Richard and Starr at Dragon Con This Sept. 1-4!

Attending Dragon Con this year? We want to meet you! There will be several chances to see Richard Garriott and Starr Long at the event. Together they are on 11 different panels between the Video Game Track, Space Track and other miscellaneous tracks.

Have a look below at the detailed schedule (check the schedule on the official Dragon Con site regularly in case times and other details change!).

The Panels

• Friday Sept 1: 10:00 AM EDT
  • Future of Video Gaming: What’s next in video games? What new technologies are on the horizon and who’s making it happen?
  • Panelists: Starr Long
  • Location: Augusta E-G – Westin
• Friday Sept 1: 01:00 PM EDT
  • Androids and Automatons: This presentation will cover the history of artificial life from the ancient Greeks to modern automata artists. Techniques for creating your own automata will also be shared.
  • Panelists: Brett King, Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, Anthony Francis
  • Location: Augusta – Sheraton
• NEW TIME/DAY: Friday Sept 1: 04:00 PM EDT
  • Avoiding Tropes and Stereotypes: Panelists will identify common pitfalls that lead to boring plot lines and unoriginal characters and discuss ways to avoid them.
    
  • Panelists: Alison Carrier, Starr Long, David Haddock
  • Location: Augusta E-G – Westin
• Friday Sept 1: 04:00 PM EDT
  • How to Write the Game Everybody Wants: If your goal is to write a game the gaming masses will love, be here for this panel! Experts share their experience & knowledge to help you on your journey.
  • Panelists: Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux
  • Location: International North – Hyatt
• Friday Sept 1: 05:30 PM EDT
  • An Hour with Lord British: A deeper dive into the past and future adventures of Lord British covering subjects like the Ultima franchise, space travel, deep sea exploration, IP development, and game design principles. There will also be a discussion of Richard’s new book, “Explore and Create”
  • Panelists: Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, Jason Gonding
  • Location: Augusta B-D – Westin
• Friday Sept 1: 07:00 PM EDT
  • Space Tourism: Private Access Needs Private Destinations: Commercial space launches for private citizens are not far in the future but where are they going to go? Russia can give access to their section of the ISS but not something they will do unless they are paid for bringing that person up. Not happening these days so what’s left?
  • Panelists: Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux
  • Location: 212-213 – Hilton
• Saturday Sept 2: 11:30 AM EDT
  • Behind the Scenes of Commercial Space: Rocket launches seem to get all the news regarding commercial space but that encompasses just a few big name companies. Many smaller companies lay behind the scenes pushing forward the needs for commercial space and what makes it go.
  • Panelists: Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, A.C. Charania, Sam Ortega, David J. Hewitt, Andy Dykes, Laura Seward Forczyk
  • Location: 212-213 – Hilton
• Saturday Sept 2: 02:30 PM EDT
  • World Building 101: We examine different takes on world building, whether it be for a game, movie, or video game! What does it take to create a believable, breathing world?
  • Panelists: Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, TBD
  • Location: Centennial I – Hyatt
• Sunday Sept 3: 10:00 AM EDT
  • Living & Working on the ISS: Being in the Space Station is cool! Flying through the modules in zero gravity, ask anyone who’s been there – they’d do it again! But it’s not always easy & if you’re there you’ve got work to do!
  • Panelists: Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, Garrett Reisman, Rebecca Kim
  • Location: Grand East – Hilton
• Sunday Sept 3: 01:00 PM EDT
  • Shroud of the Avatar Q&A: Lord British will provide a development update and host an open Q&A on the current status of his latest project.
  • Panelists: Starr Long, Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux
  • Location: Augusta B-D – Westin
• NEW TIME: Monday Sept 4: 11:30 AM EDT
  • Crowdfunding – How to Successfully Kickstart Your Game: Join industry professionals who have successfully kickstarted games in a discussion on what worked and didn’t work for them, followed by Q&A.
  • Panelists: Starr Long, David Haddock, Mark Jacobs
  • Location: Augusta B-D – Westin

All times and other details subject to change. We hope to see you at Dragon Con!