Joshua Pate-Terry (The Okayest GM)
MisCon 40 Attending Professional
Josh is a tabletop role-playing game master and a licensed clinical therapist. He is one of the hosts of the RPG Psych podcast which explores the intersection of metacognition and tabletop gaming. He has been playing tabletop games since 1987.
Web site: https://rpgpsych.buzzsprout.com/2433702
Scheduled Panels and Games:
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=Moderating
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(Tentative)
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Fri 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Improving Communication at your Game Table, Great Hall 3
Panelists: Joshua Pate-Terry (The Okayest GM)Gaming is most often a social activity. Humans have been engaging in games throughout their existence. At the core of any social activity is some form of communication. How we speak and interact is crucial to having and sharing a good time. So let’s discuss ways to improve our communication and our joy at the game table.
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Fri Noon - 12:50 PM, Surviving the Con, A Mental Health Guide, Rocket Tent
Panelists: Joshua Pate-Terry (The Okayest GM)Conventions can be a lot of stimulation, both fun and scary. Managing the challenge of mental health and crowds can be difficult. This panel is a chance to sit down with a licensed clinical anxiety treatment professional and learn about anxiety and other mental health issues that you might run into at any convention or festival and to learn some tools to help you manage those mental health hurdles. We want you to have the best time you can at the convention and feel as safe as you can.
