2025 Speakers
John Bond, Co-Founder, Tea Witch Games
John is a queer Taiwanese-American independent Game Developer. Initially from a teaching background, John has been working as a tech artist and animator for games on Steam and Newgrounds for the last 6 years. John focuses mainly on meshing the retro aesthetic with new mediums and techniques. Several games they've worked on have been put on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Nintendo Game Boy. John has also served as a lead artist on commercials and an RCA music video. Currently, John is the Co-Founder of Tea Witch Games, an independent games studio, and teaches Pixel Art at Cornish College of the Arts.
