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Our Featured Panelists

Producer, Writer & LockDownCon Founder - Swords & Circuitry / Uncharted Regions / The Case of Evil

Costumer & Podcaster - Executive Producer at Krypton Radio / Managing Editor Hollywood News Calendar

Voice Actor/Actor - Star Trek Online / Origin: Beyond the Impact

Cosplayer

Cosplayer

Cosplayer

Game Designer, Filmmaker & LockDownCon Founder - Betrayal at Krondor, Uncharted Regions, The Case of Evil

Game Designer & Writer - Horizon Zero Dawn / Curse of the Pharoahs (Assassin's Creed: Origins DLC) / The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Game Designer & Writer - An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs / SkateBIRD / We Are the Caretakers

Game Designer, Writer, Voice Director - Call of Juarez, Uncharted Regions "Trail of Fears", You Only Live Once

Narrative Designer - Bluebeard's Bridge / HoloVista

Educator & Film Festival Director - The Horrible Imaginings Film Festival

Internet Host - Macabre Mondays

Screenwriter & Comics Author - Marvel's Agent Carter / Watson and Holmes / Thundercats

Editor & Graphic Novelist - Parable of the Sower / Box of Bones / Blacker the Ink: Constructions of the Black Identity

Graphic Novelist & Musician - Digitial Lizards of Doom / Lizards & Labyrinths / Famous Monsters

Producer & Showrunner - Leverage / The Librarians / Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest

Author - House of Whispers (The Sandman Universe) / Midnight Robber / Skin Folk

Founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company, and Digital Chocolate.

Game Designer - Deus Ex / System Shock / Ultima Underworld

Game Designer - Quest for Glory, Castle of Dr. Brain, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, Summer Daze at Hero-U.

Game Designer - Game Designer - Quest for Glory, Castle of Dr. Brain, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, Summer Daze at Hero-U.

Game Designer - Betrayal at Krondor / Wings / Defender of the Crown

Author & Host - Dungeons & Desktops / Honoring the Code / Matt Chat

Author - Empire of Grass / The Witchwood Crown / The Dragonbone Chair / Otherland

Author - The Anubis Gates / Forced Perspectives / The Stress of Her Regard

Author - Acacia: The War with the Mein / Unfettered / Pride of Carthage

Author - Last Song Before Night / Fire Dance / The Poet King

Producer & Science Advisor - The Orville / Cosmos: Possible Worlds / Mars

Author, Host, Actor - Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion / Portal 47 / The Trek Files / Star Trek Continues

Writer & Producer - Supergirl / Marvel's Jessica Jones / Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

Writer & Fellow at the Arizona State University Center for Science and the Imagination

Psychologist & Television host - The Psych Show / Netflix + Vox’s The Mind Explained: Anxiety / HBO’s Doctor Commentaries

Oceanographer, XPrize Director, & Filmmaker - Executive Director of Schmidt Ocean Institute / Hashtag

Professor & Researcher - Principal Investigator, Computational Biology Research Group

Researcher & Editor - President of the American Chemical Society / Journal of Physical Organic Chemsitry

Professor & Research Analyst - Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Actor - Star Trek: Enterprise / The Orville / True Blood / Uncharted Regions

Actress & Musician - Uncharted Regions

Actor - Uncharted Regions / Mank / The United States vs. Billy Holiday

VO Artist & Photographer - Uncharted Regions

Screenwriter - MacGyver / Superstition / SEAL Team

Producer & Screenwriter - Netflix’s The Girls on the Bus / The Flash / Daisy Jones and the Six

Executive Producer & Screenwriter - Batwoman / Castle / MacGyver

Podcaster & Host - Krypton Radio

Podcaster & Author - Shane Plays Geek Talk / Dungeons & Desktops 2.0.

Producer, Screenwriter & Podcaster - Deadly Dispatch / Afro Horror Podcast

Bookseller & Podcaster - A Galaxy Not So Far Away / Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore

Podcaster & Producer - TG Geeks / Uncharted Regions

Composer, Producer & Host - Space Command / Heist / Classical Fan Club

Composer - Daisy Belle / Love All You Have Left / The Appointment

Director - Hashtag / Cowboy Creed / Star Trek New Voyages

Composer & Filmmaker - The Funhouse Waltz / The Case of Evil / Peter Jackson's Hobbit Blog

Producer & Director - Daisy Belle / Zero / The Immortal Edward Lumley

Director & Producer - Cazadora / Waiting In the Wings / Playing With Beethoven

Composer & Writer - Doctor Who / Torchwood / Class

Filmmaker, Instructor & Director - S. Botello Productions / International Mobile Film Festival

Actor - Nori in The Hobbit / King Kong / The Lord of the Rings

Actor & Director - Dori from The Hobbit / King Kong / Mortal Engines

Actor - Criminal Minds / Scorpion / Lethal Weapon / The Case of Evil

LockDownCon introduces the first Swords & Circuitry Film Festival! This collection of short films will take you on a thrill ride through the lands of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, all produced by small-budget producers with tremendous imaginations. Screenings will begin on Friday, June 26th at 9 PM, Pacific Standard Time. At 11:00 PM, we'll bring you a collection of terrors specially curated by the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival director, Miguel Rodriguez.

We'll be announcing new selections for the festival every week, so come back soon to see what we've added!

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SCHEDULE

All Times Are Pacific Time

Friday, June 26th

5:30pm

Welcome

Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford

6:00pm

Cosplay Showcase: The Arts & Crafts of Make-Believe

Susan Fox, Dude Vader, Marc Biagi, Bat Rivera, Megan Fox, Jana Hallford (M)

7:00pm

Narrative Design For Computer Games

Neal Hallford, Anne Toole, Haris Orkin, Xalavier Nelson Jr., Whitney Beltrán, Jana Hallford (M)

8pm

Dinner Break

9pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival
Block 1

"The Con of Wrath: Teaser", "The Other Country", "Guitar Karate", "Daisy Belle", "Beauty & The Beast", "April's Big Day", "War of the Worlds Resurrection: VFX Demo", "Jenn Page: Director's Reel", "The Case of Evil"

10pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival
Block 2

"The Protectress", "Hashtag", "The Funhouse Waltz", "Macbre Mondays Special"

11pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival
Block 3 - Presented by Miguel Rodriguez & the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival

"Gingerfall Reckoning", "The Obliteration of the Chickens", "Re-Home", "Attention", "Caminante, Caminante!", "Playtime's Over", "Boxed", "LVRS"Waltz"

Saturday, June 27th

12:00pm

The Golden Age of Computer Gaming

Trip Hawkins,Warren Spector, John Cutter, Neal Hallford, Lori Cole, Corey Cole, Matt Barton (M)

1pm

Top Shelf Fantasy: Conversations With Epic Authors

Tim Powers, David Anthony Durham, Tad Williams, Ilana C. Myer, Geoffrey Thorne, Neal Hallford (M)

2pm

Optimism & The Futures Of Sci-Fi Worlds

Andre Bormanis, Larry Nemecek, J. Holtham, Dr. Ali M. Mattu, Andrew Dana Hudson, Neal Hallford (M)

3pm

Restoring Scientific Thought In America

Andre Bormanis, Dr. Mary Jo Ondrechen, Dr. Jyotika Virmani, Dr. Gene Hallford, Dr. Luis Echegoyen, Neal Hallford (M)

4pm

Sneak Preview: Uncharted Regions Episode "Haven" (Presentation sponsored by TG Geeks)

John Billingsley, Randy Davison,Fedra Ramirez, Daniel Pierce, Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford

5pm

I Am the Scribe From the Video: Fantastic TV Writers

Geoffrey Thorne, Brandon Easton, Judalina Neira, Teresa Huang, Nancy Kiu, Neal Hallford (M)

6pm

Heroes At the Mic: Quarantine Edition

Ben Ragunton, Sade’ Sellers, Shane Stacks, Gene Turnbow, Gary Roby, Neal Hallford (M)

7pm

Saturday Night Satellite Transmissions

Digital Lizards of Doom, David Raiklen, Steve Garbade

11:00am

Afro-Futuristic Visions In Comics

John Jennings, Geoffrey Thorne, Gabriel Valentin, Brandon Easton, Nalo Hopkinson, Neal Hallford (M)

Sunday, June 28th

12:00pm

Monsters In My Backyard: Filmmaking On A Budget

Jenn Page, William Wall, Carvin Knowles, Ben Alpi, Dr. Jyotika Virmani, Neal Hallford (M)

1:00pm

BIG FINISH: The Universe of Doctor Who

Marc Biagi, Blair Mowat, Neal Hallford (M)

2:00pm

Filmmaking with Mobile Phones

Susy Botello, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow

3:00pm

The Actor’s Journey: Getting Booked In Hollywood

Merrick McCartha, Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford

4:00pm

Convention Wrap Up

Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford

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Dont Worry. You aren't the only Fan left on the planet.

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Our Featured Panelists

Jana Hallford

Susan Fox

Marc Biagi

Dude Vader

Megan Fox

Batt Rivera

Neal Hallford

Anne Toole

Xalavier Nelson Jr.

Haris Orkin

Whitney Beltrán

Miguel Rodriguez

Malia Miglino

Brandon Easton

John Jennings

Gabriel Valentin

Geoffrey Thorne

Nalo Hopkinson

Trip Hawkins

Warren Spector

Lori Cole

Corey Cole

John Cutter

Matt Barton

Tad Williams

Tim Powers

David Anthony Durham

Ilana C. Myer

André Bormanis

Larry Nemecek

J. Holtham

Andrew Hudson

Dr. Ali M. Mattu

Dr. Jyotika Virmani

Dr. Mary Jo Ondrechen

Dr. Luis Echegoyen

Dr. Gene Hallford

John Billingsley

Fedra Ramirez

Randy Davison

Daniel Pierce

Teresa Huang

Judalina Neira

Nancy Kiu

Gene Turnbow

Shane Stacks

Sade’ Sellers

Gary Robey

Ben Ragunton

David Raiklen

Steve Garbade

Ben Alpi

Carvin Knowles

William Wall

Jenn Page

Blair Mowat

Susy Botello

Jed Brophy

Mark Hadlow

Merrick McCartha

SCHEDULE

All Times Are Pacific Time

5:30pm

Welcome

6:00pm

Cosplay Showcase: The Arts & Crafts of Make-Believe

7:00pm

Narrative Design For Computer Games

8pm

Dinner Break

9pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival Block 1

10pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival Block 2

11pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival Block 3 - Presented by Miguel Rodriguez & the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival

12:00pm

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival
Block 1

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival
Block 2

Swords & Circuitry Film Festival
Block 3 - Presented by Miguel Rodriguez & the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival