TRD – Trade Day Event
What moves a gaming video from good to great, and how can you do this at home or in your shop? Many of the factors are similar to what you might already know from games you play. Learn some basics of sound, lighting, camera placement, and pacing by comparing production techniques to game mechanics! After […]
With the proven effectiveness of classroom rpgs, challenge for game developers and educators in writing and creating for classrooms is to understand the most effective way to bring their understanding of games into pedagogy for different classrooms. Join two experienced university instructors with a combined 20 years experience teaching a variety of subjects at the […]
So you want to learn more about using or designing games for the classroom? This is the place to start! Dr. Heidenreich will go over some of the most important– or most fun– books published on the topic. From Jim Gee’s “What Video Games Have o Teach Us about Learning and Literacy” to Jesse Schell’s […]
In this boot camp brainstorm, you will enhance a teaching lesson or training exercise with the mechanics of popular board games in multiple one-minute rounds. Whether you need to teach the rules of citation or compliance, there’s a game plan that can help. If you’re an educator, training manager, presenter, instructional designer, or game designer, […]
Standard curricula across all disciplines—even business!—fail to take advantage of lessons from business. However, experts have studied and written about business practices extensively, offering insights that can be incorporated into almost any setting. Bringing these business principles into the classroom allows students to see how their work and the skills they’re developing, no matter the […]
In this session, games lawyer Anna Poulter-Jones will provide an overview for tabletop retailers and other industry professionals on fundamental points of commercial and intellectual property law, as well as providing a toolset for licensing and protecting IP, with practical examples on how to navigate more challenging areas such as open licensing (think OGLs, ORCs, […]
After attending this event you will learn the following: where to locate sources for questions, different types of trivia games you can play with patrons and staff, how to create a well balanced trivia game or a trivia game based on a theme, how you can adapt games like Wits and Wagers to be suited […]
Recommendations include content area and grade level considerations as well as student developmental, ability, emotional, social, physical, and readiness (ZPD) needs. Game modifications and variants will also be discussed..
Presented by Beth Pintal (Librarian, Indianapolis Public Library). You will be provided tools to help you resolve any real life problems that may infiltrate your gaming group. Today, we deal with a lot of division. These tools will help you work through problems that arise due to conflicts in your group, including political, racial, sexism/misogynic, […]
Children possess two educational technologies: Story and Play. These are the tools they use to interact, lean, and develop both physiologically and psychologically. Popular culture can have a great influence on their development for better or worse. This seminar will examine how stories like those found in Star Trek, with their pro-social messages, can help […]
For the past two years, the presenter has been running a therapeutic gaming group in a 2-year community college setting, utilizing different games including D&D and Dungeon World. This presentation is NOT designed to take the place of therapeutic training, but will go into some of the goals of therapeutic gaming, as well as the […]
The Lexington Gaming Association hosts game nights at our local friendly game shop Wednesday nights and our local Barnes and Noble Thursday night. We also host a game day on the Second Saturday of the month in the library and run D&D on the Third Saturday at another library. We will discuss what games we […]
Presented by Beth Pintal (Indianapolis Public Library) and Kyle Schenetzke (Hamilton Co Public Library).What are the basics you need for a game program at the library or a school? This can include board, card, RPG, and toys. And even video games!
National Security Decision Making Game, Inc. designers discuss the American Revolution Crisis Game. The team has conducted seminar gaming since 1990, using professional techniques. As the US observes the 250th anniversary of key events, they felt it was a good time to reflect on personalities, agendas, events & energies that drove decisions. Developed in 2022 […]
We know playing tabletop RPGS are beneficial to school age children. It can do amazing things for social skills, executive functioning, creative writing, historical understanding, and many other things. But have you had the chance to PLAY like a student may play? Come join Danielle Powell in an educators exclusive run of a TTRPG, just […]
SVHS, a 6-12 high school, has joined up with the IASP and GYO.gg to bring e-sports to our students. As a non-video gamer, I had a lot to learn to get the ball rolling. We will talk, devices, tech/network, games, organization and communication, and most importantly, how to get kids to realize this is a […]
This session is run by two experienced junior high teachers who have had a successful game club after school for 10 years, a 6-year gaming summer camp, and 6 years of a weekend role-playing club. We have a plan for making a board game club or a role-playing club. We will present ideas for starting […]
Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, & Discord are each amazing tools for finding and building your digital community! Show your followers what you stand for before they even walk in your doors!
Using social media to highlight special promotions, share product or event information, or even create digital campaigns to drive traffic to your store or events. Additionally, social media can be used to create a sense of community among your customers, helping to build relationships and encourage loyalty. Come pick the brain of Gen Con’s social […]
Learn about our cool products and why they’ll be a great thing to have in your store or other location.
When approached, facilitated, and debriefed intentionally, these games can become potential resources for building essential civic skills. In game, players have to work together while attempting to build and maintain ongoing consensus with one another, all while dealing with the differing motivations of party members and the challenge of outside threats or limited resources. This […]
After attending this event, you will learn how to plan and implement a variety of different games and activities you can partake in with your colleagues including: trivia, scavenger hunts,, gamifying staff trainings, group games such as Scattergories and Family Feud and icebreaker Games
A beer’n’peanuts arena-combat dice-chucker for 2-4 friends. With nostalgic roots tied to 80’s styled ultra-violence, you’ll experience the life of a lanista; a pan-dimensional fight promoter that commands genetically engineered warriors, called helots, to dismember each other. Although not fighting, as a lanista you’ll still need to stay on your toes, watch your back, and […]
Board games provide many things that we are used to: Entertainment, strategy, and a time to enjoy friends, family and even yourself . However, what if I were to tell you that playing board games can provide a positive impact on your mental health! In this enhanced interactive workshop, we will talk about how board […]
An event aimed mostly at retailers and event GMs which will look in some depth at our ENnie award winning Book of Battle Mats range, including a run through of the newest releases.