Mark Ellis
Mark (he/him) is a writer of digital learning content, a tabletop game designer, and founder of the Vancouver Playtest group where 900+ members give feedback on tabletop game prototypes.
Sol Hashemi
Sol Hashemi views his artworks as mushrooms emerging from a vast mycorrhizal web. His practice spans foraging, experimental product photography, stoneworking, cooking, organizing, conceptual floral design, writing, curating, brewing, and online exploration.
Peter Davoust
Peter Davoust (he/him) is an artist, writer, and former software engineer who founded local Vancouver publishing company Shrimp Cult Press. He loves play, visual art, and the incredible power of storytelling.
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A is a new media artist and games organizer working on life-affirming and sustainable cultural infrastructures.
Noe Escobar
I am a game designer based in Vancouver. With a background rooted in both strategy and storytelling, I’ve spent years exploring the craft of board game design, developing a style that blends engaging mechanics with immersive thematic worlds.
Maibell Ong
Maibell Ong is a recent English MA graduate who specializes in cognitive linguistics and game studies.
Morgan Cselinacz
With a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Morgan Cselinacz also completed a Certificate in Computer Game Development during her undergraduate career, sparking her interest in the intersection between psychology and video game design.
Wren Handman
Wren Handman is a queer novelist, screenwriter, and videogame writer. She is a co-founder of Ludic Lemur Entertainment, a queer women-led indie studio making games that are radically playful, where she is the Creative Director.
Torien Cafferata
Torien Cafferata (they/he) is an AuDHD interdisciplinary artist originally from Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territory where they earned their BFA in Drama and trained as a performer, playwright, director, dramaturge, and educator.