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GaymerX
GaymerX is an American 501c3 non-profit dedicated to celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ people and culture in the world of gaming, with a focus on video games. GaymerX puts on a fan-facing convention with LGBT-oriented gaming and geek culture, or gaymer, with panels primarily focused on LGBT issues and debates in the gaming industry. History GaymerX was founded in August 2013 by Matt Conn and Toni Rocca as part of MidBoss. The goal was to establish a space for those who felt larger gaming conventions like E3 were unwelcoming places for LGBT gamers. The first instance of GaymerX was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, and occurred on August 3 and 4, 2013 in San Francisco, CA. Organizers have said the event is about uniting gay gamers, not creating a division among gamers, as they want to create a "safe place" for LGBT gamers. The planned convention began with significant news coverage of its initial Kickstarter launch, but the event achieved more widespre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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GaymerX is an American 501c3 non-profit dedicated to celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ people and culture in the world of gaming, with a focus on video games. GaymerX puts on a fan-facing convention with LGBT-oriented gaming and geek culture, or gaymer, with panels primarily focused on LGBT issues and debates in the gaming industry. History GaymerX was founded in August 2013 by Matt Conn and Toni Rocca as part of MidBoss. The goal was to establish a space for those who felt larger gaming conventions like E3 were unwelcoming places for LGBT gamers. The first instance of GaymerX was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, and occurred on August 3 and 4, 2013 in San Francisco, CA. Organizers have said the event is about uniting gay gamers, not creating a division among gamers, as they want to create a "safe place" for LGBT gamers. The planned convention began with significant news coverage of its initial Kickstarter launch, but the event achieved more widesprea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaymer
Gaymer and gay gamer are umbrella terms used to refer to the group of people who are identified as homosexual and have an active interest in video games or tabletop games, also known as gamers. Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender gamers are often categorized under this term. This demographic has been the subject of two large surveys that attracted press coverage: by Jason Rockwood in 2006, who noted the level of prejudice that gaymers endure, and by Paul Nowak in 2009 focusing on what gaymers expect of video games. A gaming convention oriented to LGBT gaming and geek culture, GaymerX, first took place on August 3 and 4, 2013, in San Francisco. Chris Vizzini, owner of the gaming site ''Gaymer.org'', was involved with several online communities (in special with Reddit) between 2007 and 2013 in a controversy and legal dispute over the trademark of the term ''gaymer'', which ended when Vizzini surrendered the right to the term and the trademark was cancelled. In recent years, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Conn
Matt Conn (born 1987 in San Francisco, California) is the founder and former CEO of MidBoss. He is known for the creation of GaymerX, the cyberpunk story adventure game '' Read Only Memories'', and producing the LGBTQ video game documentary ''Gaming In Color''. He is also a founding member at BandPage, which was acquired by YouTube in 2016 and for winning the Travel Channel television program ''America's Worst Driver''. On March 26, 2018, Conn stepped down from the board of GaymerX and as CEO of MidBoss after allegations of sexual abuse, underpaying workers, and workplace harassment. GaymerX GaymerX (initially GaymerCon) was founded in February 2012 and launched its Kickstarter on August 1, 2012 with a goal of $25,000. It hit its goal within five days and ended up raising just over $91,000. The first convention was held on August 3 and 4, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The launch was covered by sites such as Examiner and GamePolitics.com. Throughout the fundraising camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MidBoss
MidBoss is an American video game and media production company that was founded by members of the GaymerX team as they expanded beyond GaymerX into other ventures, specifically ''Gaming in Color'' and '' 2064: Read Only Memories''. On March 26, 2018, Matt Conn stepped down as CEO of MidBoss after allegations of sexual abuse, underpaying workers, and workplace harassment. Cade Peterson was tapped as the new CEO in April 2018. ''2064: Read Only Memories'' '' 2064: Read Only Memories'' is a cyberpunk adventure game, released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, SteamOS, Linux and Ouya on October 6, 2015, and on PlayStation 4 on January 17, 2017. It was successfully funded for $64,378, via Kickstarter on December 12, 2013. ''Gaming in Color'' ''Gaming in Color'' is a documentary film that focuses on queer gamers and industry workers, and the movement to include LGBTQ characters and themes in video game narratives. This project also received funding through a Kickstarter campaign in May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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