Sanity & Sensitivity: Approaching Mental Health in Gaming
Summary:
Games sometimes pull from aspects of psychology sanity, phobias, manias but how does one approach these subjects with sensitivity? Explore how to use these tools responsibly and constructively.
Description:
As gamers, we often find that games can feel therapeutic providing a means to catharsis through compelling stories and immersive role-play. But when mechanics mirror aspects of mental health, the line between healing and harm can easily blur. Whether you're a therapy professional or simply want to provide a safe environment at your table, this discussion will explore how to approach such topics responsibly. Featuring professional GM's and therapy professionals who have first-hand experience grappling with these issues, this insightful conversation will provide you with a tool-set to better approach sanity, mental health, and trauma at your table. Featuring Ashley May King, Alicia Figliuolo, Beverly M. Griffor, PhD, JD, MBA, MS, Shane Tilton, PhD, and Kayla Balensiefer, LCSW, LICSW
Come peer into the newest world of R. Talsorian Games - Shadow Scar, debuting at Gen Con 2024. Featuring Cody Pondsmith.
Description:
Shadow Scar is a brand new world, new system. You might have seen the Easy Mode at their retailer during Free RPG Day and the Jumpstart will be released at Gen Con. It's a multi-dimensional story about agents being trained as ninjas to fight the yokai, Japanese demons, spreading out over the dimensions using weapons, technology and magic from all the dimensions.
Learn how to be a more effective GM, how to deal with disruptive personalities & how to ensure that everyone has a good time. Covers basic and advanced gamemastering techniques.
Learn from professional DMs tips and tricks on making your players really feel like the heroes of the story. How to make your players feel cool 101.
Description:
Learn how to reward creative thinking without breaking the game, how to use the player's backstories to create moving story moments and how to target your players strengths to make them feel powerful.
Beaches and sea cliffs hide surprises - so do other, more unusual coastal scenes for stories and RPG encounters! View some remarkable sites and discuss gameplay factors with a GM/geologist.
Description:
This session is for GMs, game designers, and writers (any genre). Considering diverse settings for RPG encounters and story scenes at lands edge, well explore interesting terrain and natural shoreline processes that heroes and villains alike ignore at their peril. Tombolos, sea stacks, karren, baymouth bars, mangrove forests, and other weird features.
Small Creator Looking for Sponsors: A How to Guide
Summary:
Discussion for creators of all types to decide what kind of sponsorship they would like, how to network, and considerations for contracts. No creator is too small to network!
Description:
Come speak with experienced retailers, streamers, and youtubers about their experience working with sponsors. Learn about different kind of sponsorships, personal experience about good networking practices, and ways to make sure nothing is forgotten while speaking about a contract.
Urban Shadows is an urban fantasy TTRPG that dives into the supernatural underbelly of a city. See a sneak peek of the book and talk to the designers about what gives it claws and teeth!
The Gen Con anthology is back! Join editor Toiya Kristen Finley and publisher Chris Bell to discuss the book and answer your questions - with the first still-warm copies for sale!
Description:
Featuring: Toiya Kristen Finley, Chris Bell #gcws #events