Featured Panelists

Propeller Anime

Propeller Anime is an independent, Orlando-based organization dedicated to the promotion of Japanese animation. Their primary goal is to show great anime of different eras and genres while providing a fun, social environment for anime fans. To find out more, visit http://www.propelleranime.com.

Florida Whammy Entertainment

In the beginning there were game shows. Then there was anime. Then a group of 3 guys decided to do the unthinkable. Combine the two. That’s how FWE was founded.
Florida Whammy Entertainment is the name of the Panelist Organization that produces otaku game shows across Florida and have been expanding throughout the state like lightning!
FWE is led by a core team of 3 people who are in charge of 3 divisions within the team. Executive Producer Bryan Espinoza heads up the Operations Division which is in charge of day-to-day operations outside of conventions, and to keep the website and Social Media sites up to date and monitored. Executive Producer Kayleigh DeGollier is the head of our Production Division, which houses our graphics department, our question writers, our production assistants, and everyone else you could ever need to help build or run a game show. Executive Director Jonathan T. Nielsen is the head of our Direction Division which manages operations at conventions, and is also home of the programming department, which creates all the fabulous shows, which is the most important part of the team. FWE is also backed by a support team of over 20 individuals who lend their time and talent to helping FWE achieve its mission statement of bringing quality game shows to conventions across the southeast.
Florida Whammy Entertainment is proud to have been a part of this community for 5 years, and hopes
to be hosting game shows and other entertainment for at least 5 more years to come!
You can visit them online at www.floridawhammy.com or connect with them on facebook at
www.facebook.com/floridawhammy!

Michael Richmond

With a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Harvard University, an architecture license in both Florida and Oregon, and having worked on projects around the world, Michael Richmond is a perspicacious member of the architectural society. His academic interests include studying building envelope systems’ effect on energy consumption, along with the effect of occupant behavior on energy consumption. He is an adopter of the Architecture 2030 Challenge, and a member of the Society of Building Science Educators. But architecture isn’t all he knows. Richmond is an avid musician, having formally been a rock musician and singer/songwriter for the groupSpike the Cat. In his spare time he plays guitar, tenor banjo, Irish bouzouki, Irish whistle, and various percussion instruments. Nowadays you can here him playing traditional Irish music with An Triur. Richmond is also a fan of science fiction, favoring such authors as Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, J.G. Ballard, Kurt Vonnegut, H.G. Wells, and Jules Verne. Get excited, because Michael Richmond will be lecturing at SwampCon 2013 as an esteemed guest!