I Choose You! The Community and Health Benefits of Pokemon Go

For both my digital artefacts, I took advantage of the fact that I had two panels approved for PAX Aus. For those who dont know, PAX stands for Penny Arcade Expo, and is the biggest gaming festival in Australia. In the US, there is PAX East, South, West, Unplugged (for tabletop games), and here, PAX Aus.

PAX is held over three days, and part of PAX consists of community driven panels, and that’s where this fits in. 

The panel I am focusing on for this DA is the panel on Pokemon Go. Chris advised me that one of the best ways to go about making this panel my ‘group’ DA is to present to you my experience with pitching and making this panel come together.

Panels can be submitted by anyone, regardless of their place in the games industry, and can be pitched about any topic – as long as…