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The best panels and seminars about analog game design & publishing.
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Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Kathleen Mercury and Julie Ahern.
Any adult who's worked closely with kids as a teacher, caretaker, or mentor has a cache of stories about times they learned true humility at the hands of a child. This late night panel presents the argument that the youngest generation is our greatest asset. Join panelists as they break down (through real life, hilariously humiliating examples) how every aspect of games, from design to execution, is bettered for the presence and involvement of kids, and what we can do to make our spaces more welcoming to young people.
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Sarah Shipp, Kathleen Mercury, Eric Slauson.
How do designers get their themes to reverberate across the hobby? By adding depth, shape, and clarity to their themes. Let's talk about how to avoid muddy themes and create games that sing.
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Scott Morris, Mike Paschal.
Are you a designer and want to know how your game gets distributed? Are you self publishing and want to know more about Distribution? Are you crazy enough to actually ask a Distributor anything? Join us as Scott Morris from GTS and Mike Paschal from PHD discuss the U.S.'s 3-Tier system and answer questions.
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Daryl Andrews, Jessie Edwards, Omari Akil, Bruce Harlick.
Join us for a roundtable conversation about how to get the best data from your time at the playtesting table. We'll discuss our experiences running playtests, and talk about common mistakes and how to avoid them
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Dan DiLorenzo, Frank DiLorenzo, Kira Peavley, Curt Covert, Shari Spiro, Ben Harkins.
You have a great board/card game and you're ready to start shopping for a Publisher. What are they looking for these days? Our panelists will explain what excites them, and talk about how they look for key elements that they can extend into sellable games.
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Tim Rodriguez & Beth Rimmels.
Card games are a classic design model that have already expressed innumerable possibilities. We'll talk about classic styles of decks, iterations on classic games, alternate formats, the mathematics of card games, and why we all love them. We'll also consider and critique ideas and concepts and talk about why or why not to choose this design format.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Geoffrey Engelstein
"Turn, Turn, Turn" presented by Geoffrey Engelstein. The 'turn' is a fundamental concept for games of all types, and there are a wide variety of approaches the designer can take to structure them. The structure chosen has a major impact on the play experience, and should be carefully considered. This talk is a deep dive into turn options both common and rare, and discusses what each brings to the table.
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by James Mendez Hodes, Sharang Biswas, Agatha Cheng. Moderated by Daniel Kwan Regrets from Banana Chan
Are you interested in how Asian cultures can inspire games and game design? Are you curious about Asian portrayal in games? Join us for a panel discussion about these topics as experienced Asian TTRPG, LARP, and board game designers discuss cultural and historical themes. We will talk through examples that we’ve seen, the differences between Asian American and overseas Asian perspectives, and the impact of thoughtful representation and why it matters.
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by Allysha Tulk, Nikki Valens, Shannon McDowell and moderated by Daryl Andrews
Common practices and workflow when designing games, including the basic expectations, and the basic assumptions of design work. Notes, playtesting, knowing your audience and art will all be discussed as we walk through what it is like to build a Boardgame.
Saturday Jul 08, 2017
Saturday Jul 08, 2017
Breaking into Board Games
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Pam Walls, Tim Brown, Eric Lang, Sen-Foong Lim, and moderated by Daryl Andrews.
Want to design a board game? Have no idea how to get into the industry? Join our wonderful set of panelists to talk about how to enter the board game design world, do some playtesting, and get your game published.
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