Overview Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Participant Schedules

64 SUNDAY
How can we use insights from these disciplines to build worlds
with a realistic diversity in their cultures? James Meickle (m),
Christine Carpenito, John Chu, Alexander Feinman, Suzanne
Reynolds-Alpert
486 Doom, Gloom, and Despondency [competition] Burroughs (3E)
i This is a serious, formal, thematic, judged song contest. Attendees
are expected to maintain a solemn aspect (e.g., dark clothes,
long face, and soft, respectful speech). In the event of a breach
of decorum (e.g., laughter), the offender will be evicted for the
duration of the current song—and the singer will receive bonus
points! All attendees welcome; contestants should sign up in
advance at Program Nexus. Jeremy Kessler (m), Lynn Feingold, Jeff
Keller, Angela Kessler, Lynn Noel
487 Your Voice: Putting it Out There Independence (3E)
Are you considering podcasting, recording an audiobook, or
another form of voiceover? Maybe you’re already podcasting
and want to “up your game.” A professional voiceover coach,
voiceover artist, and audio engineer will answer your questions
and help you understand what you need to get started or get better.
He’ll discuss the tech-side—microphones, digital recording,
sound conditioning, etc. and also the art and business sides—
preparation, dos and don’ts, what’s a demo and how you get one.
Bob Kuhn
488 Power Grid (4hr 30min) Harbor I (3E)
g Power Grid is a competitive, strategic game for 2–6 players. You
represent a Power supply company, struggling to out-compete
your competition. Buy power plants, build in cities, and generate
power to collect millions of Electros. The first player to power the
most cities wins! This is an intermediate to advanced level board
game. Michael Sharrow
489 Dungeonton Abbey (D&D 5E/Downton Abbey) (4hr 30min)
Harbor I (3E)
g Semiranta the Bold, Satrap of the Western March, Champion
of Skagerrak, Lady of Penhallow Wood is a mighty heroine.
She and her friends of done great deeds. There’s not much she
can’t handle. Too bad she’s out of town. Take on the role of her
servants as disaster strikes at Penhallow Manor while the Lady
of the House is off adventuring. Are the servants up to the task
of keeping everything ship-shape and Bristol fashion while they
deal with... something... coming out of the woods? Jacob Evans
490 Teen Unconference Paine (2W)
Come join your fellow teens and talk about whatever you want!
Drop by the scheduling board on Friday evening between 3pm
and midnight, outside Commonwealth Ballroom C, to suggest
topics—then look for the schedule posted on the boards, scattered
around Arisia, and on social media starting Saturday morning!
#arisiateens
491 NERF Gun War (3hr) Webster (2W)
k Bring your NERF guns and plenty of ammo for an all-out NERF
gun battle! Please note that protective eyewear is Mandatory—
bring goggles if you have them. A limited number of NERF guns
and protective goggles are available for those who don’t own any.
Because of safety considerations, please do not bring modified
NERF guns.
492 Why Do We Cheat? Marina 1 (2E)
Cheating happens. We break our promises, we play with people
and things we’ve promised we won’t, we eat things we know we’ve
agreed not to, we booty-call exes we swore never to speak to
again. Is it inevitable human frailty? Weakness of will or moral
character? What does it say about us as people and about our
communities that so many of us cheat so often? Can we make
ourselves, our relationships, and our communities stronger by
how we deal with cheaters/cheating? Jonathan Woodward (m),
David Larochelle, Emily Nagoski
493 Star Wars: It’s Back! Marina 2 (2E)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped only a month before Arisia,
and represents the first new big-screen Star Wars movie in
more than a decade. After the disappointment of the previous
trilogy, how does the current movie hold up? Is J.J. Abrams guiding
the trilogy in a direction that gives fans (a new) hope? Does
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