Speaking on writing for game designer Scott Rogers Fundraiser Saturday!

Busy Saturday? You are now! I’ll be speaking about writing along with a bunch of awesome folks in games for the Scott Rogers Fundraiser – A Day of Game Design and Development on Saturday, February 3rd! This game design and development micro-conference will help game designer and author Scott Rogers fight cancer. He literally had a stem cell transplant just last week and is enduring the deleterious effects as I type. He has designed video and board games, written Level Up: The Guide to Great Game Design and Your Turn! The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design, and is a snappy dresser!

Here’s the link to donate to Scott’s fundraiser, and where to RSVP to grab the Zoom link and add the event to your calendar. Can’t wait for you to join us! Of course, if you can’t make it, feel free to donate to Scott anyway 🙂

Schedule (parts of the schedule may change):

🕰 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM PST
🗣 Patrick Schnorbus (Hochschule der bildenden Künste Essen)
🕹 Opening Session: A Beacon in the Storm

🕰 7:30 – 8:00 AM PST
🗣 Stuart Maine
🕹 Balancing chance versus skill in your games

🕰 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM PST
🗣 Chris Totten (Team Nemo, Inc.)
🕹 Making Indie Games with Public Domain Content

🕰 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST
🗣 Paolo Gambardella
🕹 From Books to Games: My Freelance Journey as a Self-Taught Game Designer

🕰 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
🗣 Russell Sng (Inworld AI)
🕹 Bringing AI NPC’s to Life in Your Games

🕰 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PST
🗣 Floyd Lu (Independent Designer, Self Publisher)
🕹 Managing Multiple Prototypes (Pitch, Publish)

🕰 11:00 – 11:45 AM PST
🗣 Andy Ashcraft (Giantsdance Games)
🕹 Scott, Me, and the Semiotics of Games

🕰 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PST
🗣 Annie Fox (Electric Eggplant), Patrick Schnorbus (HBK Essen)
🕹 Harnessing the Power of Kids’ Games for Good

🕰 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
🗣 Esteban Enrique M.
🕹 Telling your Development Story

🕰 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PST
🗣 Anne Toole (The Write Toole)
🕹 Fitting Writers into the Game Development Process

🕰 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PST
🗣 David Mullich (ArtCenter College of Design)
🕹 Maintaining A Creative Mindset

🕰 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PST
🗣 Richard Lemarchand (USC Games)
🕹 Fragmented Narrative: Techniques for Design

🕰 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PST
🗣 Amir Satvat
🕹 Finding Work In Video Games

🕰 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM PST
🗣 Jasmine Kurniawan (xRsion Inc.)
🕹 Starting out in the industry

See you soon!