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