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Artist and Vendor Applications Open!

UPDATE 2/1/2025:

Applications are full! Please go here to be added to our waitlist

Applications for our 2025 Dealers’ Hall are officially open. Applications are reviewed on a first-come first-serve basis, and will remain open until all spaces are filled. Once all spaces are filled, any additional applicants will be added to a waitlist and contacted if a space becomes available.

Head to our Exhibitors page to apply!

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2024 Guest of Honour

Guest of Honour: Michael Cassens

Michael Cassens is a teacher, a computer scientist, a creative technologist, a gamer, and a game and a mobile application developer. His current focus is on being a better instructor, using gaming practices and theories to deliver better course content, and building better and more exciting games and applications for the marketplace using different games engines and mobile platforms. Michael is also the Director of Esports at the University of Montana with an emphasis on inclusion, diversity, and educational pathways for their players and team members.

Michael Cassens is a faculty member in the College of Arts & Media, where he teaches game design. He is also the head coach of the University of Montana Esports team, which he helped to create.

Michael is currently at the University of Montana as an Assistant Professor of the School of Media Arts. In addition to continuing his research, Michael teaches courses within the Game Design and Interactive Media concentration in the BFA program. These courses focus on preparing students to contribute to an evolving world using code and modern technology.

Michael also started his own consulting company in 2002 in which he still operates building software for small to medium-sized businesses. Michael has a B.A. in Biology as well as an M.S. Computer Science. Originally from Boulder, Colorado, St. Louis, MO, then, Victor, MT, Michael loves being outside with his family as well as mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, photography, and just being in nature.

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2024 Guest of Honour

Introducing our 2024 Guest of Honour!

 

Guest of Honour: Tobias

 

 

Tobias, for many moons, has been specializing in costume design, prop making, and performance. He gained infamy through his appearance on the TV show Steampunk’d and is known for his unique approach to costume design in which he integrates special effects and often realistic practicality. With a background in performance, including sword fighting, fire breathing, stilt walking, and over ten years of technical theatre and live event production experience, Tobias is a jack of all trades in many fields.

 

 

 

 

 

Having worked on both sides of a stage as both a performer and an event producer, he has extensive experience in Live Action Roleplaying (LARP) across the United States and has participated and worked in a variety of genres including Medieval Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Steampunk, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobias is proud to have had the opportunity to participate on projects involving various independent game studios, Critical Role, The Warp Zone, and more to bring even the most foolhardy and bombastic visions to life.