| Title | How to Make a Robotic Dinosaur (& Other Assorted Beasts): Confessions of a Dinosaur Doula Purchase / Wish List |
| Game Code | SEM25ND300212 |
| Start Date | Friday August 01, 2025 - 11:00 am |
| End Date | Friday August 01, 2025 - 12:00 pm |
| Cost | $0 |
| Tickets Available | 116/160 |
| Short Description | A career in puppetry, animatronics, & immersive theme park experiences has given Michael Schupbach the answers to all sorts of questions about his creatures that blink, roar, & bound across arenas! |
| Long Description | How do you teach someone to drive a full-scale T-rex? How much free will should we give the robotic Banshee from Avatar? These are the questions Michael Schupbach loves to answer. With a career spanning puppetry, animatronics, & immersive theme park experiences, his creatures have roared, blinked, & bounded across arenas & sound stages around the world. From baby dinos in Jurassic World Live, to the Banshee in Avatar the Experience, to Baby Banshees at D23, Schupbach's creations mix engineering & storytelling. In this fast-paced & funny talk, learn how scrappy experimentation fuels high-tech innovation, & how old-school puppet skills still shape cutting-edge creature design. Whether you're a builder, performer, fan, or just want to know what it’s like to make a Dilophosaurus spit, this session will leave you with a deeper appreciation for the art—& chaos—of bringing beasts to life. |
| Event Type | SEM - Seminar |
| Game System | |
| Rules Edition | |
| Group/Company | Puppetry Program |
| Minimum Players | 2 |
| Maximum Players | 160 |
| Age Required | Everyone (6+) |
| Experience Required | None (You've never played before - rules will be taught) |
| Location | Marriott |
| Room | Indiana Ballroom E |
| Table | |
| GM Names | Michael Schupbach |
| Web Address | www.facebook.com/genconpuppets |
| Email Contact | [email protected] |
| Tournament | 0 |
