The greatest Role-Playing Game in the known multiverse*! Join our players and the Dungeon Master as they seek gold and glory in a world created entirely by YOU! The monsters, the spells, the loot, and even the NPC dialogue are all created by the audience! What could possibly go wrong? Come watch this table of professional idiots desperately try to weave your ideas into a semi-coherent narrative. Heroes will rise. Dice will roll. The Gygax estate will inevitably sue.
Jonah Scott will no longer be appearing this year.
Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and Twitch Streamer from Los Angeles. Online and in the booth, he has done voice work with studios in Tokyo and across LA. Jonah has provided his 'Leading Man' voice to many video games and serials including Leads in Dying Light 2, Beastars, Attack on Titan, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and many more. Not just an accomplished actor, he is a classically trained singer with over 15 years of instruction across all disciplines. When he's not behind the mic, he is streaming content to his large Twitch community (twitch.tv/jonahscoot), watching anime or playing Dungeons & Dragons with his friends.
Super Art Fight is the greatest live art competition in the known universe, a live-action performance where two or more artists battle against each other on a giant canvas. With the help of two quipping hosts and the Wheel of Death, they compete for the audience’s affection in order to score the win. Yes, the winner of an Art Fight bout is determined by the fans, and the fans alone, as we use Science (known in some circles as a decibel reader) to determine how loud the crowd cheers and crown the winner. We pit cutting-edge artists against each other in the art of creative combat, reacting to whims of the fans.
The seed that grew into Yoga for Gamers was planted back in 2011, after Danielle attended her first MAGFest. She came to the event for her love of music, art, and video games, but her budding knowledge of yoga and its philosophy came with her too. Experiencing a convention was surprisingly a lot like being part of a yoga studio—surrounded by creative, open-minded, kind-hearted people in a community, where everyone is ready to connect, explore new artists, level up gaming skills, and most importantly—just feel free to be totally themselves.
Danielle’s approach to the yoga-gaming connection is, at its core, about uncovering authenticity, balance, non-judgment, awareness, and therefore greater power, in participants. These are skills that can be applied to live with less restriction in mind, body, and spirit—as well as to become a more effective and controlled gamer.
Danielle is a certified 500-hour yoga therapist (C-IAYT, RYT-500) and has been teaching since 2013.
Mike Rosson will no longer be appearing at this year’s event.
Mike Rosson’s vocal versatility has served him well in games like FALLOUT 4, as he ruled the wastelands as the Minuteman Radio Voice and the Vault Tech Scientist, and in FALLOUT 3 as Colin Moriarty, Dr Lesko, Gob and all male Ghouls. Mike took to space and battled all five legendary original Starfleet Captains as various Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians and Borg in Star Trek: Legacy & Star Trek Conquest. Visually, he has appeared in films such as John Waters’ “A Dirty Shame” and the cult classic “The Better Half.” Mike made his mark in stand-up comedy as the Cap’n Cable half of the legendary comedy duo The Video Pirates.
Never to be found without his trusty ukulele at his side, Mike occasionally utilizes the alias "Big Bill Brody." Mike has written songs and recorded backup vocals with the band The Pheromones, performed on The Doctor Demento Show, and improvised several classic bits on air live with the late, great Wolfman Jack on his nationally syndicated show. Mike can be seen playing some wicked bluegrass with his band "5:30 Somewhere." Mike busies himself with a podcast at ALaughOrTwo.com.
Mike has a tender heart, a quick wit, and is a pushover for the select few who call him by the nickname “Dad.” YOU however, can call him Mike. Or, if ye want to survive, address him as "Cap’n."
Neall Raemonn Price has been a tabletop game designer and fiction writer for more than a decade, writing for games such as Pathfinder, Vampire: The Masquerade, Scion, Legend of the Five Rings, and Harlem Unbound. In his spare time that isn't spent writing, he's an avid video gamer and statistician who lives with his girlfriend and an unspecified number of cats.
Wes Johnson will no longer be appearing at this year’s event.
Wes Johnson sleeps rather soundly for a murderer. Or wait, maybe that's one of his characters. The lines tend to blur.
Wes goes by many other names: Sheogorath. Lucien Lachance. The Silver Shroud. Fawkes. Moe Cronin. Herameus Mora. Imperial Guards. Hey You! Just to name a few. Here are a few details...
Wes was the guy who questioned you fresh off the boat in Bethesda Game Studio's "MORROWIND." He was both the Criminal Scum and the Guards who arrested them in "OBLIVION" as well as a Daedric Price of Madness named Sheogorath. Wes returned to Tamriel and the Elder Scrolls series in "SKYRIM", reprising Sheo, Lucien, and Hermaeus Mora. He reprised his Arena Announcer and Sheogorath from OBLIVION in ELDER SCROLLS: LEGENDS and ELDER SCROLLS: BLADES. He recently portrayed The Despot of Markarth, Ard Caddach in ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE: MARKARTH.
Wes was every Protectron Robot in Fallout 76, FO4 and FO3, fought for JUSTICE as The Silver Shroud and sold "Swattahs" in the wastelands of "FALLOUT 4." Wes stole your kills as Fawkes, swayed you to to do evil as Mr Burke, and bitched a lot as Scribe Bigsley in in "FALLOUT 3." He fought famous Starship Captains as Klingons in "STAR TREK: LEGACY and CONQUEST, can be found as Maghar Orcs in "World of Warcraft."
There are other things he cannot talk about... YET.
Wes voices NHRA racing and has been proudly UNLEASHING THE FURY and calling goals for the NHL's WASHINGTON CAPITALS since forever (and has a great big Championship ring to show for it).
Wes has been SEEN as well as heard in feature films such as John Waters' "A Dirty Shame," Chris Rock's "Head of State," "The Invasion," "For Richer or Poorer," and has made appearances on HBO's "VEEP," "The Wire," and NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street." He recently shot "Don't Look Up" for Netflix, and a pilot for FX. Wes was also in a pilot with the late, great Ed Asner and has voiced SpongeBob Squarepants promos on Nickelodeon.
A comedian and impressionist, Wes worked morning radio at WHFS-FM, was the comedy co-host on a national radio show with the late Wolfman Jack, and has performed songs on "The Doctor Demento Show." In the end, Wes is happiest about his role as husband to Kim and father to Ben, Sam and Max. He is owned by a spoiled Chi-weenie.
Jon St. John will no longer be appearing at this year’s event.
Jon St. John is one of the first videogame voice actors, who is best known as the voice behind the famous bad ass DUKE NUKEM. He has also voiced lead characters in games such as:
Sonic Adventures, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek: Online, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Rad Rodgers, This is the Police, D&D: Neverwinter, and as the new voice of the Dude in POSTAL 4: No Regerts.
As the voice of theme park characters, and literally thousands of TV and radio ad campaigns over the years, Jon is one of the most versatile, yet unrecognized voice artists working today.
Jon St. John is also now a team member of the very first indy game developer - Apogee, as the spokesman for the company. You can see his weekly “Apogee Now” gamer updates each of Apogees social media platforms.
An honored guest at gaming conventions around the world, Jon St. John is one actor who really enjoys meeting his fans…and it shows in his interactions with them.
FIBRE is a Romanian-born, DC based DJ, electronic music producer and audio engineer based in Washington, D.C. His influences include French House, Future Funk and Nu-Disco artists. In addition to releasing with online net labels mainstays such as Future Society Collective, Business Casual and Stratford Ct, he has released and promoted artists within the Future Funk space that has gathered millions of plays online.
FIBRE initially got his initial recognition by producing music under the Future Funk genre, a subgenre of vaporwave and plunderphonics. He has worked with online mainstay artists such as Vantage, Pad Chennington, Proux, Tendencies, The Phantoms Revenge & more. FIBRE is also the owner of Montaime, a record label specializing in Disco and online subculture electronic music.
Elisa Meléndez will no longer be appearing at this year’s event.
Elisa Meléndez is a voice actress (Tyreen Calypso, Borderlands 3), musician, and content creator hailing from Dallas, TX. When she's not rocking out, you can also catch Elisa watching bad movies and rolling bad dice as part of the FilmJoy cast on YouTube (Deep Dive, Hot Quest). As a longtime MAG fan, she's excited to be back making music, merry, and mayhem with you all.
Cutthroat Cosplay will no longer be appearing at this year’s event.
Three teams of expert builders go head to head with less than an hour to build costumes out of random scraps. Every 5 minutes, the teams may be sabotaged due to efforts made by the audience. Audience members may have to compete in physical challenges or answer trivia questions in order for their favored team to remain on top. It's like MacGuyver meets JoAnn Fabrics in the Thunder Dome, hosted by Tommy Sinbazo from 98 Rock & HULU Hour Comedy-Special!
For over a decade, members of Content Productions have been entertaining MAGFest attendees with ridiculous game shows, interactive workshops, and actual play sessions, all driven by audience suggestions and participants pulled from the crowd. Join them this year for returning favorites like Roll 4 MAGFest and Video Game Name That Tune, and brand new panels featuring puppet hosts, improv lessons, and a real-world version of Mario Party!
Jesse Cox is a gaming creator, personality and producer with over a decade of experience. Jesse’s work includes producing the hit indie game Monster Prom, and also a creator and executive producer of the YouTube Red esports comedy Good Game alongside Dan Harmon’s Starburns. He also podcasts, let's plays, reviews, and ruins his friends videos.
Antipode is an eccentric dance group that has combined their love of otaku/nerd culture with their love of belly dancing to create a unique form of dance known as geek belly dancing. Antipode performs throughout the year at numerous conventions. They were founded in 2005 and have performed all over the United States, Canada, and even in the United Kingdom.
The group is currently made up of three dancers: co-directors Ayla, the choreographer; and Merika, the costumer; and member Kaiya, our quirky propmaster. Though primarily the three, Antipode has had multiple guest dancers grace their shows, including Calixta Starr who will be joining them this year.
Fusing the theatrics of acting with a mix of cosplay, pop-culture, and off-beat humor Antipode brings the audience not just dance, but full geek entertainment.
Anairis Quiñones will no longer be appearing at this year’s event.
Anairis Quiñones is a voice actress most known for voicing Mirko in My Hero Academia, Nessa in Pokemon: Twilight Wings, Yelena in Attack on Titan, Mito in Sword Art Online, Yuki in Horimiya, and Rika in Wonder Egg Priority. You can also hear her in Ys IX, SMITE, RWBY, and Rainbow High. Her favorite video games include Undertale, NieR (PS3), Iconoclasts, Hollow Knight, and Rule of Rose. She loves metroidvanias, Soulsborne, and JRPGs, but most of all, Anairis loves a good story.
When she's not acting, she’s gaming, singing Steven Universe songs, or crushing on cute anime girls on Twitter.
dwangoAC is the keeper of TASBot, a robot that plays video games perfectly for charity events. TASBot presses buttons in order similar to a player piano and beats games perfectly, often employing game breaking glitches. TASBot content has helped raise more than $1M for various charities since 2016. A security consultant at Bishop Fox by trade, dwangoAC is the president of the North Bay Linux Users' Group and has presented at DEF CON, Thotcon, GeekPwn, and other hacker events.
