your favorite indie gaming podcasts such as Orange Lounge Radio, Game Buoy and the Pokestop Podcast come together to talk about the hot topics in gaming and our love of audio broadcasting LIVE in this special super show!

Speakers

Rob Roberts

Editor-In-Chief, Content, VOGNetwork.com

ROB ROBERTS is an internet broadcasting veteran with over 13 years of broadcasting experience online. His first shows were a weekly Sunday show and a morning show at KCSC- California State University, Chico. After college, Rob was a part of the show Under Sedation Live! during its... Read More →

Captain Spike

Co-Host, GameBuoy.Org

Jaime Summers

Art Director, VOGNetwork.com

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Turing Room

Podcasting Streaming Technology

2:00pm PDT

Crazier Eights

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers

James Gray

Owner, Recoculous

Designer of Crazier Eights.

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

2:00pm PDT

Rise of the Townsvillains!

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

The city of Townsville is in trouble, girls! The Mayor arranged a cultural exchange with our sister cities across the world, but he didn't realize we'd be swapping villains, too! You'll have to join forces with your cousins from Japan if we're going to have a chance of stopping them!

A playtest of Beautiful Senshi Hearts, the mahou shoujo storytelling game Powered by the Apocalypse.

Speakers

J. C. Holder

Owner, Biggest Robot Productions

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

Magic the Gathering Tournament: Pauper

Limited Capacity seats available

Pauper Format 1v1. Tons of prizes to give away

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

2:00pm PDT

Donor Lounge (Open for Donor Tickets) (Su)

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Donor Lounge AV Office

Open Hours -- GX Rooms

2:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Enemy of My Enemy (Session 8)

Limited Capacity seats available

PHLAN 1-2 Enemy of My Enemy: Something odd is happening to the citizens of Phlan. Some have inexplicably gone mad and must be restrained, while others have developed strange magical abilities. No one is immune as it has affected young and old, rich and poor, strong and weak. Opinions about the cause are plentiful, but some theories seem more solid than others. A D&D Adventurers League adventure for character levels 11 to 16 set in and around Phlan.

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

D&D Adventurers League - Treasure of the Broken Hoard (Session 8.2)

Limited Capacity seats available

DDAL05-01 Treasure of the Broken Hoard

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

Ghost Town

Limited Capacity filling up

Even four-color heroes sometimes journey into darkness! The simple robbery of an artifact from an Emerald City Museum leads the heroes to one of the city’s hidden secrets – a frontier colony hidden in darkness behind a mystical veil. There they find lost heroes, an awakened evil, and a threat that sends shock waves across Emerald City to shake the heavens!

Speakers

Hawt Flash

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

Human Intelligence Playtest

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Role Playing Game

2:00pm PDT

How to Succeed in Game Design Without Really Trying: Origins Edition

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers

Max Byer

Sunday October 2, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Tabletop Board Game

3:00pm PDT

How to Make a Game without Coding

This presentation explains the 101's of game development and how easy it is to develop a game even without knowing how to code. We'll go over the major code(less) game engines: Construct2, Twine, and Game Maker and demo each.

Speakers

Kat Harris

Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

Sunday October 2, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room B

Digital Games Game Development Technology

3:00pm PDT

Patrick, Karin, and You: What Do Your Dev Allies Need to Hear?

Speakers

Karin Weekes

Lead Editor, BioWare

Patrick Weekes

Writer, EA BioWare

Sunday October 2, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Game Development Keynote Writing

3:00pm PDT

Audio Help for Poor, Insecure Queer Humans

Queer people & especially trans people face unique obstacles as musicians and audio engineers for games, and I want to provide both practical and technical advice to help them develop confidence and fight their limited financial means.

Speakers

Ness Io Kain

Sunday October 2, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Personal Growth Podcasting Streaming

3:00pm PDT

GBPL Champions Tourney

8 Badges Requires to Enter
Once you win 8 badges, you are eligible to enter the Champions Tournament! This tournament will pit the best of the best against each other in a single elimination tournament to name the Champion of the Golden Bay Pokemon League and GX4!
Prizes will be rewarded to the top two finishers along with honor and glory for the Champion! Do you have what it takes to be the best trainer at all of GX4?

Moderators

Adam Lucas

Sunday October 2, 2016 3:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Golden Bay Pokemon League Magnolia Room West

4:00pm PDT

Wardrobe Policing and Objectification in Overwatch and at Work

Perspectives from a Queer Feminist Gamer and Cosplayer: I will cover self-censorship, empowerment, respect, healthy sensual desire, objectification, body image, and beauty norms.

Speakers

February Keeney

Engineering Manager, GitHub

February Keeney is passionate about building inclusive workplaces and online communities. Presently, she is furthering these goals in her role as the Engineering Manager for the Community & Safety team at GitHub. As a transgender woman in tech, February has seen both sides of male... Read More →

Sunday October 2, 2016 4:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Panels Room B

Fantasy & Cosplay Geek Diversity: Women & Feminism

4:00pm PDT

Over The Top Personas and Queer Acceptance

Jim Sterling and Laura Dale are two hosts of the Podquisition gaming podcast, a podcast where their over the top personas switch routinely between vulgar humour and open discussion of LGBT themes. In this panel, they discuss the effect they feel their over the top personalities have had on the audience they have built, and ways their actions led to an LGBT acceptant community.

Speakers

Laura Kate Dale

Jim Sterling

Sunday October 2, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room C Camino Real

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ

4:00pm PDT

Creating LGBTQIA Characters

Bosses of Honor Patrick and Karin Weekes, along with others discuss the creation of LGBTQIA characters in games

Speakers

David Gaider

Creative Director, Beamdog Studios

Karin Weekes

Lead Editor, BioWare

Patrick Weekes

Writer, EA BioWare

Sunday October 2, 2016 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Panels Room A

Geek Diversity: LGBTQ Keynote Role Playing Games & Story telling

4:00pm PDT

Crazier Eights: Camelot

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

James Gray

Owner, Recoculous

Designer of Crazier Eights.

Sunday October 2, 2016 4:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Tabletop And Gaming Cypress Room

Card/Deck Builder

5:00pm PDT

Breaking into VR with Unity and Google Cardboard

We’ll teach you everything you need to know to create your first VR game using the popular Unity game engine and Google Cardboard. No prior experience needed! You’ll be able to walk away from this class with a game built to your Android or iOS phone.

Speakers