So, I’ve already kicked off the weekend with being one of the recipients of the Diana Jones Award 2020 for recognizing Black Excellence in Games. The full awardee list is here, and there’s also a neat piece in Polygon by Charlie Hall about this years awardees.
Next up is a WorldCon [CONZealand] panel on Worldbuilding with lovely folks. You can watch it on YouTube already!
Worlds that Breathe: Interactive Worldbuilding in Games
Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, Dark Souls, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Dragon Age immerse us in rich, interactive worlds. What makes worldbuilding in games unique and challenging when players can interact, explore, and miss things? How do game creators balance storytelling with the world itself needing to be a legible interface? How are players influenced to explore or ignore? How do biases on the part of the creators limit world building, and conversely, how do fans react to them?
Panel: Noria Reads (M), Avery Delaney, Helen Gould, Tanya DePass, Elsa Sjunneson You can find our panelists across various social media.
Avery Delany:
- Twitter: @redrocketpanda
- Website: https://fieldnotesfromthefuture.com/
- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fieldnotesfromt…
Tanya DePass:
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/cypheroftyr
- Twitch: twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
- Twitter: @cypheroftyr
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/cypheroftyr
- Website: cypheroftyr.com
Helen Gould: Twitter: @Alecto101
Elsa Sjunneson: Twitter: @snarkbat Website: https://www.snarkbat.com
Friday, 7/31 I am doing a panel on Charity streaming & fundraising at #GenConOnline!!
“Using Tabletop Gaming for Charity Fundraising”
Date: 7/31/2020
Time: 1pm Eastern
Where?: twitch.tv/extralife4kids
Panel Topic: Join Extra Life and tabletop experts in a conversation that explores best practices and experiences in charity fundraising. Something for fundraisers of all levels!
Confirmed Panelists:
Tanya DePass (@cypheroftyr) – Founder/Director of I Need Diverse Games, Producer of Rivals of Waterdeep, Diversity, Equity and & Inclusion Consultant
Vanessa Brasfield (@pleasantlytwstd) – Content Creator, Graphic Designer, Charity Event Specialist
Ivan Van Norman (@hydra_lord)– Host/Producer, Head of Publishing and Media at Hunters Entertainment
Rhonda McBain– Extra Lifer and Program Director at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Daniel Phoenix – (@RaathCatarn) – Admin for OrderofGamemasters.com (Discord)(@jointheorder)
Moderator: Caity Cooperrider – Extra Lifer, Content Creator
Official GenCon Site: https://www.gencon.com/events/186711