Yay! Made it through my nerves at @AlterConf. Everyone was amazing!
A brief recap before I go fall down from all the tired of today. AlterConf Sessions was awesome. Though I am terrified of public speaking, I did the thing and it was good. If I seemed a bit out of it by the end of the day, I apologize.
I’m an introvert and that much socializing can be draining for me. Also speaking solo in front of a crowd gives me a -10 modifer to Charisma. Everyone’s talks were amazing, and I felt so inspired, and learned a lot from my fellow speakers today.
Thank you again to Ashe Dryden for creating AlterConf Sessions, for being so welcoming, inclusive and along with the volunteers and AlterConf ambassadors doing such a phenomenal job today.
Thoughtworks was a nice space and it felt …comfy. It wasn’t really small, but it wasn’t a huge, intimidating auditorium. The audience was great, loads of wonderful questions and I learned so, so much today.
A lot of people asked where to get an #INeedDiverseGames shirt; you can go to: http://ineeddiversegames.spreadshirt.com any and all proceeds go back out to helping folks attend conferences, etc.
Everyone’s talks were recorded,and will be captioned, etc… I’ll update once they are online. Thank you again to everyone who supported, tweeted, retweeted and helped make today possible.
Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives.
Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.
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