{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64a754ccaba5c4001148d324/686416d8cc507bdab634a09b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 138: The Man Who Wrote the Book on Gen Con","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64a754ccaba5c4001148d324/1752085008708-43268006-09d5-4f1d-9de7-0b07c2de77a3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>When he was last on the show, Matt Shoemaker was the man who was writing a book on Gen Con. Dreamers, he's done it — he actually wrote the book on Gen Con, and <em>A Gathering of Gamers </em>is releasing later this year. You can sign up to find out more at the <a href=\"https://playstorypress.org/2025/05/29/coming-soon-gathering-of-gamers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Play Story Press website</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>At Gen Con this year, you can come to Matt's seminar with Jon Peterson entitled \"Exploring the Process and Sources for Writing Gaming History\" (<a href=\"https://www.gencon.com/events/283676\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link</a>). If you have a trade day badge, you can go to his seminar on \"Teaching With Games That Challenge Gaming Norms\" (<a href=\"https://www.gencon.com/events/282775\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link</a>). And of course he's going to be at everyone's favorite Saturday night event at the <s>WOTC</s> Lucas Oil Stadium: <a href=\"https://www.gencon.com/events/278485\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our live podcast recording</a>, where tickets are going fast. </p><p><br></p><p>Matt has been busy with more than just the book and the Gen Con events, as he documented the oral history of Origins 50 (<a href=\"https://origins50.org/s/50YearsofOrigins/page/welcome\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link</a>). You can also find him at PAX Unplugged, the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo (PAGE), Gary Con and Adepticon. </p>","author_name":"Quarex & Ben"}