2019
Revolution Hall
Portland, Oregon
September 5–8, 2019
Field Notes design by Maja Dlugolecki
Field Notes design by Maja Dlugolecki
Animation by PMurphy
Animation by PMurphy
After supersizing XOXO in 2018, we returned to our original size and venue, keeping our favorite addition from the previous year: two nights of Arcade and Tabletop, with everything finally at the same venue.
Soleil Ho speaking
Soleil Ho speaking
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Recap

Videos

Lineup

Conference

Hosts

Helen Zaltzman

The Allusionist

Hrishikesh Hirway

Song Exploder

Speakers

Tracy Clayton
Another Round/Strong Black Legends
Emma Kinema
Game Workers Unite
Harry Brewis
Hbomberguy
Rekka Bellum & Devine Lu Linvega
Hundred Rabbits
Katherine Paul
Black Belt Eagle Scout
Soleil Ho
Restaurant Critic
Caitlin Doughty
Mortician/Author
Jahkara J. Smith
Sailor J/NOS4A2
Emily & Amelia Nagoski
Burnout
Lindsay Ellis
Video Essayist
Mikki Kendall
Writer/Cultural Critic
Nat Puff
Left At London
Jenny Odell
Artist/Writer
Rhea Butcher
Comic/Actor/Writer

Story

You're Wrong About…
Michael Hobbes & Sarah Marshall
Everything Is Alive
Ian Chillag
Yo, Is This Racist?
Andrew Ti & Tawny Newsome
The Allusionist
Helen Zaltzman & Martin Austwick
Punch Up The Jam
Miel Bredouw & Demi Adejuyigbe

Video

The Nerdwriter
Evan Puschak
Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry
Earworm
Estelle Caswell
Say It Loud
Hallease
SmallBü Animation
Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera
Unraveled
Brian David Gilbert

Arcade

UFO 50
Mossmouth & Friends
Spelunky 2
Mossmouth / BlitWorks
Get in the Car, Loser!
Love Conquers All Games
Samurai Gunn 2
Teknopants
Calico
CatBean Games
The Wild at Heart
Moonlight Kids
Mutazione
Die Gute Fabrik
Killer Queen Black
BumbleBear Games
Later Alligator
Pillow Fight Games / SmallBü Animation
Ikenfell
Chevy Ray Johnston
PIGSquad Showcase

Tabletop

Rosenstrasse
Unruly Designs
Root: The Underworld
Leder Games
Mechanica
Resonym
Wavelength
Alex Hague / Justin Vickers / Wolfgang Warsch
Tilt Five
Jeri Ellsworth / Amy Herndon
1001 Odysseys
Asmadi Games
The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance
Twogether Studios
Reigns: The Council
Nerial
XOXO Tabletop Library
Jonathan Liu

Patrons

Company Patrons

Thank you to Intel, Mailchimp, Mozilla, and Projector for sponsoring this year’s festival. XOXO would not be possible without their generous support.

Extra special thanks to Mozilla for covering the cost of our free on-site childcare, and to Projector for covering the cost of our live captioning.

Community Patrons

Thank you to the many individuals, organizations, and companies who directly contributed towards our subsidized pass lottery this year.

We’d also like to thank our friends at Cotton Bureau, Scout Books, and Steven Smith Teamaker for their generous in-kind sponsorship.

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