Editing Update of the Avatar/Update 239 (section)

===<span id="8">Shroud at Dragon Con: More Talks Announced</span>===
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[http://www.dragoncon.org/ Dragon Con] has announced even more talks (marked in italics below)! The [http://videogaming.dragoncon.org/2017-schedule/ schedule] for the [http://videogaming.dragoncon.org/ Videogame Track] now includes Starr and/or Richard on five different talks! Stay tuned for more schedule updates as Richard is slated to appear on the Space Track, too. Note that we have also added locations to the panels.

* '''Friday Sept 1:''' 10:00 AM EDT
:* '''Future of Video Gaming:''' What’s next in video games? What new technologies are on the horizon and who’s making it happen?
:* '''Panelists:''' Starr Long
:* '''''NEW! Location:''' Augusta E-G – Westin''
* '''''NEW! Friday Sept 1:''' 01:00 PM EDT''
:* '''''Androids and Automatons:''' This presentation will cover the history of artificial life from the ancient Greeks to modern automata artists. Techniques for creating your own automata will also be shared.''
:* '''''Panelists:''' Brett King, Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, Anthony Francis''
:* '''''Location:''' Augusta – Sheraton''
* '''Friday Sept 1:''' 05:30 PM EDT
:* '''An Hour with Lord British:''' A deeper dive into the past and future adventures of Lord British covering subjects like the Ultima franchise, space travel, deep sea exploration, IP development, and game design principles. There will also be a discussion of Richard’s new book, “Explore and Create”
:* '''Panelists:''' Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux, Jason Gonding
:* '''''NEW! Location:''' Augusta B-D – Westin''
* '''Sunday Sept 3:''' 01:00 PM EDT
:* '''Shroud of the Avatar Q&A:''' Lord British will provide a development update and host an open Q&A on the current status of his latest project.
:* '''Panelists:''' Starr Long, Richard Lord British Garriott de Cayeux
:* '''''NEW! Location:''' Augusta B-D – Westin''
* '''''NEW! Sunday Sept 3:''' 07:00 PM EDT''
:* '''''Avoiding Tropes and Stereotypes:''' Panelists will identify common pitfalls that lead to boring plot lines and unoriginal characters and discuss ways to avoid them.''
:* '''''Panelists:''' Alison Carrier, Starr Long, David Haddock''
:* '''''Location:''' Augusta E-G – Westin''
* '''Monday Sept 4:''' 10:00 AM EDT
:* '''Crowdfunding – How to Successfully Kickstart Your Game:''' Join industry professionals who have successfully kickstarted games in a discussion on what worked and didn’t work for them, followed by Q&A.
:* '''Panelists:''' Starr Long, David Haddock, Mark Jacobs
:* '''''NEW! Location:''' Augusta B-D – Westin''

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