Flights of Foundry: Full Schedule

The convention streams are all on this page: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/flights-of-foundry-2020-registration-101961294978

The schedule is in Chicago time, timezone CDT(GMT-5). If you’d like a different timezone, click one of the links below:

North America: New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Juneau, Honolulu
South America: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Bogota
Europe: London, Athens, Paris, Helsinki, Tallinn, Moscow
Africa: Tunis, Johannesburg, Cairo, Addis Ababa
Asia: Kamchatka, Kolkata, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Jakarta, Manila, Amman
Australia/Pacific: Sydney, Perth, Auckland

If you don’t see a city you know is in your timezone, email us at registration@flights-of-foundry.org.

Be careful importing your schedule into a personal calendar -- times may convert to your local.

1:00pm CDT

Choice of Games: Writing Interactive Fiction

The pioneering interactive fiction publisher Choice of Games just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Take a look at the craft of writing in ChoiceScript with some of its veteran authors: the shift from writing linear fiction to interactive fiction, how writing in ChoiceScript compares to other interactive formats, how to handle a long branching narrative, how to make the reader feel like they're at the center of the story, and more.

Moderators

Rebecca Slitt

Speakers

Jim Dattilo

Writer, Choice of Games

Jim Dattilo writes sci-fi and horror stories and has been published by Hosted Games, Choice of Games, and Heart\\'s Choice. He is the author of the Zombie Exodus series and is currently working on Vampire: the Masquerade - Out for Blood for Choice of Games and Paradox Interactive... Read More →

Erin Roberts

Attendee

Kate Heartfield

Kate Heartfield's recent novels include The Embroidered Book, a 2022 bestseller in the UK and Canada, The Valkyrie, a retelling of Norse and Germanic legends, and two tie-in novels in the Assassin's Creed universe. Her 2018 debut novel (republished in 2023 as The Chatelaine) won Canada’s... Read More →

Bendi Barrett

Writer, Choice of Games

I'm a black gay writer, primarily of speculative fiction and interactive (speculative) fiction. I've written two games for Choice of Games, but I also write games using the Twine platform. I write erotic fiction under the pen name Benji Bright, and run a modest patreon to that end... Read More →

Saturday May 16, 2020 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Aramis Stream

Panel, Games

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3:00pm CDT

Writing for Games with Established IPs

A panel of writers who have done work for games based on established intellectual properties, to discuss the business of IP writing and the craft considerations specific to writing for established IP. They will also explore the differences between writing for your own IP as opposed to an established IP.

Moderators

J.R.H. Lawless

SF Author and Space Lawyer, J.R.H. Lawless

J.R.H. Lawless is a bestselling SF author from Atlantic Canada who blends comedy with political themes — drawing heavily, in both cases, on their experience as a lawyer and as Secretary General of a Parliamentary group at the French National Assembly. A member of SFWA and Codex... Read More →

Speakers

Travis Heermann

Author Alley

Eddy Webb

Pugsteady

Eddy Webb (with a “y”) is a freelance writer, designer, and consultant for video games and RPGs. He’s worked on Pugmire, Futurama, Firefly, Red Dwarf, and Sherlock Holmes. In his spare time, he advocates for more inclusion of people with hearing loss.

Lauren Roy

Lauren M. Roy is a writer and tabletop RPG developer. Her urban fantasy series NIGHT OWLS is published by Ace Books, and her short fiction has appeared in Fireside Magazine and on Podcastle. She's written for RPGs such as Changeling: The Lost, The Trinity Continuum, Trail of Cthulhu... Read More →

Saturday May 16, 2020 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Aramis Stream

Panel, Games

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4:00pm CDT

Adaptations and Remix Culture

What goes into the art of adapting or remixing an existing story, either for the same medium or a different one? Should adaptations always be as faithful as possible, or should they *not* try to be too faithful? Do bad adaptations "ruin" the original? How do these answers vary, considering different original creators can have very different feelings about their work?

Moderators

Alexei Collier

Alexei Collier is a disabled and neurodivergent human who writes fantasy inspired by science and science-fiction inspired by folklore. He was born in sunny Southern California, grew up in a house his family moved into on his very first Halloween, and went to school in a creepy old... Read More →

Speakers

Rebecca Slitt

Cislyn Smith

secretary, Dream Foundry

Cislyn Smith (she/her) writes speculative short stories and poems, and you can find her wordy work in Strange Horizons, Diabolical Plots, Daily Science Fiction and scattered hither and yon else-internet. She is a first reader for Uncanny Magazine and Giganotosaurus, a graduate of... Read More →

SL Huang

Saturday May 16, 2020 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Porthos Stream

Panel, Fiction, Games

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4:00pm CDT

Creatives Crowdfund

Are you ready to push your idea out into the world... and if you build it, will they fund? Panelists share their experiences and ideas on how to approach Kickstarter, Patreon, and other crowdfunding mechanisms as a creative.

Moderators

Mur Lafferty

Writer

Mur Lafferty is a Hugo-award winning podcaster, a Hugo and Nebula award nominated writer, and co-editor of the first science fiction podcast, Escape Pod. She streams gaming and live podcasts on Twitch.

Speakers

C Stuart Hardwick

C Stuart Hardwick is a regular in Analog Science Fiction & Fact magazine, a winner of the prestigious Writers of the Future contest, and a six-time Jim Baen Memorial award honoree. In addition to scifi, he writes about science for numerous publications, and his work has been translated... Read More →

Alex Shvartsman

Alex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, and anthologist from Brooklyn, NY. His political fantasy novel Eridani’s Crown was published in 2019. Over 120 of his short stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, and many other venues. His website is www.alexshvartsm... Read More →

Cat Rambo

Attendee, SFWA

Cat Rambo has published 200+ short stories. In 2021 her book publications are fantasy novel Exiles of Tabat (May, Wordfire Press), anthology The Reinvented Heart, coedited with Jennifer Brozek (July, Arc Manor), and space opera, You Sexy Thing (September, Tor Macmillan).

Aidan Doyle

Aidan Doyle is an Australian writer and editor. He is the co-editor of the World Fantasy Award-nominated Sword and Sonnet and the author of The Writer's Book of Doubt. His short stories have been published in places like Lightspeed, Strange Horizons and Fireside. He has visited more... Read More →

Saturday May 16, 2020 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Athos Stream

Panel, Fiction, Podcasting, Comics, Illustration, Games, Publishing Industry, Guest of Honor

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4:00pm CDT

Prose vs. Game Writing

A panel of professionals with experience both in prose and game writing, specifically to talk about the differences between these two forms. Can fiction writers make the jump to games or vice versa? What are the differences between writing for games and writing fiction? How do you make the leap?

Moderators

Travis Heermann

Author Alley

Speakers

Erin Roberts

Attendee

F.C. Yee

NY Times Bestselling Author and product manager of mobile games

Kate Heartfield

Andrea Phillips

Andrea Phillips is a writer specializing in immersive games and experiences and near-future SF. She also makes great fudge, so catch her at your next physical-space convention!

Saturday May 16, 2020 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Aramis Stream

Panel, Games, Guest of Honor

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6:00pm CDT

RPG Design

Have you ever wondered what goes into creating the worlds you explore as a GM or player in a tabletop roleplaying game? Join this group of experts as they discuss the ins and outs of making settings and scenarios, histories and cultures, villains and heroes, and all the other bits and pieces that make a roleplaying game fun for everyone involved.

Moderators

Liz Gorinsky

Liz Gorinsky (she/they) is a speculative fiction editor. Liz began her publishing career at Tor Books, editing a list that included popular and acclaimed speculative fiction authors Felix Gilman, Mary Robinette Kowal, Liu Cixin, George Mann, Annalee Newitz, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Cherie... Read More →

Speakers

Paul Dean

Hi! I\\'m a freelance writer, RPG writer/designer, speaker and games critic. I started writing games journalism for magazines back in 2001 and my work has appeared in all kinds of publications. I\\'ve written for nearly twenty years about games, tech, the internet and even social... Read More →

Eddy Webb

Pugsteady

Lauren Roy

Saturday May 16, 2020 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Athos Stream

Panel, Games, Guest of Honor

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9:00pm CDT

Whose Escape Room Is It Anyway? An Improv Design Adventure

If you ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at the design process from the owners of one of the world's top escape rooms as voted by enthusiasts, this is your chance! You choose the theme and objective, and we'll design the game. See how ideas become puzzles, and puzzles become rooms. Part design adventure, part hilarious romp, come join us for the fun!

Speakers

Aaron Hooper

Leanne Yong

Attendee, Next Level Escape

Saturday May 16, 2020 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
Athos Stream

Panel, Games

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10:00am CDT

Writing for Games

How do you shape worlds, define character traits and objectives, and tell stories when your audiences decides how to navigate your work? Attend this panel to explore the world of game writing.

Moderators

Panel, Games, Guest of Honor

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