Our Story
This Just In...From Gen Con! is a special podcast produced live at Gen Con Indy. Hosted in 2011 by Daniel M. Perez and Rich Rogers,
they work hard to capture the excitement and mania that is Gen Con --
both for listeners who can't make it and for those who sync their MP3
players at the show!
If you'd like to come to the show live,
you can find the TJI crew at the Caucus room in the Westin hotel,
broadcasting 11 AM & 5 PM Thursday through Saturday, and 11 AM Sunday.
The Impact
While there are many other media sources pumping out content related to Gen Con, This Just In... From Gen Con is the only show recording and releasing episodes right at the show. TJI gathers industry insiders and prominent fans as guests to bring a bit of the excitement and madness that are the best four days in gaming, packages it into 15-minute chunks of audio awesomeness of interest to both those who couldn't make it as well as to those attending the show.
This year we are trying a couple new ways to bring the moment-to-moment excitement of Gen Con to the fans, including a 5-minute 6 AM "Today At The Show" segment and aTumblr feed documenting the convention as we experience it ourselves.
What We Need & What You Get
Your contributions will go towards funding the show hosts' travel and stay at Gen Con Indy while they work on TJI. Planning, soliciting, booking, producing, recording, editing and uploading the show are all very time-consuming tasks for any podcast, but especially for one that is meant to record and release twice a day over a 4-day period. By becoming a contributor, you help us get to Gen Con and spend our time bringing you the best show we can, especially this year when we will be doing a Tumblr feed which will be updated maniacally during the show with
pics, out-of-context quotes, video snippets, etc., allowing fans to
see/hear/experience Gen Con through our eyes as it happens.
In return you get our eternal gratitude posted for all the world to see on our website under TJI 2011 Season Credits. We also have a TJI sticker, a T-shirt for dedicated supporters, as well as the opportunity to sponsor one day of episodes, or even the entire 2011 Season, and join us as special co-hosts.
NEW PERKS!
- Check out our new t-shirt design:
- All contributors at the $10 Friend of the Show level and higher get a limited edition exclusive character for the new flash-fiction roleplaying game Guestbook, by David A. Hill, Jr. and Filamena Young. Only 100 copies of this character will be printed.
- All contributors at the $10 Friend of the Show level and higher get a new adventure for Bulldogs! and a new campaign frame for Mortal Coil, both by creator Brennan Taylor.
- All contributors at the $50 Supporter of the Show level and higher get a PDF copy of Chris Perrin's roleplaying game, MECHA. [6/21/11]
- The contributor at the $500 Patron of the Show level gets a custom-made MECHA setting reference schematic (SRS) written by creator Chris Perrin, including about 10 pages of material plus a couple pieces of art. [6/21/11]
- All contributors at the $10 Friend of the Show level and higher get an exclusive Indianapolis Transmission for Jeremy Keller's Technoir RPG. [6/20/11]
Other Ways You Can Help
Tell your friends about This Just In... From Gen Con! Use Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, carrier pigeons, smoke signals and ESP to tell every single gamer out there about the show. The more people tune in, the better the party!
If you're going to Gen Con, listen at the show every day starting at 6 AM, and then at midday and evening; drop by the recording room (Caucus room at the Westin Hotel) and be a part of our audience; spread the news heard on our show to all your friends and tell those you visit that you heard about them on This Just In... From Gen Con.
If you're not going to Gen Con, listen every day and be a part of the virtual convention at large. Check out what the hosts and guests have to share about the show; go online and check out the guests websites and let them know you heard of their great projects on our show; share the episodes with all your other gamer friends not in Indy and let's all of us enjoy the best four days in gaming no matter where we are.
