Programming
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021
12:00 - 9:00 EST
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12:30 - 1:30
Panel: Tools of the Trade
The Art of Crafting
With attention to detail, careful and precise movements, and unlimited creativity, discuss the finer points of Crafting. What research goes into accurately portraying the craftmanship? Where do the ideas come from?
Moderator: Jay Taylor
Panelists: Vasiliy Mahanenko, Jonathan Brooks, Kit Falbo, Marc Alan Edelheit, Charles Dean
1:30 - 2:00 Giveaways and Games
2:00 - 3:00
Panel: LitRPG on Earth and Beyond!
LitRPG that stays close to home… or far, far away.
Have you ever wondered how authors change the earth into an amazing RPG? Or how space travel would change with the additions from our favorite LitRPG authors? Ask all your questions about books taking place on our planet, and many far, far away.
Moderator: Zack Risley
Panelists: DJ Bodden, Joseph Phelps, RK Billiau
3:00 - 3:30 Giveaways and Games
3:30 - 4:30 Panel: Heart of the Dungeon: Find yourself rooting for the Dungeon to win? Dungeon Core is the LitRPG for you!
What makes a sentient dungeon? For that matter, how do you make a sentient dungeon? Find out about the creation of Dungeon Core and all that goes into making you root for the dungeon!
Moderator: Kyle Wilkinson
Panelists: Dakota Krout, Jonathan Brooks, Gage Lee, Joshua Kern
4:30 - 5:00 Giveaways and Games
5:00 - 6:00 Panel: Swords, and Schemes and Magical Things... is what the Women of LitRPG are made of.
Every day, more and more women are writing incredible LitRPG adventures, find out what inspired them to write in the genre, and their amazing contributions in shaping what the genre has become and will become.
Moderator: Tammy Gates
Panelists: KT Hanna, EC Godhand, Carrie Summers, Jay Boyce
6:00 - 6:30 Giveaways and Games
6:30 - 7:30 Panel: Look Out Hollywood, Here We Come!: Jumanji, Ready Player 1, Free Guy - LitRPG has taken to the silver screen, but how could we do it better?
LitRPG is dipping has started to break onto the big screen, but do you feel they’ve done it right? What did you love and hate about movie and tv show adaptations of LitRPGs? What would you like to see in the future? What format do you think would be best for LitRPG?
Moderator: Dylan Watkins
Panelists: Shirtaloon, Aleron Kong, Jez Cajiao, Jamey Sultan, Jon Ryer Davis
7:30 - 8:00 Giveaways and Games
8:00- 9:00 Panel: Back to Your Booth! The Narrators of LitRPG, the voices we love!
How exactly do they remember each and every character’s voice? What is the biggest challenge when recording? Favorite and least favorite accents to do? Voicing the opposite gender? These talented voices show (and tell) all!
Moderator: Jenn Bean
Panelists: Luke Daniels, Travis Baldree, Steve Campbell, Andrea Parsneau
Not ready to call it a night? Keep the party going in Discord!
Sunday, October 24th, 2021
12:00 - 8:00 EST
12:30 - 1:30 Panel:
Russian Roots
The Russian evolution of LitRPG.
Discuss how RussianLitRPG is different from Korean and American LitRPG. What is popular now and what will be popular in the future of Russian LitRPG? What is RealRPG, and what is the critical distinction from LitRPG? Why is Space LitRPG rather unpopular in Russia?
Moderator: Jay Beraz
Panelists: Vasiliy Mahanenko and Dan Sugralinov
1:30 - 2:00 Giveaways and Games
2:00 - 3:00 Panel: Libraries and Forges and Taverns, Oh My! Town Building in LitRPG
What makes a great town? How do you make the difficult decisions of what to build with limited resources and builders? Discuss the Town Building aspect of LitRPG, how you would go about it and why!
Moderator: Bo Brooks
Panelists: Shemer Kuznits, Jez Cajiao, Aleron Kong, CM Carney
3:00 - 3:30 Giveaways and Games
3:30 - 4:30 Panel: OG LitRPG: LitRPG Then and Now, how LitRPG has evolved, and where it will be in 5 years.
LitRPG hasn’t been in the US for all too long, discuss how it started up here with some of the first authors in the US to write in the genre, how it has changed, and discuss where it might be in 5 years.
Moderator: Jay Taylor
Panelists: James Hunter, Aleron Kong, Dakota Krout
4:30 - 5:00 Giveaways and Games
5:00 - 6:00 Panel: A Wise Man Once Said…The Path to Immortality Requires Much Meditation: LitRPG's love of Cultivation, Xianxia, and Wuxia
What is Cultivation, Xianxia and Wuxia? Discuss the roots of Cultivation, and why it is so rapidly growing in popularity in the LitRPG genre! Learn about Leveling up vs. Ranking up, the path to immortality, and all that makes Cultivation so intriguing.
Moderator: Sean Fletcher
Panelists: Will Wight, Ryan DeBruyn, Harmon Cooper, Michael Head, Tao Wong
6:00 - 6:30 Giveaways and Games
6:30 - 7:30 Panel: Collecting Companions: A Beginners Guide to Harem
Discuss how constructing a LitRPG system that interacts and benefits from a harem, as well as how the harem can build the class or power of the MC.
Moderator: Nick Kuhns
Panelists: Atlas Kane, Daniel Schinhofen, Hondo Jinx, Aaron Crash
Not ready to call it a night? Keep the party going in Discord!
Monday, October 25th, 2021
9:00 am - 10:00 pm EST
Author/Narrator Takeover Schedule:
9:00 -9:30 - Jonathan Brooks
9:30 - 10:00 - Miles Meili
10:00 - 10:30 -
10:30 - 11:00 - Harmon Cooper
11:00 - 11:30 - CM Carney
11:30 - 12:00 - Jakob Tanner
12:00 - 12:30 - Luke Daniels and Aleron Kong
12:30 - 1:00 - Tao Wong
1:00 - 1:30 - Ryan DeBruyn
1:30 - 2:00 - Jez Cajiao
2:00 - 2:30 - DJ Bodden
2:30 - 3:00 - Nick Podehl and Aleron Kong
3:00 - 3:30 - Aaron Crash
3:30 - 4:00 - Dawn Chapman
4:00 - 4:30 - RK Billiau
4:30 - 5:00 - Jay Boyce
5:00 - 5:30 - Michael Head
5:30 - 6:00 - EC Godhand
6:00 - 6:30 - Daniel Schinhofen
6:30 - 7:00 - KT Hanna
7:00 - 7:30 - Steve Campbell
7:30 - 8:00 - Cailan Wilkinson
8:00 - 8:30 - Andrea Parsneau
8:30 - 9:00 - TJ Reynolds
9:00 - 9:30 - Jon Ryer Davis
Chat live with authors and narrators in the official daily AMA post, or on discord: https://discord.gg/rYCeGTKk2r
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021
LitRPG Day!
Author/Narrator Takeover Schedule
10:00 - 10:30 - Gage Lee
10:30 - 11:00 - Shemer Kuznits
11:00 - 11:30 - James Hunter
11:30 - 12:00 - Charles Dean
12:00 - 12:30 - Marc Alan Edelheit
12:30 - 1:00 - S.L. Rowland
1:00 - 1:30 - Phoenix Gray
1:30 - 2:00 - Jamey Sultan
2:00 - 2:30 - Vasily Mahanenko
2:30 - 3:00 - Dakota Krout
3:00 - 3:30 - Sean Fletcher
3:30 - 4:00 - Carl Stubblefield
4:00 - 4:30 - Jeffrey “Falcon” Logue
4:30 - 5:00 - Stephen Landry
5:00: Giveaway Winners Announced!
Chat live with authors and narrators in the official daily AMA post, or on discord: https://discord.gg/rYCeGTKk2r
