Panels, discussions, speeches, etc

Diplomacy is a 50 years old strategy game. Seven great powers of the World War I are fighting over the control of Europe, but unlike most of the military strategy games, the emphasis of the game is on the diplomacy between players rather than pure combat. Nothing is forbidden in the negotiations. Introduction to Diplomacy introduces deeper aspects of the game and strategies to win.

Jonathan Tweet, the man behind the favourite games of entire role-playing generations, discusses his career in the role-playing industry and his work on 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons, Ars Magica and On the Edge.

After the presentation, Mr. Tweet will answer questions on the topics.

Fright Night, aka practical traumatology and forensic medicine for roleplayers and gamers. Requests for issues to be discussed are welcome before the Con, on a separate page. May be unsuitable for children.

Martin Ericsson unfolds in the vicinity of a few favorite tactics from his campaign in the borderlands of organizing, answers queries and shows as many pictures an movies he can muster. Contains Gonzo-organizing, sensory cluster bombing, diegesis, fetish phenomena, digital dreams and the art of loving your players.

WARNING : This is not just a game

Players! The core of this art form presents a powerful alternative to the global monoculture and constitutes a real threat to consensual reality. Its essence is subversive and revolutionary. Its goal is the liberation of the human soul. See you on the other side.

Part rant, part what if, all true. Contains immoral material.

Screen swordplay from Anakin to Zorro. A look at good, bad, funny and brutal swordsmanship on screen, with technical demonstrations and comments by Zorro himself (aka Guy Windsor).

Ramon Laan goes through basics of miniature sculpting, especially the topics of size and scale, anatomy, different sculpting techniques and the philosophies of the sculptors, what to keep in mind when sculpting for production.

A panel discussion on the representations of evil in roleplaying games. Mike Pohjola (chair), Martin Ericsson, Jonathan Tweet and J Tuomas Harviainen

Monsters in the real world: myxomycetes, medusas, weird critters from New Guinea - and more! One of the most popular lectures of Con 2002 is back, with Sampo Smolander and Esa Perkiö as lecturers. Includes interesting pictures, too.