PAXDev 2017             PAXWest

I’m doing all the things! Including speaking at PAX Dev and PAX West next week and co-sponsoring an event with Blacks at Xbox!

If you want to catch panels I’m on, here’s my full schedule for PAX  Dev (both panels are on 8/29) and then PAX West panels I’m on either moderating or have joined.

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Also, if you’re around Seattle whether you live there or are in town for the convention, you should come by The Kickback Lounge co-sponsored by I Need Diverse Games and Blacks at Xbox on Saturday September 2nd, 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Taphouse Tavern. The event is totally free. Pick either I Need Diverse Games or Blacks at Xbox so we can see where folks heard about the event. If you wish to partake in adult beverages, make sure you’re at least 21 and have ID!

I Need Diverse Games will be returning to the Diversity Lounge for PAX West! We’re sharing a table with our friends over at Any Key so stop by, say hello, buy a raffle ticket for some cool prizes, and, and we’ve partnered with Xbox Gaming 4 Everyone to give exclusive swag for donations to 501(c)(3) orgs in the Diversity Lounge. Hours are 10am – 6pm all four days of PAX.

Last but not least, here is your 110% free and super effective guide to interacting with me at conventions and conferences! Cliff notes, say hi, I don’t bite but I also talk to a lot of people at events like these, so please don’t take it personally if I don’t recognize you immediately or if we have only interacted online and not face to face.

Looking forward to seeing folks next week in Seattle! Safe travel if you are coming out to the con, or just live there and I’ll see you around town!

Published by cypheroftyr

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.