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Adult Gaming Programs in the Library and the Community

Learn how the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana worked with community businesses to create library sponsored gaming programs for adult in the library and out in the community.

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A Peek Inside the Sausage Factory: Games From Idea to Table

Have you ever wondered what steps a game goes through to make it to your store? What does each tier in the industry do to get the game to the table? This class is for you.

  • Wed 22 tickets
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Assistive Technology for Gaming

Using No-tech to Low-tech Assistive Technologies to adapt gaming experiences for special populations.

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Autism to Alzheimer's-styles of games that are beneficial

Living with a disability is tough, use these strategies to help build bridges for learning success and to help with social struggles.

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Best New Games for Young People

Explore and discuss recommended role playing game systems for young people, whether adult-led or on their own.

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Board games that Empower Students to Save our Planet!

The inventor from Adventerra Games will present our new line of environmental board games: Watergame, Recycle Race, Powerhaus, and Global Warning. Play any 2 and discuss best classroom practice.

  • Wed 76 tickets
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Build, Grow, and Sustain Gaming Programs in Your Library

Join GameRT board members for an in depth coverage of gaming programs for libraries. We will explore best practices, exemplars, resources and contacts for building a successful gaming program.

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Celebrate Apollo 11 50th with STEM Gaming (Gr 5-12+)

Will your kids go to the Moon or to Mars first? Help them learn about risk management, cooperation, lag time planning and other STEM basics by using games. Low cost methods provided.

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Celebrate Apollo 11 50th with STEM Gaming (Gr K-6)

Will your kids go to the Moon or to Mars first? Help them learn about risk management, cooperation, lag time planning and other STEM basics by using games. Low cost methods provided.

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Computer Programming Through Games

Teaching computer programming through tabletop games is a research-backed best practice approach for both students and teachers. Come learn about great resources for starting a coding program.

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Cosplay in the Classroom

Cosplay is the intersection of narrative, self-expression, and construction. Learn how cosplay can be part of many different curriculums for high levels of student engagement and product production.

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Crafting Conversation Games

Come find out how to make gaming more accessible and what games you can use, modify or differentiate to get your students talking!

  • Wed 22 tickets
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Create Your Own Puzzle Hunt

In this session, we will talk about how to construct puzzle hunts, including calibration and theming of puzzles and crafting a successful meta-puzzle to tie everything.

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Creating a sustainable gaming meet-up at a Local Retail store

We will discuss how stores can foster and promote gaming meet-ups in their spaces. Using social media, regular customers, incentive programs, demoes and game libraries to help sustain over time.

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Designing Learning Experiences with the Five Pillars of Gaming

We’ll break down games into five fundamental pillars, what they are, how they interact with each other, and how they are important not just for games but for designing good learning experiences.

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Esports in Education

In this panel we will discuss best practices for starting an esports club, typical concerns, event organization, and student engagement. A vast collection of research and resources will be shared.

  • Wed 50 tickets
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Event & Tournament Hosting

In this workshop, attendees will work on how to best create, organize, run, and judge gaming events and tournaments for their school club, library, or retail location.

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Explore the Evolution: Pathfinder RPG (2nd edition)

Join Paizo Publisher Erik Mona and Director of Game Design Jason Bulmahn to take a sneak peek at the next evolution of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, launching at Gen Con 2019.

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Finance 101

P/L? Balance Sheet? What does all this mean? I JUST WANT TO SELL GAMES! Come let the Witten Financial team of experts demystify the world of financial reports to help you run a better business!

  • Wed 51 tickets
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Finance 201

New for Gen Con 2019 -- a continuation of our core Finance 101 training seminar. This seminar will mainly focus on Cash Flow Analysis and Inventory Management, building on the Finance 101 themes.

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Game Design With Gifted Students

Learn from two gifted & talented specialists about how gaming & game design can be incorporated into educational curricula for advanced students.

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Game Night for Disabled Patrons

Tailoring library game programs to include working with caregivers, organization of game night for disabled, different types of programs, and ideas for funding, promotion, and partnerships.

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Games in Science Classes

Yeah, yeah - anyone can do a Jeopardy review game. Both commercial and teacher created games presented. Emphasis on middle school science and above but some topics useful for any/all high school.

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Gamification: Getting Inclusion Students Invested in Your Lesson

Learn why and how Gamification can be used to increase engagement levels of inclusion students with examples, discussion, and a formula for creating your own games.

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Gaming in Schools - Protocols & Logistics

Like any innovative pedagogy or curriculum, implementing games in the educational setting has its challenges from standards to administrative to effective deployment. Handouts provided. Ideas welcome!

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Geopolitics in the College Classroom: A Middle East case study

We use Hegemony: The Competition for the Contemporary Middle East as a case study to demonstrate the educational applications, opportunities and challenges using board games in the classroom.

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How Do I Build My Board Game Collection At My Library?

Are you thinking about starting a board game collection at your library and you have no idea where to start? Bartlett will help you get started, provide collection development titles, and more!

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How I Started A D&D Club In My School

The educators who attend this event will be receiving a step by step plan on how they can try to get a D&D club approved at their school.

  • Wed 37 tickets
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How to Select, Implement and Advocate for Games in Education.

With over 10 years experience implementing games in education, Brian Mayer shares how to find games that meet curricular needs; including tips for adjustment, implementation and advocacy.

  • Wed 27 tickets
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Inclusive narrative play for school clubs

Expand your gaming club with multiple interconnected narrative games that your students create and lead themselves.

  • Wed 36 tickets
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Networking outside your Industry

If you are a retailer, teacher, librarian or health professional you need to network across the professions to build a community. Hear suggestions on how to create relationships across these tiers

  • Wed 49 tickets
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Paizo in 2019 and Beyond

Join Paizo Publisher Erik Mona and Director of Sales Pierce Watters for a sneak peek into exciting developments for the Pathfinder & Starfinder roleplaying games in 2019 and beyond!

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Pandemic: Teaching STEAM Through Public Health

Pandemic is a treasure trove of concepts. Explore practical applications of the board game to teach middle/high school level life science, mathematics, public health, and more.

  • Wed 13 tickets
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Play to learn, laugh and connect

Socialization, critical thinking and emotional health are benefited by all forms of play. Investigate ways to use games for imagination creation.

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Q&A WITH AEG

We want to hear from you! We want to grow our relationships and in-store experience with our retailers and customers, and we want you to help. Bring your ?'s

  • Wed 39 tickets
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Reasons to Game: The Benefits of Incorporating Gaming into Library Programming

This session will cover the cognitive and social benefits of incorporating gaming into library programs for tweens, teens, and adults.

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Remedial Role

Two teachers illustrate how to start a board game club and/or a role playing club. Topics include starting from scratch, how to get free supplies, and getting kids excited about your club or camp.

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Retailers: Talking about Games with Parents/Teachers

Selling a game to a gamer is easy, but how can you better communicate with teachers and parents? Learn how to talk about learning gains, classroom connections, and more from a school administrator.

  • Wed 38 tickets
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Retail Game Store Social Meetup

Just for retail store owners to gather, meet and talk shop. Meet other game store owners from everywhere, talk about now, the exhibit hall, and the future.

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Role-Playing History with Fate Mechanics

We will use a Cuban Missile Crisis RPG and play with Fate mechanics for educators. Workbooks will be available for all attendees. More info on the website!

  • Wed 27 tickets
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RPG Design in the Classroom

Learn how to have students create their own tabletop RPG experiences in the classroom or library. Different systems will be addressed as well as the entire process from start to finish.

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Schooled

Demo the first ever expansive CCG designed to increase motivation and participation in school.

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Sponsoring a Successful Board Game Club

Recruitment and retention. Introducing European Board Games to American kids. How to compete against video games. How your club can outreach to teachers, local game stores, and libraries.

  • Wed 39 tickets
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Teaching Financial Literacy Through Games

During this session we will give an overview of the table top game "Is That The Best You Can Do?". Then we will walk through a short sample lesson plan based on the game.

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Teach Kids to Design Games

Kids can design games! Learn how to teach game design to kids of all ages at the library or in the classroom, and how to adapt it based on your needs. Resources provided!

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The Creation of the Heroic Adventure Kids Club

H.A.K. Club, for short, is a RPG club of elementary and jr. high aged students that is sponsored by a rural Indiana library. Learn how this club began and what keeps these kids playing.

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The Game of Games

Classic business situations and the game industry collide in this Clue-meets-Family-Feud style seminar. Case studies, in-class analysis, & expert advice...with participant prizes for top solutions!

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The Psychology of Games

We will be looking at the psychological components of games and game development. Concepts covered include emotional intelligence, cognitive biases, what is fun, and motivational and learning theory.

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The RPG College Classroom

Two Butler University Professors (English, Musicology) will discuss strategies for utilizing aspects of Role Playing Games in the college classroom.

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Trade Day Feedback/Focus Group/Game EDU

Need a place to network and share your games and education research? We got you covered. Attend this event to see what next year has in the works with Butler University and the Trade Day staffers.

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Using Games to Help Foster A Growth Mindset

Using the research compiled by Carol Dweck this is seminar explaining how we can use games to help our students to develop a growth mindset.

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Using Games to teach Science Concepts to Middle and High School Students

Gamification in the classroom has become a hot topic. We will present and play several games that focus directly on science concepts covered in 6th to 12th grade.

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Using Non-Linear Storytelling to Deliver Classroom Content

Use the CYOA structure of Bandersnatch to teach in your classroom. Look at various narrative webs and explore STEAM examples where story drives the learning and students make meaningful choices.

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Wargaming for Education

A presentation/discussion that explores the educational benefits of wargaming, for both students and educators, and showcases historical uses of wargaming in the military, business world, and academia

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We Need Diverse Books....and Games!

Games and gaming need a more diverse audience and more diverse designers. We will talk about games by minority authors / designers, attracting minority patrons to game programs.

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What’s In The Box?

Breaking out? Escaping? Participate in a full 45 minute experience, then breakdown the puzzles and clues with an eye on creating your own experience, and how to avoid pitfalls and 10’ pits.

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BIG FUN FROM AEG

Be the first to see the new summer releases from AEG. Paint with the masters in Atelier, craft the greatest salad ever in Point Salad.

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Conventions For Fun and Profit

As retailers, do we go to conventions for fun? Or for work? In this class, we will talk about tips and tricks for making the most of our time and for getting the most out of our convention time.

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Effective Educational Game Design

Educational Psychology gives us effective tools for achieving certain pedagogical goals. This talk covers how to use findings in this field to design effective educational games.

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Outreach Gaming: Quick Game Experiences for Engaging the Public at Community Events

Use games for library outreach at events like street festivals, markets, and art fairs. Participants will receive game recommendations, best practices, and play games proven effective for outreach.

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