Love horror? Dream of a more diverse future? Come learn how to give voice to those who are not often heard and gain tools necessary to co-create a more equitable and representative horror landscape.
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Horror has long been a genre of storytelling used to explore themes of fear, power, and justice. This seminar seeks to empower underrepresented voices in horror, allowing participants to gain a better understanding of how to recognize and utilize their voices in the genre. Through presentation and interactive discussion, we will explore how horror can be used to examine and challenge issues of inequity and injustice. Participants will be encouraged to share their ideas and perspectives on how horror can be used to amplify the stories of those who have previously been underrepresented in the genre. Those attending will leave the seminar with a better understanding of how to create and use their talents to bring about meaningful change.
Join us for a fun discussion about how to develop and grow your character in a game or campaign. Learn tips on how to increase your enjoyment, and ways to approach your GM to get the most from a game.
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Learn ways to approach your GM to get the most from a game. This conversation is system agnostic and will apply to any game system that you might play.
How do copyrights, trademarks, and patents affect the world of gaming and content creation. From protecting your game to not stepping on toes with content creation, come learn about IP.
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Intellectual Property touches all corners of the gaming world. Creators have a multitude of ways to protect their games from copying, while not closing off avenues of gaming from others. Content creators and game creators both straddle the line of fair use and infringement. Come learn how to protect your games and yourself in the vast world of IP and games.
Intro To Cosplay Crafting - Prop Making and Makeup
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Join Valtir Faye, a talented cosplayer with experience in absolute transforming makeup techniques and styles, as well as unique prop crafting of varying skill levels of basic, to mind blowing.
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Valtir Faye will guide a seminar on cosplay crafting, including tips and tricks on how to begin, develop and execute techniques used in makeup design for a cosplay and prop making. Having made anything from complex clothing to more simple styles, and the same goes for props, from small props using foam and other simple materials to fully functional bows. Valtir is a non-binary cosplayer who will be able to share their knowledge for those unsure how to go about creating transformative looks in their cosplay. For details on their crafting feel free to check out their instagram at: @valtirdesigns
Michael is a 35+ year veteran of running RPGs and will share some of his top tips and tricks to get started running games with a focus on fun for you and the players.
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Join long-time DM/GM Michael Ross from The Rpg Academy podcast for a presentation of his top tips and tricks for new(er) DMs to get started running games with a focus on fun for you and the players. While some of the material is focused on D&D 5e a lot of the ideas and suggestions would be applicable for any RPG. If possible Michael will bring along a guest or two to assist and offer a wider spectrum of experiences to draw from. The presentation will last approx. 1 hour with about .5 hour left for audience Q&A
Mystery scenario masters Kenneth Hite, Robin D. Laws and guests train their magnifying glasses on clue-gathering adventures to reveal the unlikely suspects behind your tabletop woes.
Invitation to the Ball: A History of Ballroom Dance and Culture
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The masquerade ball is a classic trope of film & fantasy. Learn the culture and find out what makes a waltz Viennese, how to behave when the Duke asks you to dance, and why vampires love tango.
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In this seminar, we will go over the history of partner dancing from the "chaste" dances of the middle ages to modern salsa and hustle. We will conclude with a discussion of how to use this information in writing and games.
Robin D. Laws & Kenneth Hite talk roleplaying, history, conspiracy, occultism, writing, food, movies, & whatever you ask them about in this live edition of their award-winning podcast.