Gen Con @ UW-Parkside Digital Collections
Did you attend Gen Con XI? Check out the virtual representation of our Art in The Library photo gallery and help us put names to faces!
Our aim is to learn more about Gen Con as it existed at UW-Parkside between 1978 and 1984. Table-top games, including Dungeons and Dragons, are rich in history, and they continue to grow in influence. Gen Con has been integral in table-top game development and culture; however, we have little information of its time at the UW-Parkside. Heather and Shauna, the librarians, have dug through the archives and
created a substantial beginning display of what we know, but I am hoping to gather additional information from people who may have been around or participated in Gen Con when it was held at the university.
We can interview in person, online, or phone call. Contact us gencon@uwp.edu.
(We’re completely open to additional questions, or ones that may make more sense!)
Demographics
D&D and Role-Playing Games
Tell me about your favorite tabletop or gaming campaign; how long did it last and what was your role?
A great Dungeons and Dragons campaign cannot be possible without the word and world-weaving abilities of a good Dungeon Master (DM). Did you ever run a campaign as a DM?
What is your favorite edition?
Gen Con Specifics
D&D Resurgence
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During D&D’s surge of popularity in the late 70s – early 80s (and if you played at that time) did you ever have to navigate concern emerging from ‘satanic panic’?
Closing Q’s
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