Using Cities to teach Business, Economics, and Decision-Making
Summary:
Cities is a social, large-scale, moderated card game that helps students enhance their understanding of economic principals, improve their strategic thinking, and develop their decision making skills.
Using EpicTable to Keep Your Gaming Group Together Online or Enhance Your Face-to-Face Games
Summary:
Learn how to use EpicTable to enhance your face-to-face game or to keep the gaming group together in the face of people moving, having kids, and all the other life events that can disrupt a group.
This seminar will explore how to use table top games to build a sense of community in your area.
Description:
The seminar will cover methods to build a sense of community in your area. Methods covered will be good establishing various types of communities for varying purposes (i.e. establishing a good customer base, successful youth program, neighborhood gaming group, and more). Examples will be provided for each method, as well as useful resources and contacts, all with the end goal being able to establish a "sense of community" in your area.
I will discuss how to apply principles of good game design to the classroom. I will demonstrate several games I've designed to teach topics from College Algebra, PreCalculus, and Calculus I.
Using Improvisation to Put More Roleplaying in Your Roleplaying
Summary:
Improvisation and roleplaying are very similar disciplines. Brad Knight, the D&D Monster Man and professional improviser will show you how to create vibrant characters and stories in your gaming.
Using the Mechanics of Board Games in the Gamified Classroom
Summary:
In this hands-on session, we will look at an assortment of popular board games and explore how the mechanics of these board games can transform your teaching.
This free ticket is for VIGs ONLY. Enjoy drinks, appetizers, and conversation at Colts Grille. All Very Important Gamers are welcome!
Description:
This free ticket is for VIGs ONLY (not VIG Companions). Enjoy drinks, appetizers, and conversation Colts Grille. All Very Important Gamers are welcome and may purchase one additional ticket for a guest (see event ID: ENT1461089) Menu: Tuna Tar Tar, Steak Skewers, Crab Cakes, Spinach & Artichoke Dip Crostini’s, Mashed Potato bar (Build your Own), Slider Station (Build your Own), Mini Brownies, Caramel Apple bars, Coffee Cake Bars, Coconut with Chocolate Chunk bars, Assorted Dessert Toppings
Come learn all the ins and outs of being a VIG! Hear about the perks, the rules, and how to access the VIG customer service and ticket system. VIG and VIG Companion only!
Come learn all the ins and outs of being a VIG! Hear about the perks, the rules, and how to access the VIG customer service and ticket system. VIG and VIG Companion only!