Brainstorming: Gaming Panels

[jducoeur]

I've just found myself as the Gaming Track Manager for next year's Arisia, which means I need to assemble a roster of panels, right quick. I have a moderate pile of suggestions so far, but they're of varying quality, and a bit "clumpy" in terms of subjects, so I'd like more ideas for the mix.

My friends have lots of knowledge of the subject, so: here's a request for a little quick brainstorming of suggestions for panels on the subject of Games, broadly defined -- this includes Board/Card Games, Videogames, Tabletop and Live-Action RPG, Game Culture, etc.

Please focus on topics you would like to attend or talk about, not just notions for their own sake. Not all suggestions will be used, but all are welcomed. "Yes, and" comments about other peoples' suggestions are okay, but please don't shoot down other peoples' ideas. Diversity of viewpoints highly encouraged. Feel free to email or direct-message me if you would prefer to make a suggestion privately.

Thanks!

Comments

[aishabintjamil]

Lately I'm seeing a new subgenre called LitRPGs, about people who get stuck and/or physically immersed in on-line RPGs somehow. It strikes me as a kind of odd concept, but I've stumbled across enough examples that it's apparently a semi-popular thing. That might be an area to poke at.

Should your favorite book be a game? Should you write books based on your favorite game? Why? Why not?

Maybe something on gaming and technology. Is it really role-playing if you only interact via a keyboard and a screen? How about games where everything is done over Skype or a Google Hangout? How does technology change the classic RPG experience?

[jducoeur]

Lately I'm seeing a new subgenre called LitRPGs, about people who get stuck and/or physically immersed in on-line RPGs somehow.

Intriguing, although I don't think I know enough about it to write a blurb for it. If anybody knowledgeable about the format wants to pipe up, I'd welcome more information.

Should your favorite book be a game? Should you write books based on your favorite game? Why? Why not?

A nice twist on the "games and IP" topic.

How does technology change the classic RPG experience?

Oooh, I like this one a lot. I think I know just enough to write a blurb and ask questions, and I suspect there are plenty of people around who have enough knowledge to talk about it intelligently...