Session Information

Title	Keynote - Lessons Learned in Ruining Videogames
Presenter(s)	Deirdra "Squinky" Kiai is a game designer, writer, programmer, musician, and visual artist. Deidra was nominated for four awards at this year's Independent Games Association awards. Their game, Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once The Fat Lady Sings!" is a stop motion musical detective adventure game. Their #1ReasonToBe a game designer talk, "Making games is easy. Belonging is hard." received a standing ovation at the 2014 Game Developers' Conference. Learn more about Deirdra.
Time	Friday, October 17, 9:00a-10:00a
Location	Ballroom
Format	Keynote
Description	Years ago, as a young game designer breaking into the industry, I learned some very particular rules for what makes a game "good" and/or "fun". Later, I learned how to break these rules; here's why I did and why my work has been more meaningful for it.