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Christopher Kastensmidt
Christopher is the creator of The Elephant and Macaw Banner, a fantasy series currently being published in Brazil and the United States. The series is set in sixteenth-century colonial Brazil and features elements of Brazilian folklore. The first story in the series, "The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost", is a Nebula Finalist for Best Novelette.
Christopher ran video game developer Southlogic Studios for ten years before negotiating its sale to Ubisoft, where he later worked as Creative Director. He participated in the creation of thirty published video games. He created the original concept and design of the highest-selling video game ever produced in Brazil, Dream Day Weddings.
He is currently a university professor, lecturing at three different universities in Brazil. He specializes in Narratives in the Digital Age - how digital technologies have revolutionized the way we tell stories. He also consults companies, universities, and governments about game design and the video game industry.
Christopher lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with his wife and son.
Programming for Christopher Kastensmidt
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| Wed | 14:00 | (A02) | 1 hr |
Adventures in Gaming: The Business of Game Design
The business and production aspects of gaming, both board and video games. For more on the creative side of game design, see "Our Journeys Through the Twisty, Curvy Mazes of Game Development," a dialog with Jackson and Schindehette, later on Wednesday |
| Wed | 16:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
Interview with Aliette de Bodard
Christopher Kastensmidt interviews French writer Aliette de Bodard to learn about her rising career, writing in a foreign country, her latest projects, and the things that have most helped her along the way. |
| Thu | 13:30 | (A15) | 30 min |
Reading: Christopher Kastensmidt
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| Fri | 16:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
F*** Your Knight and the Horse He Rode in on: Fantasy Series not Based on Medieval European Culture
An irreverent panel where young writers challenge the predominance of medieval-inspired settings in fantasy. |
| Sat | 10:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Life Lived in the Extremes
What is it like to live in "extreme environments" like Alaska? in Viet Nam? in Brazil? in the desert? in tornado alley? How can you live a normal life in an extreme environment? |
| Sat | 12:00 | (A13) | 1 hr |
Practical Considerations in Game Design
This panel addresses game design issues for the broad spectrum of game types. |
| Sat | 17:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Sat 17:00
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| Sun | 11:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Revolutions in SF, Fantasy, and the Real World
Revolutions vary from the disparate traditional tropes of the French and American revolutions to non-violent revolution (Gandhi’s India), The entrenched power may be colonial, class-based, or simply authoritarian. How well does SF & F represent the ideals and ambiguities of revolution, the need to rebuild, and the cultural stresses that result. |
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