Are games art? How should designers and publishers approach art? Learn how to use art in prototypes and final games. Morgan Dontanville, Chief Creative Officer for Catan, shares practical insights.
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Are games art? How should you think about art as a designer, a publisher? How best to incorporate and approach art for prototypes as well as for your final game? Morgan Dontanville, Chief Creative Officer for Catan, will share practical knowledge on creating your own work of art.
Gamifying the Game: Reimagining Pedagogy Through Play
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Come ready to play, question, and reimagine education as we know it. This interactive session turns the panel into a game, blurring the line between learning and play.
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Featuring: Gregory A. Wilson, Scott H. Andrews, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tananarive Due
Join Joe Goodman, the author of Dungeon Crawl Classics, Jon Peterson, and many more to discuss the evolution of DCC from a brand for OGL adventures to an original RPG.
Join authors Jon Peterson (Playing at the World) and Matthew Shoemaker (Gathering of Gamers) and friends for a look back at almost sixty years of Gen Con.
New to Gen Con? Have questions? First time can be overwhelming. This session provides tips, tricks, and highlights of events to experience each day of the convention. Each day, a different focus.
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Thursday morning, start your adventure with a look at all the fun that awaits you at Gen Con. Designed to help introduce new attendees to all the experiences of Gen Con with tips, ticks, and answers to questions. First 45 minutes of the daily session highlights different events to experience that day, or throughout the show, so you can make the 10 am Exhibit Hall opening. Or stick around if you have more questions. Let the fun continue throughout the day with the Gen Con Passport! Designed to introduce attendees to all the varied activities at the con, Passports will be handed out. Visit locations to receive stamps and be entered to win prizes on Sunday.
New to Gen Con? Have questions? The first time can be overwhelming. This session provides tips, tricks, and highlights of events to experience each day of the convention. Each day, a different focus.
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At the convention on Wednesday, attend our most in-depth session and get an advanced look at all the fun that awaits you at Gen Con. Designed to help introduce new attendees to all the experiences of Gen Con with tips, ticks, and answers to questions. Each daily session highlights different events to experience that day, or throughout the show. Finished with plenty of time to get to the Stink and Block Party. Let the fun continue throughout the day with the Gen Con Passport! Designed to introduce attendees to all the varied activities at the con, Passports will be handed out at this session. Visit locations to receive stamps and be entered to win prizes on Sunday.
New to Gen Con? Have questions? First time can be overwhelming. This session provides tips, tricks, and highlights of events to experience each day of the convention. Each day, a different focus.
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It's Friday and you are half way through all the fun that Gen Con has to offer. Designed to help introduce new attendees to all the experiences of Gen Con with tips, ticks, and answers to questions. First 45 minutes of the daily session highlights different events to experience that day, or throughout the show, so you can make the 10 am Exhibit Hall opening. Or stick around if you have more questions. Let the fun continue throughout the day with the Gen Con Passport! Designed to introduce attendees to all the varied activities at the con, Passports will be handed out. Visit locations to receive stamps and be entered to win prizes on Sunday.
New to Gen Con; have questions? First time can be overwhelming. This session provides tips, tricks, and highlights of events to experience each day of the convention. Each day, a different focus.
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Saturday! The Biggest and Busiest day at the convention! More events and activities await those who want to learn about them. First 45 minutes of the session highlights the different events to experience, so you can make the 10 am Exhibit Hall opening. Stick around if you have more questions. Let the fun continue throughout the day with the Gen Con Passport! Designed to introduce attendees to all the varied activities at the con, Passports will be handed out. Visit locations to receive stamps and be entered to win prizes on Sunday.
New to Gen Con; have questions? This session recaps your first time Gen Con experience. It's Prize Day for the Passport Game! Prize Drawing Will be held at 2:30.
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It’s Sunday and you survived Gen Con! Recap your experiences as a new Gen Con attendee and get your Gen Con Passport turned in for the prize drawing.
Learn how to build engaging all-ages programming for your library. Gain practical advice on how to choose the best games for your collection.
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Are you a library employee looking to start a gaming program? Or maybe a library user who wants to help their library start gaming? Explore all the interesting side quests that tabletop gaming can take in the library from teen internships to creating a reference gaming website to building community partnerships. We will offer effective strategies and examples of board game facilitation best practices. The audience will learn how to create a professional development cohort through gaming. We will also explore selling the idea to library management and collection development strategies for all ages, including practical tips.