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Our Featured Panelists
Jana Hallford
Producer, Writer & LockDownCon Founder - Swords & Circuitry / Uncharted Regions / The Case of EvilSusan Fox
Costumer & Podcaster - Executive Producer at Krypton Radio / Managing Editor Hollywood News CalendarNeal Hallford
Game Designer, Filmmaker & LockDownCon Founder - Betrayal at Krondor, Uncharted Regions, The Case of EvilAnne Toole
Game Designer & Writer - Horizon Zero Dawn / Curse of the Pharoahs (Assassin's Creed: Origins DLC) / The Lizzie Bennet DiariesXalavier Nelson Jr.
Game Designer & Writer - An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs / SkateBIRD / We Are the CaretakersHaris Orkin
Game Designer, Writer, Voice Director - Call of Juarez, Uncharted Regions "Trail of Fears", You Only Live OnceBrandon Easton
Screenwriter & Comics Author - Marvel's Agent Carter / Watson and Holmes / ThundercatsJohn Jennings
Editor & Graphic Novelist - Parable of the Sower / Box of Bones / Blacker the Ink: Constructions of the Black IdentityGabriel Valentin
Graphic Novelist & Musician - Digitial Lizards of Doom / Lizards & Labyrinths / Famous MonstersGeoffrey Thorne
Producer & Showrunner - Leverage / The Librarians / Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's QuestLori Cole
Game Designer - Quest for Glory, Castle of Dr. Brain, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, Summer Daze at Hero-U.Corey Cole
Game Designer - Game Designer - Quest for Glory, Castle of Dr. Brain, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, Summer Daze at Hero-U.Larry Nemecek
Author, Host, Actor - Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion / Portal 47 / The Trek Files / Star Trek ContinuesDr. Ali M. Mattu
Psychologist & Television host - The Psych Show / Netflix + Vox’s The Mind Explained: Anxiety / HBO’s Doctor CommentariesDr. Jyotika Virmani
Oceanographer, XPrize Director, & Filmmaker - Executive Director of Schmidt Ocean Institute / HashtagDr. Mary Jo Ondrechen
Professor & Researcher - Principal Investigator, Computational Biology Research GroupDr. Luis Echegoyen
Researcher & Editor - President of the American Chemical Society / Journal of Physical Organic ChemsitryDr. Gene Hallford
Professor & Research Analyst - Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterJudalina Neira
Producer & Screenwriter - Netflix’s The Girls on the Bus / The Flash / Daisy Jones and the SixCarvin Knowles
Composer & Filmmaker - The Funhouse Waltz / The Case of Evil / Peter Jackson's Hobbit Blog
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!

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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