Rebekah Davis-Matthews
Sessions in which Rebekah Davis-Matthews attends
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Beginning Crochet San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Cards Against Humanity San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- "A party game for horrible people."Play begins with a judge, known as the "Card Czar", choosing a black question or fill-in-the-blank card from the...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Nerdvana Podcast San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Science Fiction: Juveniles vs. YAs San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In the 1950's and 60's, master writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein wrote outright juvenile novels alongside their adult works. Eleanor...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Science Make and Takes San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 2 hours
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Dice Bags - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Make your own small bag, just the right size for dice or small treasures. Parents – smaller kids will need help with this craft, as it will require...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- The Explosion of the Use of Bodily Fluids in Video Games San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Fannish Families San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How can we as parents teach our kids about the things we love, and what can we learn from them? Fans of different generations talk about kids growi...
- Gaming from the 80’s to the Present and Beyond San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Our panelists will discuss the evolution of pen and paper RPG’s and board games. We will discuss humble roots of self publishing to the consolidati...
- Telling Good Science from Bad San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- There are all kinds of bad science out there — simple errancy (cold fusion), crackpottery (HIV doesn't cause AIDS), fraud (vaccines cause autism), ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Fairy Doors - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Magic & Science San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A writer's perspective on how human beings have explained and interacted with the world around us, starting with magic, moving into science, then c...
- Social Anxiety and Video Games San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Super Kids - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Ready Player One San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Beginning Finger Loop Braiding San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 3 hours
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Firefly Fluxx Tournament San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 3 hours
- Join us for a chance to win you own copy of Firefly Fluxx, sponsored by Looney Labs! Three tables of players will compete for a spot at the Finals ...
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Zombies: Not Just for the Apocalypse San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Adapting Video Games for Film San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What are the failures and successes? Why are video games so difficult to adapt well? What games would you most like to see in film, and how do you ...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Theme Circle: I Love The 80s
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Blood Corral Screening San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 3 hours
- What if Stephen King's characters came after him ...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Jackbox Party Games San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Join us for easy-to-play party games for your friends, family, and fellow inmates. Players join by simply using the web browser on their smartphone...
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Teen Guided-Storytelling Workshop San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM | 2 hours 59 minutes
- Come one, come all teens of a creative bent. Whether you're already a bit of a bard or just curious, we'll find a role for you to play in this e...
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Cards Against Humanity San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- "A party game for horrible people."Play begins with a judge, known as the "Card Czar", choosing a black question or fill-in-the-blank card from the...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Younger Than the 80s San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Madlibs - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Hidden Disabilities San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- OK Computer: How Science Fiction Inspired Music from the 90s to the Present San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A conversation about how the genre has influenced and inspired the music of today, whether directly through theme and imagery, or indirectly throug...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Arcade Etiquette San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Back when playing video games meant a trip to the mall or the corner market, there were rules on how you acted and played. We remember those rules,...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Why Are We Still Talking About Cultural Appropriation? San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How Many Coins Would You Insert? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Our convention theme is "Insert Coin to Continue," so how much are you willing to pay to be entertained? Ten bucks lets you watch a movie that cost...
- Firefly Bingo San Mateo Marriott - Convene 2
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample, known locally as Fanty and Mingo, have organized a new members-only event at the Maidenhead in the form of an Eart...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Kids Dance Party - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- How to Write Parody San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Advanced Finger Loop Braiding San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Genetic Diseases and Stories: Where Can We Go? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- The Future Of Sex: A Discussion About the Possibilities San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Ebooks, Audio, and Good Old Fashioned Paper San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How many hundreds of books do you keep in boxes? And yet, does your heart belong to e-books? If yes, why? If no, why not? Is there a future for mix...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Handspinning San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 2 hours
- Learn the ancient craft of handspinning. Come learn to make a drop spindle from simple materials and then learn to make yar...
- Preteen/Teen Games - Family Friendly San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2.
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- FanBoy Planet San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Designer Babies San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Two Chinese babies have been born, with edited genes. What were they trying to do? Was it successful? Was it ethical? What's the latest on genetic ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Cartoons, Mental Health, and You San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- A look into animation in the past decade and the influence this has had for social minorities, the mentally and physically disabled, and more. This...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Open Crafting and Stash Giveaway San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour