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Exploring the Process and Sources for Writing Gaming History
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Wondering how to work with various sources - traditional text, social media, the Internet Archive, and data? Join Jon Peterson and Matt Shoemaker to discuss the process of writing gaming history.
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Join Jon Peterson, author of Game Wizards and Playing at the World, and Matt Shoemaker, author of Gathering of Gamers, to discuss the process of writing non-fiction works on the history of gaming. Writing history requires the use of many sources. Considering how recent modern tabletop gaming has risen, this means not just traditional textual sources, but also social media, web pages, and data. Join this discussion with Jon and Matt to learn how they approach their non-fiction gaming history projects, how they work with sources, and what their process is.
Exploring the Synergy between Hip-Hop, Blerd Culture, and Trading Card Games
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Five Mics: The Hip-Hop Trading Card Game is as much refreshing & novel as it is defiant & countercultural. However, how does one naturally reach this point to develop a game such as this?
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This conversation will impact the intersection of hip-hop, comics/anime, and gaming (particularly, TCGs), with topics such as:
* Is betting on blerd culture a niche or mainstream play?
* What are the avenues to navigate in order to get games like Five Mics funded?
* What beneficial steps can we take to be more inclusive of black/brown and women TCG players?
* When creating a new market, what steps do you need to take to ensure youre effectively expanding the pie and not stifling growth?
This talk will be hosted by Billboard-charting hip-hop artist, Call Me Ace (Founder & CEO of Five Mics Studios) and Javon Goard (video game researcher and PhD candidate at John Hopkins University).
What happened in 1970 that pushed Canada to declare martial law? How did a Marxist independence terrorist group provoke a response that saw troops in the streets? By Mike Tucker of the NSDM staff.
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After a 7-year campaign of bombings, robberies and murder, the Marxist-Leninist pro-independence terrorist organization Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) kidnapped both the British Trade Commissioner and the Deputy Premier of the Province of Quebec. These crimes prompted both the Mayor of Montreal and Premier of Quebec to ask the Federal Government to give them additional powers and support to resolve this state of "apprehended insurrection." The Canadian government invoked the War Measures Act, which allowed the police to ignore various civil rights protections and detain people for extended periods of time without due process. The military was activated to protect Federal installations in Ottawa and Montreal. This lecture will discuss the events that led to this crisis and to its resolution. Presented by Mike Tucker of the National Security Decision Making Game staff.
Our newest licensed game, Fallen London: the RPG, is hitting shelves soon. Talk with the designers about its creation and making a tabletop game from the Neath!
One of the hardest parts of writing is producing a unique character voice. Finding that voice can be harder. Our panelists discuss how can you accomplish this and what you should you avoid.
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Featuring: Danian Darell Jerry, Daniel Myers, Gini Koch, Johannah Simon, Toiya Kristen Finley
Firing the Glass Cannon: A Sneak Peek into 2025-2026
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Join us to uncover our epic roadmap for 2025-2026! From licensed adaptations to original projects, get the inside scoop on what's next for tabletop and board game fans.
For first time game masters. Learn some of the ins and outs of running a good game. Go over dos and don'ts and how to pace. Questions answered, thoughts provoked.