Matt Forbeck and Red Rover – Gen Con 2009
by Chris Hussey

Next up was our interview with Matt Forbeck, RPG industry vet and successful author. Matt was here among other thigns to promote the ‘Brave New World’ Proof of Concept video, based on his RPG from the late 90′s. Below is just the interview. We’ve got some footage of the event, but need to finalize what we can release.

The “launch party” was an interesting concept that involved a live concert intercut with footage from the video, tying it all into a single event. It was similar to how I remember the launch of the RPG back in ’99, when they used actors to stage a short performance in the Exhibitor’s Hall that dealt with subject matter from the game.

And here is the ‘Red Rover’ incident. To recap what happened. On Saturday night at the Con, the fire alarms went off, and everyone was forced to leave the convention hall. This, of course put plenty of gamers in the streets, so much so, that they spilled over to both sides. I shot some general video, then came upon a group doing a reading of a Jack Chick track. When they were done, I made the joke to the crowd (off camera) that the other side of the street wanted to play a big game of Red Rover. To my surprise, they bought into it, and had some fun.