PAX East 2024 is gonna be light for me and that is A-OK for me cause I will be winging in directly from GDC and San Francisco on the 20th. But here’s what I am doing! As always, the usual interacting with me at conventions guide applies.

Friday 2:30 pm US Eastern Time in the Albatross Theatre! If you’re not at PAX you can watch live (or catch the VOD later!) at twitch.tv/pax2

Hustle and Flow: Real Talk on Making It

Panel Description: It’s easy to see people where you want to be, but we don’t talk about how they had to hustle, grind and work to get “there”. Let’s have some real talk on what you don’t see beyond the name and fame; especially about what some people think success looks like versus what it actually is.

Panelists: Tanya DePass (M), Camilla Panda, Damien Haas, KiwiOnTheSticks, Mandy P and DimplesNDice!

Saturday 3:00 pm US Eastern Time in the Bumblebee Theatre

In this Economy?! Another Frank & Open Discussion on Being a Content Creator

Panel Description: Being a content creator ain’t easy in the best of times, but now it seems to be an even harder path to embark on with how the economy is trending; folks don’t have as much disposable income to support creators. Also, the idea of paying creators what they are worth sounds good but do people actually put their money where their mouth is? Let’s discuss it in another no holds barred convo.

Panelists: Tanya DePass (M), Persephiroth, Damien Haas, Pro_Kesadia, Calamity & Mandy P

Saturday 9:00pm – Bumblebee Theatre

Love, Sex, Agency & Intimacy in Baldur’s Gate 3

Panel Description: BG3 is hailed as a narrative masterpiece, especially around the characters and relationships. Let’s take a focused look at how relationships can play out, the agency of the Origin characters (and our Tav’s!) as well as how the game deals with polyamory, past traumas and how that affects the way you interact with your party.

Panelists: Tanya DePass (M), Camilla Panda, WerewolfFeels, Damien Haas, DnDJordanLea, & Samantha Béart

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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.