Matt Conn (born 1987 in

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) is the founder and former CEO of

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. He is known for the creation of

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, the cyberpunk story adventure game '' Read Only Memories'', and producing the LGBTQ video game documentary '' Gaming In Color''. He is also a founding member at BandPage, which was acquired by YouTube in 2016 and for winning the

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television program '' America's Worst Driver''. On March 26, 2018, Conn stepped down from the board of GaymerX and as CEO of MidBoss after allegations of sexual misconduct, underpaying workers, and workplace harassment.

GaymerX

(initially GaymerCon) was founded in February 2012 and launched its Kickstarter on August 1, 2012 with a goal of $25,000. It hit its goal within five days and ended up raising just over $91,000. The first convention was held on August 3 and 4, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The launch was covered by sites such as

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and GamePolitics.com. Throughout the fundraising campaign, organizers added new support levels, in addition to existing support levels that included admission to the event and voice acting from

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. At a session during the convention, McLain took part as assistant on a

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to help an attendee propose to his boyfriend by voicing a version of the song "

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" with reworked lyrics. Robosaurus fire

GaymerX2 was held at the InterContinental Hotel on July 11–13, 2014 in downtown San Francisco. It featured celebrities like former

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performer Fred Rosser (Darren Young) and sponsors like Indiecade,

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, and

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. GaymerX ran from 2013 until 2017 and has held events in San Francisco, San Jose, and New York City. It also inspired a spin-off event, GX Australia, in Sydney, Australia.

''2064: Read Only Memories''

'' 2064: Read Only Memories'' is a cyberpunk adventure game for the PC, Mac, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One and Linux. It was successfully funded on Kickstarter for $64,378 on December 12, 2013.

''America's Worst Driver''

On this series, which aired in mid-2010, Conn was penalized for being the worst driver in San Francisco by having his car destroyed by construction equipment. In the finale, Conn was named the winner of the program, and had a car representing him destroyed by Robosaurus.

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