GaymerX's GX3: Full Schedule

We’re excited to have you all for the biggest and best GaymerX event! This year has more programming than ever before so make sure you fill your schedules so that you don’t miss a thing!

For more info, check out www.gaymerx.com

12:00pm PST

Sneaky Tips to Boost Downloads, Increase Sales, and... Get Banned

The game marketplace is exploding—how do you compete? There are shortcuts to success, but they come at a high cost. A damaged reputation, bad reviews, and outright bans hurt you in the long run. Hear anecdotes and best practices to succeed ethically.

Moderators

Peter Heinrich

Developer Evangelist, Games, Amazon.com

I'm a Developer Evangelist with Amazon, specializing in mobile game development, user acquisition, and web services. I talk a lot about best practices for creating games on mobile platforms, game design, coding, marketing, and monetization. Before Amazon, I was a full-time game developer... Read More →

Friday December 11, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Industry

Tags AAA Games, Community, Indie Games, Public Relations, Publishing

1:00pm PST

Coming Out in the Game Industry

From last year's panel, we expand upon the struggles many have in coming out in the game industry, both on a personal level to friends and family, as well as a professional level to co-workers. If you are trying to find a way to be an open gaymer, come to this panel!

Moderators

Mathew Anderson

Community Manager, Six Foot

Mathew "Berek" Anderson is currently a lead community manager at Six Foot studio in Houston, TX. Mathew began at Six Foot shortly after the game division was formed. For the past 15 years Mathew has led community programs from the ground up, including managing teams to develop community... Read More →

Speakers

Joe Carriker

Developer: Blue Rose, Green Ronin Publishing

Joseph Carriker is a game developer for Green Ronin, responsible for the Blue Rose AGE line, as well as working on other games such as Fantasy AGE and the Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting books. He has worked in the gaming industry for over eighteen years, including doing... Read More →

David Gaider

Senior Writer, BioWare EA

David has worked as both a writer and designer for BioWare since 1999, on such titles as Baldur's Gate 2, Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights. He then acted as Lead Writer on the hit Dragon Age, including Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, and most recently Dragon... Read More →

Joe Perez

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

OrcaCon is a tabletop games convention, which includes board and card games, role-playing games, and miniatures games. OrcaCon is focused on creating a safe and welcoming space for promoting the tabletop games hobby, supporting diversity in tabletop games, and building a community... Read More →

Friday December 11, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Industry

Tags AAA Games, Community, Indie Games, Sexuality

2:00pm PST

How to Evolve Players to Fans

Some games really know how to acquire and engage users. Amazon analyzed several of the most successful, looking for trends and best practices. Learn from this insider how you can apply these tactics in your own games and increase player loyalty (and revenue).

Moderators

Peter Heinrich

Developer Evangelist, Games, Amazon.com

Friday December 11, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Industry

Tags Community, Public Relations, Publishing

3:00pm PST

Podcast X Zone #3

In part three of our ongoing discussion about podcasting, we're talking about how to your your voice constructively. Now joined by voices from the La Palanca podcast and Joystick Jockeys!

We’re a coalition of LGBTA+ podcasters that have spoken at GX 1 and 2 and want to continue reaching out to the GX audience about recognizing the value of their own voices and encouraging them all to keep putting themselves out there.

Moderators

Rob Roberts

Editor-In-Chief, Content, VOGNetwork.com

ROB ROBERTS is an internet broadcasting veteran with over 13 years of broadcasting experience online. His first shows were a weekly Sunday show and a morning show at KCSC- California State University, Chico. After college, Rob was a part of the show Under Sedation Live! during its... Read More →

Speakers

DJ Kirkland

Comic Book Artist, OniPress

I'm the artist on the upcoming monthly comic series 'BLACK MAGE' published by OniPress. I work in Social Media and Community Management in the gaming industry as well!

Mario Raul

Mario is a Mexican-American healthcare professional, gamer and hobbyist. He hosts a podcast called La Palanca, a light hearted gay gaming podcast in Spanish. He is in interested in health care, queer issues, tech, games and how all of these areas intersect with each other.

Captain Spike

Co-Host, GameBuoy.Org

Jaime Summers

Art Director, VOGNetwork.com

Jason Toups

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst, Kixeye

I work at Kixeye and co-host the weekly queer gaming podcast, Gayme Bar (est. 2011). http://www.gaymism.com Twitter: @gaymebar, @Toupsi PSN: Tootsi Steam: Toupsi

Friday December 11, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Hobby

Tags Community, Podcast

4:00pm PST

Getting Into Game Creation without Being in Game Creation

When we talk about game design and creating games alot of us think we have to come from that disipline or be only that to create wonderful games. Well think again. You can come from any industry, any discipline, anything and create fantastic games that people will love. Come join us as we talk about how we came to creating games, what its like coming into it without these constraits of right and wrong, and how to just dive right in without any training. Have a great time with some great speakers who just think creating a natural part of everyday life for every industry.

Moderators

Kayla Bayens

Staff / Co-Owner & Producer, GaymerX / Geek Naked

Dueling BSs in Robotics & Embedded Systems and Artificial Life I've got some interesting view points on things. Anyone can make games, anyone can make anything they want to. I've made it my personal duty to show people how to make games, make robots, and create anything and everything... Read More →

Speakers

Veve Jaffa

Veve is an international tran of mystery building and touring experimental installations and playful experiences. Anywhere tahina is in abundance, Veve will surely be found.

Jesseca Lee

Game Designer, Storm8

After a lifelong love affair with video games, I decided to pursue a career in game design. I knew nothing about the game development process, and was guided only by my passion for immersive storytelling. After considering my options (grad school, mostly), I decided to make a go... Read More →

Amber Roy

Software Engineer, AltspaceVR

Amber has over ten years experience as a software engineer, but has no formal training in game development and only started creating her own games 18 months ago. Yet those hackathon and game jam projects helped her land a job at AltspaceVR, a small venture-funded startup, where... Read More →

Friday December 11, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Game Dev General Hobby

5:00pm PST

Beneath The Surface: A Body Painting Panel

Lets go deeper. Brandon McGill (ABBM) will take you on a journey through the art of Body Painting. Showcasing a number of game and geek influenced pieces, he is excited to share how you can create your own. Why cosplay when you can turn yourself into the costume?

Please keep in mind that this presentation is intended for mature audiences only. There will be some artistic nudity in the panel.

Speakers

Brandon McGill

Artist, Art By Brandon McGill

Brandon McGill has made a name for himself by tackling the unconventional. From the bright and bold, to the dark and mysterious; he is drawn to creating interesting extremes. Primarily known for his body painting work, he recently directed a music video called Notes from Wonderland... Read More →

Pisces jpg

Joker jpg

Hunter jpg

Friday December 11, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Hobby

Tags Art

6:00pm PST

Romance Options: Game Writing for Gay, Bi, and Straight Audiences

Date Nighto's Kasey and Conrad are experienced speakers on the subject of visual novels, having fronted a panel discussion at Connecticon 2014. Our previous game release, Starfighter: Eclipse, was based on Japanese-style yaoi games, but we received amazing responses from both women and gay fans.

We've also presented at TCAF 2015's Comics vs. Games 4, where we got audience response and thanks for making visual novels featuring gay and genderqueer characters. Hustle Cat, our upcoming release, stars a main character whose appearance and pronouns will be player choice.

SPECIAL GUEST: Arden Ripley is an interactive fiction author who loves playing and creating dating sims and visual novels about empathy and relationships. Date or Die is a visual novel coming out in 2016 about romance and murder.

Date Nighto the company is committed to carving out creative space for marginalized voices, and we think the audience at GX3 wants to hear about our upcoming titles and how we're prioritizing visibility for all gender presentations and sexual identities.

Moderators

Kasey Van Hise

Lead Writer, Date Nighto

Hello there! While Hustle Cat (for Date Nighto, coming in February!) is my first professional games writing project, it's not my first time writing, nor is it my first time with games. I drew and wrote the comic Winters in Lavelle for three years, as well as serving as writer and... Read More →

Speakers

Jo Fu

Lead Producer, Date Nighto

Hi! I'm an indie video game writer and producer on all of Date Nighto's game. Talk to me about bi representation in games, time management, and cats.

Conrad Kreyling

Founder, Lead Dev, Date Nighto LLC

Conrad Kreyling is a developer by trade who loves making games about people kissing and stuff. He used to work in Unity, but prefers the web now.

Arden Ripley

Writer & creator of Date or Die, skeleton enthusiast, friendly gremlin

Friday December 11, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Game Dev

Tags Sexuality, Writing

11:00am PST

Unheard Voices

Get heard with podcasting! The past two years have seen an explosion of diverse voices taking to the airwaves to discuss race, gender, and equality in gaming. This panel will examine the motivations, equipment, and challenges to getting heard.

Moderators

Ken Gagne

Host, Polygamer

Host of the Polygamer podcast, a biweekly show celebrating equality and diversity in games and the gaming community.

Speakers

Shawn Alexander Allen

Founder/Designer/Artist/etc., Nuchallenger

Visual Artist. Writer. Game Designer. Activist. Critic. Speaker. Thinker. Red, Black, and Green. Making Treachery in Beatdown City. Continually working on Corporate Vandals. Support #blackgamedev

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

John James

Art Director, MidBoss

Anna Tarkov

Co-host, Unconsoleable

I co-host Unconsoleable which has recently celebrated its 1-year anniversary. People should talk to me about mobile games and other casual games, indie games, being a non-traditional gamer, discovering gaming later in life, being an outsider in a culture, feminism, etc. Or just talk... Read More →

Saturday December 12, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Hobby

Tags Community, Podcast

12:00pm PST

Diversity In Games - What's Next?

In this panel we will explore what developers can do to include all types of players. We will also encourage open discussion with the audience to learn how the community feels the industry needs to change to make a more inclusive generation of games.

Moderators

Mathew Anderson

Community Manager, Six Foot

Speakers

Tanya DePass

Founder, I Need Diverse Games

David Gaider

Senior Writer, BioWare EA

Joe Perez

Donna Prior

Executive Director, OrcaCon

Saturday December 12, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Game Dev Games Diversity

Tags Gender, Sexuality

1:00pm PST

Ifs, Ands, or Butts: The Totally True Story of Cheek2Cheek   

Cheek2Cheek is a game about butts. Butts and love. Butts and destiny...

Join Dream Sequence and Adam Rickert as they reveal the origins and super-secret latest developments of the winner of GXDev's Such Ridiculous and Primastic Awards.

Moderators

Adam Rickert

Chief Designer, Dynamite Rainbow

Indie Game Developer (Art/Design), Game Jam Enthusiast, San Francisco based miscreant. Y2K survivor.

Dream Sequence

Beautiful Dreamer, Dynamite Rainbow

Indie Game Developer (Design/Writing), Hollywood Sequel Doctor, and Pop Culture Preservationist.

Saturday December 12, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Game Dev

Tags Game Design, Games DIY, Indie Games, Sexuality, Writing

10:00am PST

Localizing Games for a Worldwide Audience

This panel will highlight some technical and design challenges of shipping a game in multiple languages with examples from various games and provide some insight on how to avoid common pitfalls early in development.

This talk will include difficulties that occur with cultural translations when bringing games to an American audience as well as ways for developers to be more educated about the international community.

Moderators

Molly Jameson

Game Programmer, Anki

Molly Jameson has worked in the game industry as a programmer for over 8 years. She has made a wide variety of games ranging from casual web and mobile games for 40 year old women at Big Fish Games, to web MMOs for kids (Six Degrees Games) to core console games at Insomniac Games... Read More →

Speakers

Gordon Brown

Localization Producer, Carbine Studios

Chat with me about localization! And if you don't know what that is (don't feel bad, many don't), then ask me that! I'm happy to try and elucidate others about my oft-ignored yet essential corner of the gaming industry.

Brad O'Farrell

Sunday December 13, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Industry

Tags Game Design, Publishing, Writing

11:00am PST

Creating Characters and Stories with Ethnic Dysphoria

The talk discusses growing up as an adoptee into an ethnically different family and the effect it had and has on a visual artist who is a person of colour growing up in a white household. I'll also be covering the stigma of adoption.

Moderators

Leisha-Marie Riddel

Art Director/Illustrator, guru studio

I'm an art director, illustrator and fan artist. I'm also the creator of #PROJECTSOLACE a graphic novel project, in progress. I'm really into talking about adoption and how its helped me, and I will talk about most issues but you'll have to give me a TW if you want to talk about... Read More →

Creating Characters pdf

Sunday December 13, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Game Dev Games Diversity

Tags Game Design, Race, Writing

12:00pm PST

How My Geeky Interests Got Me A Job

As we grow up, it can be easy to think that your hobbies are a waste of time. That you should be using that time to learn to program or take business classes. But this panel is here to prove that your interests are NOT a waste of time. Sticking to your interests can help you and find work that fulfills you!

Moderators

Chris Lam

Host, BuzzFeed

Sailor scout, producer, game hoarder, novice cosplayer, and winner of GaymerX2's Dance Central Tournament. UC Berkeley alum in EECS. But now I produce videos for BuzzFeed as well as my personal channel OneWingedWannabe on YouTube.

Speakers

Matt Baume

Writer and storyteller. Creator of the podcast The Sewers of Paris (http://SewersOfParis.com), on which gay men tell personal stories about the entertainment that changed their lives. Author of Defining Marriage (http://DefiningMarriage.com), a book about people who fought to change... Read More →

Becca Canote

Content Manager, Rhett & Link

Fighting evil by moonlight, content managing by daylight.

Arthur Chu

A lifelong video game enthusiast who now makes a living writing about race, politics, and geek culture

Sunday December 13, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
GXTalks A Marriott - Salon IV

Industry

1:00pm PST

All Your Culture Are Belong To Us: Appropriation, Erasure and RPG's

You favorite game might be problematic... but it doesn't have to be. This panel will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of RPG's while pointing out examples of cultural appropriation or erasure.

Moderators

Game Dev Games Diversity

Tags Criticism, Writing