Indie Side Skills Club

Want to learn a new skill? Been wishing that you could learn something new during the pandemic, but are unsure where to start or how to get to the next level? Or just want to hang out and talk about something other than games for an afternoon?

From felting, creating an aquarium, freediving, cooking, and more, join us for an afternoon of new skills and fun conversations!

Many of the best game developers have passions outside of the games industry, and now some awesome local game devs are going to share their skills/hobbies/passions with you.

Each speaker will introduce their topic, and then it will turn into a fairly informal conversation where everyone will be free to ask questions (there will be a moderator to help the speaker out and maintain our code of conduct). We’ll have at least one breakout room/area in the zoom call so that you can continue the good conversations. There will be short breaks between talks to stretch legs and etc. Watch all of the sessions or drop in and out to watch your favourite ones. Check out the schedule for full details.

By the end you’ll hopefully be inspired to try something new and different and know where to start.

Schedule
1:45pm Jenn Sandercock - Welcome and settling in to the zoom call
2:00pm Jenn Sandercock - Baking Cakes
2:30pm Whitney Beltrán - Freediving in the PNW
3:00pm Sarah Belhumeur - Needle Felting
3:30pm Miko Charbonneau - Starting an Aquarium
4:00pm Victoria Caña - Making Filipino Food
4:30pm Emma Larkins - Meditation
5:00pm Richard Rouse - Unexpected Films for Game Developers
5:30pm Jenn Sandercock - Wrap up and thank you

The zoom is revealed when you RSVP.

Speaker Information
Jenn Sandercock (she/her)
https://twitter.com/JennSandercock / http://jennsand.com/
Jenn is driven to create a world of games built on friendship, curiosity, and challenge. Jenn has designed a wide range of digital and non-digital games from AAA to indie projects, including LA Noire and Thimbleweed Park. She is the creative force behind the Edible Games Cookbook which contains 13 edible tabletop games that you have to eat to play.

Sarah Belhumeur (she/they)
https://twitter.com/sarahbelhaha / https://www.sarahbelhumeur.art/
Sarah is a 3D Generalist / Tech Artist with a special interest in inclusive and queer content. She focuses on creating art for stylized, cozy, and positive games that encourage inclusive gameplay and community. Past work includes Steambird's Alliance and Minecraft and she is currently working on Cozy Grove at Spry Fox.

Miko Charbonneau (she/her)
https://twitter.com/DrMikachu / http://www.prettysmartgames.com/
Miko is a senior game designer who has previously worked on HoloLens, Minecraft, and the VR Horror game Lies Beneath. She also runs the indie game studio "prettysmart games" which recently released the learn-to-code love story Code Romantic. Her favorite things to make are romance, horror, and personal narrative games.

Victoria Cana (she/they)
https://twitter.com/victoriacana / https://www.catquartetgames.com/
Victoria is a producer at Wizards of the Coast by day and an award-winning indie board game designer by night. She runs Cat Quartet Games with her partner Alex Uboldi and sister Valerie Caña. Aside from making and playing games, Victoria enjoys doing a multitude of activities such as cooking, curling, and watercolor painting.

Emma Larkins (she/her)
https://twitter.com/emmalarkins / http://emmalarkins.com
Emma Larkins is a board game designer (Abandon All Artichokes, ...and then we died, Heartcatchers). She hosts a weekly board game news show for Gen Con and a game design podcast (Ludology). She also runs a weekly digital playtest event for the on Discord.

Seattle Indies strives to be an inclusive and welcoming community for everyone. By attending our events, you are agreeing to follow our code of conduct (https://www.seattleindies.org/code-of-conduct/).