2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community

Tuesday, March 15
3:30PM - 4:30PM

Hyatt Regency Austin
Zilker Ballroom 1
208 Barton Springs Rd

Pp57734

This session will focus on the current social/political landscape in the gaming community, the journalistic integrity of gaming’s journalists, and the ever-changing gaming community, video game development, and their future. We will encourage honest critique and open dialogue between panelists and audience members, and will attempt to create a space where we can all speak on the social-political issues.

Hashtags: #sxsw

Presenters

Lynn Walsh at SXSW

Lynn Walsh

Investigative Journalist

Society of Professional Journalists

Lynn Walsh is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been working in investigative journalism at the national level as well as locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida. Currently she leads ...

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Nick Robalik at SXSW

Nick Robalik

Head of Dev

Pixel Metal

My professional career spans over 15 years of Art & Creative Direction in the advertising and marketing industries, including work for Audi, Coca-Cola, Google, M&M’s, MasterCard and Samsung.

I'm...

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Perry Jones at SXSW

Perry Jones

Founder/Pres

The Open Gaming Society

I'm the Founder of and President of the Open Gaming Society. I've played games since the age of 6 and hope to someday make a career of making them. I love this industry with all my heart and want t...

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Details

Access
Music Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge, Music Festival Wristband, Film Festival Wristband, Artist Wristband, Guest Pass
Event Type
Sessions
Level
Advanced
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