Big Bad Online 2021
All of the amazing panels from Big Bad Online 2021 are now on the Big Bad Con YouTube channel
2021 Events
Opening CeremoniesKristine Hassell, F. Helen Keeney, Ash Cheshire, Sean Nittner |
Immersive ImplicationJabari Weathers, Jonaya Kemper, Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, April Kit Walsh |
Professional Success as a PoC in GamesAjit George, Surena Marie, Justice Arman, Mario Ortegon Castillo, Jabari Weathers, Whitney "Strix" Beltrán |
Online Interactive Fiction & Collaborative Storytelling GamesColin Fahrion, Judith Pintar, Doug Valenta, Randy Lubin |
Forging Beyond: Creating Non-Standard Forged in the Dark GamesAllie B, Andrew Gillis, Brandon O'Brien |
Moments of Breakage: Metatextuality and the OracleEverest Pipkin, Caro Asercion, and Ben Roswell |
I Woke Up Today and Chose Violence: Combat's Omnipresence in DesignJames Mendez Hodes, Mary Rose Valentine, Quinn Murphy, Ash Kreider, Sen-Foong Lim |
Best Practices for US-based TTRPG FreelancersMisha B, Karen Twelves, Jenn Martin, James Mendez Hodes |
Rising Tides & Strange Centers: PTRPGs & the Myth of One SpaceSin Posadas, momatoes, Mari Ko, Pammu |
From Geek to Super Geek: Behind the Scenes of Running an Actual-Play LivestreamMariam Ahmad, Jeremy Harper, Kristin Devine, Jess Meier |
The Heart of Games: Designing, embodying, and celebrating emotions in TTRPGsJamila Nedjadi, Kristin Devine, Connie Chang, jay dragon |
The Making of a Match: Designing Sports ActionVee Hendro & Hayley Gordon (Storybrewers Roleplaying) |
Evolution of TTRPG Tools: the Past, Present, and FutureJoanna Liu, Max Hobbs |
Beyond Doskvol: Developing within Blades in the DarkJohn Harper, Pam Punzalan, Nychelle Schneider |
The State of Game Design in Aotearoa NZJamie Sands, Mike Sands, Cam Banks, Dylan Horrocks |
History, Colonialism and GamesLiam Stevens, Tof Eklund, Hamish Cameron |
Big Bad AMASean Nittner, Karen Twelves |
Starting FreshJahmal "Mad Jay" Brown, Rich "Orklord" Rogers, Lowell Francis |
Pitching to PublishersSen-Foong Lim, Banana Chan |
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Making Cyberpunk Games for TodayKira Magrann, Bee Zelda, Jamila Nedjadi, Paul "Ettin" Matijevic, Kienna Shaw |
Intersection of Games and EducationMeg Baker, Daniel Kwan, Mahar Mangahas, Jonaya Kemper |
Beyond Romance: Parenthood, Friendship, and Other Complex Relationships in RPGsAlex Roberts, Meg Baker, Jenn Martin, Jamila Nedjadi, and Whitney Marie Delaglio |
Project Management for Tabletop RPG PublishingSteve Segedy, Banana Chan, Eloy Lasanta, Jenn Martin, Sophie Lagacé |
From Table to Console: an interview with Whitney "Strix" BeltránRoss Cowman, Whitney "Strix" Beltrán |
Keepsake and Connected Path GamesShing Yin Khor, Jeeyon Shim |