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Saturday, August 22
 

9:00am CDT

Love Your Cosplay Body
Infinite Sky Cosplay, Brichibi and Snow Tigra are here to demolish your fears of cosplaying and to teach you to love your cosplay body!! We're going to introduce you to a community of support and help you build the confidence you need to cosplay!
Panelists
MB
SG
MH
BL
Saturday August 22, 2015 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

10:00am CDT

Patriotic Super Heroes
Almost everyone knows Captain America, but are there any other patriotic superheroes? Also, why were patriotic superheroes originally created, and what purpose do they serve today?
Guests
avatar for Will Shetterly

Will Shetterly

Will Shetterly, author Dogland, Elsewhere, and other stories, lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his beloved wife, Emma Bull, and the two cats who rule them, Toby and Barnabas.
avatar for Mark Stegbauer

Mark Stegbauer

Mark Stegbauer is a 20+ year veteran of the comic book industry. He has inked numerous comics for Marvel, DC, Image, and Moonstone on such titles as Spider-Man, Avengers, Flash, JLA, Badger, and the Phantom. He is the Illustrator of the DIY Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse... Read More →

Saturday August 22, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Guest |   Guest, Guest

11:00am CDT

Class Effect: Seeing School as a Game
Aaron Pavao will discuss using games in the classroom as an educational system.
Guests
avatar for Aaron Pavao

Aaron Pavao

Aaron Pavao sold his first game (Live Role-Playing Chess) as a teen. He is now an educator and game designer, spending his time using one discipline to improve the other. He uses his experiences writing tabletop games, running large campaign LARPs, consulting on computer games... Read More →

Saturday August 22, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Guest |   Guest, Guest

12:00pm CDT

Jojo's Bizarre Panel
Do you want to learn about one of the most manly, fabulous, influential and down-right awesome manga of all time? Look no further than Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, a manga that has has been in continual publication since the mid 1980s! Join Gyro Zeppeli as he takes you on a bizarre overarching look at what makes Jojo great. All are welcome!
Panelists
VD
Saturday August 22, 2015 12:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

2:00pm CDT

Ingress XFaction Meet and Greet
Welcome Agents new and old, smurfs and frogs, and welcome to those who wish to know more about the world around them. This is simply a friendly non-explosive meet up and trading as well as explanation for those seeking the truth. Additional activity of heading down to the mall area and create a huge farm for the weekend. There are at least 20+ portals around there. May the XM be ever your favor.
Saturday August 22, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

3:00pm CDT

Ned the Dead Show Q&A
The cast and crew of Wisconsin’s own Chiller Theater talks about their work riffing B movies and what it takes from conception to production to put together a quality send up of a bad movie.
Guests
avatar for Ned the Dead

Ned the Dead

Once Upon A Time... late one night, 30 years ago, a legend was born ---Ned the Dead took to the airwaves of Northeast Wisconsin (and the UP!!!).With his impeccable timing, barking enthusiasm, and plank spanking, he soon became a Saturday night "must see" for the B-movie horror fans... Read More →

Saturday August 22, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Guest |   Guest, Guest

4:00pm CDT

Ask Beach City
Beach city is open for the public! It's not only Mayor Dewy answering questions today! Join most of beach city and some gems for a fun little Q&A!
Panelists
A
J
R
T
T
Saturday August 22, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

5:00pm CDT

Steampunk: What's the Deal?
Steampunk...it’s like if London had steam-powered robots, right? Come talk about Steampunk. Where the genre came from and where it is headed.
Guests
avatar for Bill Bodden

Bill Bodden

A freelance writer since 2001, Bill has done most of his writing work in the tabletop games industry, with published work for such companies as Modiphius Entertainment, Onyx Path Publishing, Green Ronin Publishing, Margaret Weis Productions, Games Workshop/Black Library, Fantasy Flight... Read More →

Saturday August 22, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Guest |   Guest, Guest

6:00pm CDT

Creativity & Mental Health
A look at both designing characters with psychological issues as well as how mental health affects creativity and how to work most effectively with it.
Guests
avatar for Jan Scott-Frazier

Jan Scott-Frazier

Jan is a Director, Producer, public speaker, storyteller, multi-media artist, art/creativity educator, translator and Japanese animation industry veteran. Jan worked at studios such as Artland (Genocyber, Bubblegum Crash) and Production IG (Ghost in the Shell, Blood), worked freelance... Read More →

Saturday August 22, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Guest |   Guest, Guest

7:00pm CDT

10 Minutes About Your Favorite Movie
What's your favorite movie? This week that's Rob's favorite too! 10 Minutes About Your Favorite Movie is the world’s most positive movie podcast. Join us for a live recording when we have a few guests talk about their favorite movie with host Rob Matsushita. It's perfect for your morning commute.
Panelists
SC
MH
RM
JS
Saturday August 22, 2015 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

8:30pm CDT

Hatoful Boyfriend (18+)
Dating humans can be so dull... why not date BIRDS instead? Come have fun and watch us do a live playthrough of this crazy yet wonderful dating simulator game, where every decision we make in the game will be ALL UP TO YOU!
Panelists
KB
DF
LG
AL
EM
JW
Saturday August 22, 2015 8:30pm - 10:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

10:00pm CDT

Otaku Tonight with Professor Pher
Back for Season 5, it's Otaku Tonight with Professor Pher! Join Pher, Nick, DJ Genjamen, and the whole crew as they bring you the ONLY nerd-based late-night talk show in the universe! Did Nick escape Godzilla's love nest? Find out!
Panelists
GP
NB
AH
PS
Saturday August 22, 2015 10:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

11:30pm CDT

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Night Guard Training
Help Wanted. Family Pizzaria looking for security guard to run the nightshift 12am-6am. Monitor cameras, ensure safety of equipment and animatronic characters. Not responsible for injury/dismemberment. $120 a week to apply visit us in mentioned panel room!
Panelists
RB
SB
CO
IR
Saturday August 22, 2015 11:30pm - Sunday August 23, 2015 12:30am CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Interactive
 
Sunday, August 23
 

10:00am CDT

RWBY
RWBY! People! Fun! Craziness! Join the fun panel of RWBY, as we do a Q&A, hang out, and funny improv!!
Panelists
AP
Sunday August 23, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Salon F-G
  Panel, Panel

11:00am CDT

Arts & Creativity Workshop
Jan presents a workshop that addresses how to unleash and explore creativity and examine creativity from theory to actualization. The discussion covers a wide variety of media and artistic techniques.
Guests
avatar for Jan Scott-Frazier

Jan Scott-Frazier

Jan is a Director, Producer, public speaker, storyteller, multi-media artist, art/creativity educator, translator and Japanese animation industry veteran. Jan worked at studios such as Artland (Genocyber, Bubblegum Crash) and Production IG (Ghost in the Shell, Blood), worked freelance... Read More →

Sunday August 23, 2015 11:00am - 1:00pm CDT
Salon F-G
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