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Inside the Game Writers Room
Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall
Join us to demystify the game writers' room - its gatekeepers, hierarchies, and processes. Learn how to get hired, how to collaborate with a team, and how the writing process itself works!
Moderators
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Casey Baron

AFF moderator; programmer, Tribeca Festival
Born and raised in the small island of Dominica located in the West Indies, Casey Baron moved to Austin after graduating from Florida State University with a degree in English – Editing, Writing, and Media. Casey was a part of the Austin Film Festival family for seven years running... Read More →
Speakers
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Ashley Poprik

game writer Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Marvel Mayhem, Clue: Disney Villains
Ashley Poprik is a video game writer at Activision's High Moon Studios. Ashley focuses on creating interesting characters that educate and support different life experiences to make her audience feel seen and heard. Ashley has previously worked at Insomniac Games and Hasbro, writing... Read More →
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Justin Sloan

game writer Game of Thrones, Battlefield; tie-in author Quantum Paradox
JUSTIN SLOAN is currently writing on EA's Battlefield and tie-in novels for PlanetQuest. His credits include such games as Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Tales from the Borderlands. He holds a Master of Arts in creative writing from Johns Hopkins and he has published over... Read More →
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Ross Beeley

game writer Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge, Batman: The Enemy Within, Guild Wars 2, Voltron, The Secret Saturdays,
Ross Beeley has been a writer in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. He started his career with the real-life drama series The E! True Hollywood Story before transitioning to animation, writing on shows for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. During his time in TV, Ross also... Read More →
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Matthew Garcia-Dunn

narrative director / principal writer League of Legends; principal writer Wild Rift, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, Quill, Legends of Runeterra ; associate head writer Silent Hill: Ascension ; writer/designer Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Dying Light 2, Space Marine 2, writer Free Fire ; screenplay Screamboat
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Matthew has been constructing worlds and telling stories all of his life. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Media Studies and Criticism, with minors in Theatre and English. He received an... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall 200 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
  Conference, Video Game Track

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