Panel Room 1

Panel Schedule

Panel Room 1

Room 122

Game Studies Minor at App State ‍ ‍

Video games, board games, TTRPGs -- we all love to play them, but have you ever thought about studying them? Turns out App State has a rich history of games-related scholarship and research, and a party has mobilized to push for a more unified game studies agenda on campus! Join the party--professors Mark Chen (MTL), Mark Nunes (IDS), Chris Bartel (Philosophy), and John Sanders (English)--for a chat about the wild world of Game Studies and plans for a Game Studies Minor right here at App!

by Mark Chen

11-12pm

Singing Killed my Grandma Can it Save Yours?‍ ‍

Step into the vibrant world of Trolls like never before! This panel goes beyond the big-screen hits to spotlight the deeper lore and hidden connections found in shows I bet you never knew existed. Uncover character backstories, world-building details, and the surprising continuity that ties it all together, you'll leave seeing the magic in a whole new way!

by Art Bach

12-1pm

Ranking Every Avatar

Have you ever heard of Avatar Gun? Avatar Salai? Avatar Setzo? Probably not, but I have! Many Avatars outside of Aang and Korra have had their adventures told in the form of comics, novels, tabletop games systems, ect. And like all things there is a best avatar (the Earth ones) and a worst avatar (the Water ones). Join me as I inform you about the wacky extended word of the Avatar universe and why there are maybe three and a half good Avatars total.

by Elijah Arant

1-2pm

Analyzing Fire Emblem Engage as a Transgender Narrative

Fire Emblem Engage has often been maligned as poorly written. many even advising skipping all the cutscenes to get to the "much better" gameplay. But a story doesn't need to be good to have an effect on people, and there's one reading of the game which has seemed obvious to me and yet I have never seen anyone else bring up: Fire Emblem Engage is a game about being transgender.

by Luna Rose González

2-3pm

Scientifically Deciding the Worst Pokemon‍ ‍

Everyone has a favorite Pokemon. Most people have a least favorite Pokemon. But what is the worst Pokemon? Come with me on a journey to decide through scientific methods which Pokemon objectively sucks the most.

by Olivia Yerys

5-6pm