Speakers
Nate Heiss, Game Design Director, Heiss Games LLC
Nate is a 20-year veteran of the games industry. He comes from pro-gaming beginnings with success on the Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour, he went on to work at Wizards of the Coast on trading card games (Magic), board games, and minis. He is a veteran of PopCap and Z2, where he designed mobile casual games such as Plants vs Zombies Heroes and Paradise Bay. He consulted internally for WB games and also was the Head of Game Design and Product for Machine Zone and their hardcore 4x game suite. Nate has a passion for great games, behavioral psychology, and travel. He does not compete at TCGs anymore but has since become a champion board gamer to keep his skills sharp.