Event Type: SEM - Seminar
IU Time Warp Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: The prestigious Indiana University was founded in 1820, but was later destroyed by a fire in 1883. The school was never rebuilt because the needed funds were lost. Attempting to change the ill-fated history of the school, you enter the Time Reversal Machine that will take you back to 1883 in an attempt find the needed funds. If you are successful, the school will be rebuilt and will celebrate its Bicentennial in the year 2020. This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194082IU Time Warp Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: The prestigious Indiana University was founded in 1820, but was later destroyed by a fire in 1883. The school was never rebuilt because the needed funds were lost. Attempting to change the ill-fated history of the school, you enter the Time Reversal Machine that will take you back to 1883 in an attempt find the needed funds. If you are successful, the school will be rebuilt and will celebrate its Bicentennial in the year 2020. This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194074Bank Heist Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: It�s the roaring 20�s and you and your seedy gang of no-goods are on the lookout for your next caper. Rumor has it that the Fletcher Bank & Trust Co. has just received a new shipment of gold! Gold fever has gripped you and you will stop at nothing to get it! It will involve a little safe-cracking, so you will need to act quickly before the cops arrive. Will you be able to follow the clues and crack the safe to get your haul of 6 beautiful bars of pure gold! This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194077Dark Wyvern Mining Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: You, the Elite Client Response Team, have been dropped at the Dark Wyvern Mining compound with the utmost of secrecy. There has been a catastrophic electronic warfare event that compromised our 300 years of operations! Your task is to enter the surface office and gain access to the primary control center within the mountain. There are only rumors surrounding this, but this may be one of the largest mine complexes in the world. Once there, you will need your tactical skills to intervene. I have been told that they are dealing with an unintended consequence of the attack, in that it released an aberration of nature that has been held behind a specialized containment field deep within the mountain. One last thing� can you keep from spreading ridiculous tales of what you see in the depths? We know the average miner is shorter than you or I�and so what?! Best of luck!
ZED21194080Contagion Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: In the 1980�s a local Top Secret NSA biological weapons lab was shuddered. Most of its staff met a violent end at the hands of their infected coworkers. The lab was �decontaminated� when closed, but unfortunately a small fireproof refrigerator was overlooked and it was recently opened with devastating results for the infected and three of his neighbors. As a leading national expert on biological pathogens, your team has been quickly assembled in hopes of avoiding a national outbreak. This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194078Bank Heist Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: It�s the roaring 20�s and you and your seedy gang of no-goods are on the lookout for your next caper. Rumor has it that the Fletcher Bank & Trust Co. has just received a new shipment of gold! Gold fever has gripped you and you will stop at nothing to get it! It will involve a little safe-cracking, so you will need to act quickly before the cops arrive. Will you be able to follow the clues and crack the safe to get your haul of 6 beautiful bars of pure gold! This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194101Dark Wyvern Mining Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: You, the Elite Client Response Team, have been dropped at the Dark Wyvern Mining compound with the utmost of secrecy. There has been a catastrophic electronic warfare event that compromised our 300 years of operations! Your task is to enter the surface office and gain access to the primary control center within the mountain. There are only rumors surrounding this, but this may be one of the largest mine complexes in the world. Once there, you will need your tactical skills to intervene. I have been told that they are dealing with an unintended consequence of the attack, in that it released an aberration of nature that has been held behind a specialized containment field deep within the mountain. One last thing� can you keep from spreading ridiculous tales of what you see in the depths? We know the average miner is shorter than you or I�and so what?! Best of luck!
ZED21194088Contagion Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: In the 1980�s a local Top Secret NSA biological weapons lab was shuddered. Most of its staff met a violent end at the hands of their infected coworkers. The lab was �decontaminated� when closed, but unfortunately a small fireproof refrigerator was overlooked and it was recently opened with devastating results for the infected and three of his neighbors. As a leading national expert on biological pathogens, your team has been quickly assembled in hopes of avoiding a national outbreak. This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194072Bank Heist Escape Room Adventure
Scenario: It�s the roaring 20�s and you and your seedy gang of no-goods are on the lookout for your next caper. Rumor has it that the Fletcher Bank & Trust Co. has just received a new shipment of gold! Gold fever has gripped you and you will stop at nothing to get it! It will involve a little safe-cracking, so you will need to act quickly before the cops arrive. Will you be able to follow the clues and crack the safe to get your haul of 6 beautiful bars of pure gold! This is a high-end, interactive escape venue rated #1 in Indianapolis on Trip Advisor! You�ll be locked in a room for one hour in an attempt to find the correct item and escape. The Escape Room USA Indianapolis is located at 200 S Meridian Street, Floor 2. (Located one block east of the Convention Center, directly above The Old Spaghetti Factory at the corner of Georgia and Meridian).
ZED21194085RPG Curriculum Design
Cooking Up Comics: CHEW the Roleplaying Game
Meet the team cooking up the New York Times Best Selling comic series of CHEW for the game table! CHEW: The Roleplaying Game is a dark & funny food noir using the Forged in the Dark rules to tell stories about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, & clairvoyants heading to Kickstarter October 5, 2021 at 9am EST. Let’s talk all things CHEW, Forged in the Dark game design, uncanny similarities with 2020, and more! Chicken is DOOM!
SEM21197201Neurodiversity at the Gaming Table
Too Many Modifiers: Adaptive and Inclusive Gaming Strategies For Game Designers
This panel will give the 101-basics on things to consider when developing new games for a broad, inclusive audience, from gameplay to writing accessible instructions. Not a new designer? No worries. Established games and designers will have the opportunity to learn how expansions, adaptations and assistive products can make games more inclusive for all.
SEM21196853Life: A Player’s Handbook
DIY 101: How to Self Publish
As veterans of self-publishing for over 30 years, let us talk you through the basics of setting up your own publishing venture. Once you’ve decided what you want to make, we can set up a strategy to keep you on track. Decide on a budget that meets your needs. Set up a crowd-sourcing fundraiser that covers your expenses. Hire freelancers to cover the skills that you can’t provide. Market your product before, during, and after it’s published. You have a unique vision that you want to share with the world… so let us show you how to avoid common pitfalls and to make your dreams come true.
SEM21196342How to Take Your Idea & Make it a Real Game!
A �How to� Panel not to be missed for aspiring creators of books, movies, and board games! Tommy Rice will take you through how he created his world and game and hopefully take away the anxiety and fear of the creation process. Learning from and working with some of the best writers and designers of Mythic Games, Games Workshop, Privateer Press, and studying with Stranger Comics CEO Sebastian A. Jones, writer of HBO�s new World of Asunda based on his comic series. Tommy will share his world of Partha Terra and will cover his new Mythic miniature game to offer insight on how to take an idea from concept and then to creation. Showing sneak peeks and sharing firsthand experiences from sports and 35 years of gaming he will give tips and tools from his world, to make yours real! Also, he might be joined by the Mythic games team, as he shows the newest part of the world. The Lok game!
SEM21195821Indie Design & Publishing Roundtable
Satine Phoenix, former community manager of Dungeons & Dragons & Jamison Stone, Creative Director and CEO of Apotheosis Studios, have gathered some of the great minds of indie gaming for a live roundtable discussion on game design & publishing.
SEM21195822Game Master Tips with Satine Phoenix
Storyteller’s Guide with Satine Phoenix
Satine Phoenix brings her show “Storyteller’s Guide” to Gen Con! Watch Live as TTRPG CEOs Jamison Stone (Apotheosis Studios) & Chris Haskins (Nord Games) build an adventure before your eyes using storytelling, and improv techniques. A great resource for game masters and players alike!
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