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Join Us July 18- 20 DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, Michigan
We are teaming up with Realm Makers, the Christian sci-fi and fantasy writers’ conference, to co-locate our conferences at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Come show off your game, art, and services in the 55,000 square foot convention expo.
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Jacob Benton
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Duration: 50 minute
Jacob Benton is a systems designer with over 15 years of experience in the FPS space. Jacob’s journey into game design began at Microsoft Game Studios, working on the Halo franchise. After working on multiple Halo titles, he transitioned to Bungie and was part of the team that developed and launched Destiny 1. He continues today as a Design Director on Destiny 2.
Beyond his career, Jacob is a husband, father, and devoted follower of Christ. A former church planter in Seattle, he and his family now reside in Orlando, Florida.
Joe Bragg
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Duration: 50 minute
Joe is the founder of Christian Board Gamers, Meek Heroes Gaming, & host of The Christian Board Gamers Podcast which is part of the Love Thy Nerd Podcast Network. Joe’s love for Jesus fuels all that He does & Joe has taken that love for Christ & His enjoyment of board games & pursued God’s call on his life to minister to the board game community. Joe has over 15 years of direct ministry experience, including youth ministry & executive leadership roles. As a designer Joe released Meek Heroes Victory in 2022 & he has since embarked on a 2nd edition which takes Victory into a far deeper thematic space that provides players with a submersive & engaging experience.
Benjamin Carcich
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Duration: 50 minute
Benjamin Carcich started his career as a military officer before shifting into game dev at Riot Games working on League of Legends. He spent over 8 years there, starting in associate production roles and eventually advancing to director roles.
He left Riot to start a consultancy in 2020, realizing his ability to change the industry through better leadership would be best realized independently. Ben has supported individual producers, game studios, and publishers ever since.
Ben spent time on League post-launch (2011-2017) and on Valorant while it was in R&D.
He’s a certified co-active coach and official ICAgile trainer and has been teaching concepts around Agility, Production, and Game Development Leadership since 2015. Ben hosts the Building Better Games podcast and newsletter and has spoken at multiple events including GDC, IGDC, Shawnee Game Conference and more.
Philip Conrod
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Duration: 50 minute
Philip Conrod was one of the first pioneers in the Christian Game Industry. He developed his first game on a Commodore PET in 1977. After graduating from WarrenTech in 1982, Philip co-founded BibleByte Books & Games with his parents. You can watch his CGDC 2016 keynote presentation on the “First 20 Years of Christian Game Development” on our CGDC YouTube channel here.
Since then, Philip has published dozens of apps and games over the past 40+ years. He has also authored, co-authored and edited over two dozen technology related textbooks for the academic market which can be found in online bookstores like Amazon, Walmart and ChristianBook.com. Philip’s applications, games and textbook tutorials have been downloaded and used by over 1 million people.
Philip has also served in various Information Technology leadership roles for Fortune 500 companies like Sundstrand Aerospace, Safeco Insurance, FamilyLife – CRU, Kenworth Truck Company, Paccar, and SVP/CIO for Darigold. Philip currently serves as the CEO of Kidware Software and BibleByte Books & Games. Philip has also taught App & Game Design and Development to K-12 & University Level students.
Philip holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems and a Master’s certificate in the Essentials of Business Development from Regis University.
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