Dozens of great gaming podcasts come together every year for Gen Con in Indianapolis. This series is a capture of the podcasting panels recorded at Gen Con 2007. We all enjoyed learning from each other and hope you will take something from it as well.
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Gen Con Panel 009: The Future of Podcasting
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Podcasting is evolving fast as thousands of individuals and companies explore its use. We are just starting down this road and can see a lot of opportunity in new media consumption habits. Today, we explore the changes and trends of today, and the possibilities and uncertainties of tomorrow. |
Panelists include Jim and Mark from Fell Calls, Mark and Dan from Fear the Boot, and Tony Mast from Fanboy Smackdown, SciFi Smackdown, and Tony’s Losing It.
Gen Con Panel 008: Podcasting for your Marketing Program
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What started in hobby hands has grabbed the attention of professionals. Now, businesses are looking for ways to connect to people with this technology. While there may not be a right way to do it, there are certainly some wrong ways. Today, we discus some tricks and pitfalls of companies looking to integrate podcasting into their marketing program. |
Panelists include Christopher Perrin from The Cannon Pucture Show, Jay Lynn and Jon Stallard from Geeklabel Radio, and Don Dehm form Pulp Gamer.
Gen Con Panel 007: Podcasting Your Fiction with Michael A. Stackpole
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Michael Stackpole uses podcasting to entertain, educate, and promote his work. Mike offers tips and advise on how to use the medium and exercise its potential. Fiction reaches a wide audience and if done right, draws a lot of attention to your work. Make sure to listen to his podcasted novel, Fortress Draconis. Its a great listen and a fabulous sample of a quality performance. |
Gen Con Panel 006: Promoting Your Podcast
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Your content isn’t going to get anywhere if nobody knows about it. This panel talks about getting the word out and keeping them coming back for more. Most everything we discuss today are things you can do on a shoe-string budget or no budget at all. We start with a directory of directories at Podcast 411. |
Panelists include Christopher Perrin from The Cannon Pucture Show, JJ Lanza of Fist Full of Comics & Games, and Dan from Fear the Boot.
Gen Con Panel 005: The Interview
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A great stream of content for many of us is to go directly to the source. Learning how to conduct an entertaining and informative interview will bring your audience closer to their favorite designers, artists, authors, or publishers. Our group today covers topics that will help you prepare and polish the interview for your audience. |
Panelists include Christopher Perrin from The Cannon Pucture Show, JJ Lanza of Fist Full of Comics & Games, Jeremiah Lynch of Pulp Gamer, and Ryan Macklin from The Master Plan.
Gen Con Panel 004: The Game Review
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A common component across all of the gaming podcasts is the game review. Today we will answer questions about presenting a review your audience can both trust and enjoy. Each of our panelists take a different approach to sharing their enthusiasm with their fans. |
Panelists include Carol Hardy of All Games Considered, Stephen Conway and David Coleson of the The Spiel, Derek Rex of Pulp Gamer, and JJ Lanza of Fist Full of Comics & Games.
Gen Con Panel 003: Before Turning the Microphone On
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There is a lot that goes into a podcast before you start to record. Preparation single most important attribute to a good show. We start at the beginning with naming your podcast and talk through format, hosting vs co-hosting, scripting, and warming up for a good performance. |
Panelists include Mark Kinney of All Games Considered, Jeff Lower of Sons of Kryos, Mark Fender of Fell Calls, and Daniel Perez of The Gamer Traveler Podcast.
Gen Con Panel 002: Podcasting Hardware and Software
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We continue our panels with the hardware and software it takes to get the job done. We emphasize mostly where to begin but touch on what you can look forward to when you are sure this is where you want to spend your money. Some useful resources mentioned in today’s show include Audacity, the LAME mp3 encoder, Guitar Center, gbncom.com, and rpgpodcasts.com. |
Panelists include Ben Belestra and Mark Kinney from All Games Considered, Zach Ashmore from the Groovecast, and Ryan Macklin from The Master Plan.
Gen Con Panel 001: Podcasting 101
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We kick of the podcasting track in an obvious place, Podcasting 101. Panelists give a realistic look at the transition from being a fan, to being a fan with a voice. We look at staring software, hardware, preparation, editing, and format. Some useful resources mentioned include libsyn.com, feedburner, gbncom.com, and rpgpodcasts.com. |
Panelists include Christopher Perrin from The Cannon Puncture Show, Ryan Macklin from The Master Plan, Ethan Parker from Gamer’s Haven Podcast, and Jeff Lower from The Sons of Kryos.