Seattle Indies Speaker Series - Grapplers: Relic Rivals/Choo Choo Charles

Join us for another edition of the Seattle Indies Speaker Series. This month we are featuring two great speakers. First up is Paul Kankiewicz, lead developer on the action platform multiplayer game Grapplers: Relic Rivals. Recently released on Steam and featured at Seattle Indies Expo 2024. Paul will talk about the full development and release process and what it was like going from being a technical designer at a triple A studio to founding an indie studio and releasing his first game.

After that we'll have a lively Q&A session with Gavin Eisenbeisz of Two Star Games and creator of the viral indie hit Choo Choo Charles. Gavin will be answering all of your questions about what it was like to make the game, have it go viral, and deal with the attention that came along with it.

Schedule:
6-6:30: Check-in, pizza/networking
6:30-7:30: Grapplers: Relic Rivals Retrospective
7:30-8: Break/networking
8-9: Choo-Choo Charles Q&A
9-10: Wrap up/clean up

Pizza, light snacks, and drinks will be provided. Alcoholic beverages will not be provided or permitted at this event.

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M5 Creative is located in the former home of KCTS9 Studios on 5th and Mercer on the Seattle Center Campus across 4th Ave from McCaw Hall, just North of Memorial Stadium.
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Accessibility information:
The venue is wheelchair accessible. It is about a 10 minute walk from the Seattle Center Monorail station with access to many regional bus routes surrounding the Seattle Center. Street parking is free after 6pm and there is paid parking at various lots around the Seattle Center. The 2&3 Bus lines stop closest on 5th and Republican. The 1, 2, 8, 13, 32, and D Lines all have stops around the Seattle Center campus as well.
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