Learning Empathy From Pokémon Blue
Tess Griffin • Boulder, CO • Talk

Date: October 06, 2025
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Have you ever looked at a bug and wondered why it actually happens? It's easy to chalk it up to sloppy coding, but that's almost never the case.

In this talk, we'll be dissecting an exploit from Pokémon Blue known as the "Missingno" glitch. We'll explore the details of each seemingly random bug behind this exploit, examining why these bugs occurred and what lessons we can apply to our Ruby code almost 30 years later.

If you've never played or even heard of Pokémon, that's ok! As long as you're interested in a deep dive into a fascinating set of bugs, this talk is for you.

Rocky Mountain Ruby 2025