Writers Panel

Speakers

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  Mal Burns (Poster Booth #2)
  

  Mal Burns (Poster Booth #2)

  Mal Burns is host of the “Inworld Review” – a weekly news and discussion program mostly focused on the hypergrid which has been running for over 15 years. Mal has used virtual environments for nearly two decades, is concerned about user interfaces in general and has a wealth of media and design experience behind him. In the organic sphere he is now retired and uses his experience to deploy and promote immersive spaces. He also has a twitter stream (@malburns) which provides news links on a daily basis.

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  Cynthia Calongne / Lyr Lobo (Poster Booth #3) OSCC Co-Chair, Professor
  

  Cynthia Calongne / Lyr Lobo (Poster Booth #3)

  OSCC Co-Chair, Professor

  Lyr is a Professor Emerita at Colorado Technical University, where she teaches doctoral AI classes and since 2005, 62 classes held in virtual worlds. A $25,000 Grand Prize winner for the Mars space simulation, she tests game simulations at Virtual Harmony. Lyr volunteers for AvaCon as a research scientist and is co-chair of the OSCC Organizing Committee

  https://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations

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  Nara Nook
  

  Nara Nook

  Nara Malone is an award-winning author, poet, and game writer. In addition she is a pioneering virtual world explorer, environmentalist, and game developer. Nara loves pushing the boundaries of all that is creative or geeky.

  https://www.youtube.com/@nextdimensiontales

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  Dorena Bree
  

  Dorena Bree

  Dorena: Dorena Bree, who used to go by Endora Twinklens in OpenSim, has been a part of Nara’s Nook since 2014. This was her first experience in 3D story building and she continues to learn something new every day. Primarily, she enjoys helping the writers at the Nook by making props for their stories. Her own stories tend to be comedically entwined with her love for campy B movies.”

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  Shannan Albright
  

  Shannan Albright

  Romance Author, Graphic Artist and Content Creator.

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  Petlove Petshop
  

  Petlove Petshop

  Petlove is a virtual denizen who has been involved in virtual worlds since 2006. She has focused on creative machinima and the positive effects virtual worlds can have on peoples’ real lives.