Conference Speaker & Panel Host

Instructional Design, Communications, Digital Media & Video Games

SPEAKER

Red Labs

Social Media for Start-Ups
2023

Pitt Innovation

Digital Media Trends
2022

AWE Night Houston

XR Job Trends and Insights (Speaker)
2021

XR Virtual Symposium

XR 2020 Trends and Insights (Speaker)
2020

Pumps & Pipes

XR Executive Insights (Speaker)
2020

Industrial VR/AR Forum

XR Showdown™ & Future Training (Speaker)
2020

Dynamic Reality Symposium

Serious Games & Simulations (Speaker)
2019

Comicpalooza

Women In Gaming (Speaker)
2019

FanVest (Houston)

Esports/Sports Tech Innovation (Moderator)
2019

End Games Summit

Marketing Collegiate Esports (Co-Speaker)
2018

DreamHack (Austin)

How to Convince Your Parents to Support Esports Career (Speaker)
2018

The Art Institute (Houston)

Commencement Speaker
2018

Media Tech

Gamers of Houston (Speaker)
2017

TAGA

How Technology Facilitates Transmedia Storytelling (Speaker)
2017

SXSW (South by Southwest)

Full-Motion Video Games (Speaker & Host)
2016

Romance Writers of America

Transmedia Romance (Speaker & Host)
2014

GamesBeat

Who’s Got Game Innovation Showdown (Finalist)
2013

MEDIA

Digital Pubbing

KYS Realm and Transmedia, the Future of Storytelling
2013

Romance Writers of America

Transmedia Romance (Article)
2014

Storyacious

Transmedia and the Future of Storytelling
2014

Game Overload

Full Motion Video Game Development
2016

Houston CW 13 (TV)

Gamers of Houston Gov. Meeting (Geoffrey Trudeau) -- LINK
2017

Houston CW 13 (TV)

Gaming to Pay for College (Geoffrey Trudeau) -- LINK
2017

iHeartMedia 740 (Radio)

Youth & Video Game Jobs (Audrey Morton) -- LINK
2018

iHeartMedia 740 (Radio)

Video Game Industry year in Review (Audrey Morton) -- LINK
2018

Fox 26, Isiah Factor (TV)

Esports industry projected to make $2.3 billion by 2022 -- LINK
2018

Vertical Slice (Podcast)

Highlighting Healthcare Games Showdown™ (Anton Hill)-- LINK
2018

Click 2 Houston (TV)

Gaming for Mental Health Report (Ryan Korsgard)-- LINK
2018

ESPN Collegiate Esports (Live)

Countdown Live-Stream Show (Goldenboy & Letigress)-- LINK
2019

Houston Press

Comicpalooza Gaming Panels (Carlos Brandon)-- LINK
2019

PUBLISHED PAPERS

HP and Corinium

How VR & Immersive Technology are Shaping the Future of Learning & Development
2021, Sept

Energy Capital Magazine

The XR Trend
2021, May/June

Tech Asso. of the Graphic Arts

Enhancing Transmedia Storytelling
2017, April

“The #transmedia workshop was the most baller class I've taken at #RWA14. @KYSrealm #worlddomination”

Laura von Holt

“@KYSRealm ~ Thanks for such an awesome, detailed & passion filled workshop today. Can't wait for more Transmedia Romance!”

Megs Kay
karen snyder, art institute commencement speaker
TAGA speaker, karen snyder and phil snyder
fanjets, esports, speaker, karen snyder
SWSX speaker, karen snyder and sam barlow, full motion video games, FMV
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