2021 Speakers « Serious Play Conference

2021 Speakers

Our speakers are pioneers in an industry that is reshaping training and education. They are thought leaders, agents of change, breaking norms, doing things that have not been done before.

Jonathan Peters

Chief Motivation Officer
Sententia, Inc

A New Theory of Fun: A Purposeful Approach to Game Design

JJ Walcutt

President/CEO
Clay Strategic Designs

Modernizing Learning: Building a National Ecosystem;Winning Contracts in the DOD

Trish Martinelli

Community Team Lead
Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF)

Creating a Culture of Innovation for National Security

Kevyn Eva Norton

Design Lead Shadow's Edge

Psychology drives Story, Story drives Mechanics

Tim Gamwell

Teacher
Immaculata-La Salle High School

Teacher and Student Perspective on Engagement

Michael Pecota

Communications Team Lead
Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF)

Creating a Culture of Innovation for National Security

Tim Handley

Game Designer, Educator
Mindful Mammouth

Using Eco for Community Building and SEL in Middle School

Jill Tussey

Assistant Professor of Literacy Education
Buena Vista University

Building Narrative Roadmaps for Quest-Based Learning

Daniel Manning

Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF)

Creating a Culture of Innovation for National Security

Lindsey Spalding

Director of STEM Programs
NCS-The National Center for Simulation

How to Help Your Students Prepare for a Career in Modeling, Simulation & Technology

Dr. Leslie Haas

Associate Professor
Xavier University of Louisiana

Building Narrative Roadmaps for Quest-Based Learning

Zachary Baumann

University of Colorado
Defense Acquisition University
co-founder of Air Force Gaming

Creating a Culture of Innovation for National Security

Valary Oleinik

Owner and Chief Disruptor
Valary With A WHY

Participate in a Leadership Training Simulation About Responding to an Emergency

Kat Schrier

Associate Professor/Director of Games, Marist College

Designing VR Games for Compassion

Scott Kelly

Teacher, Grade 8, Math and Science
The Valleys Sr. Public School

Mathemagician’s Duel

James Cooper

XR Division Head
Design Interactive

PANEL: Achieving Immersion in Military Maintenance Training

Eric Brown

Director of the Alice Project
Carnegie Mellon University

PANEL: Using Digital Games in Higher Education

Ashton Rodenhiser

Ashton Rodenhiser
Graphic Recorder

Mind's Eye Creative Consulting

Using Drawing as Your Best Thinking Tool

Nicholas Hartmann

Research Assistant
NYSCI (New York Hall of Science)

WORKSHOP: Use of Open-world Games for Computational Thinking in Science

Michael Madrid

Executive Director
Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF)

Creating a Culture of Innovation for National Security

Andrew Grant-Thomas

Co-founder and Co-director
EmbraceRace

PANEL: Developers Talk about How They Won a Dept of Ed Grant

Carol Ann Logue

Director, Programs & Operations Innovation Districts & Incubation Program
University of Central Florida

I Want to Start a Company. Now What?

Bob Martellacci

President
Mindshare Learning Technology

Resources for Ed Tech Entrepreneurs

Rob Theriault

Immersive Technology Lead
Georgian College

Integrating iVR in Higher Education

Nicole Carney

Mobile for Education Alliance
Director of Engagement

Play and Technology for Lifelong Learning

Vít Šisler

Co-founder
Charles Games

PANEL: From Classroom to Studio: How Teachers Are Partnering with Game Developers

Brian Dickman

President
Cleverlike Studios

Hour of Code with Fortnite Creative and Unreal Engine Description

Carl Rauscher

Interactive Products Designer
Museum Programs, National Archives and Records Administration

Free Education Resources from the National Archives

Trgina Hunter

Customer Success Manager
Rigil

Innovating Training through Gaming: Platform Demo

Ian Southwell

Creative Director
Cleverlike Studios

Hour of Code with Fortnite Creative and Unreal Engine Description

Dorothy Bennett

Director of Creative Pedagogy
NYSCI (New York Hall of Science)

WORKSHOP: Use of Open-World Games for Computational Thinking in Science

Diana Teel

NAWCTD Outreach/Team Orlando/NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge Director
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division

Finding Funding from the Navy

Josh Chan

CEO
LightUp

PANEL: Developers Talk about How They Won a Dept of Ed Grant

Austin Baird

Senior Engineer
Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA)

Burn Injury Training on Mobile Platforms

Kimberly Hieftje

Asst. Professor, Yale Pediatrics
Director, play4REAL XR Lab
Yale School of Medicine

The Use of AR/VR in Health Applications for Youth

Jerry van den Heuvel

Studio Manager
PreviewLabs

Panel: A Distracted Navigator VR Game for Teens - Preventing Injuries

Chris Whitmer

CEO
Parametric Studio

PANEL: Developers Talk about How They Won a Dept of Ed Grant

Christine Lion-Bailey

Chief Strategy Officer
Ready Learner One

PANEL: The Esports Experience: Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming

Tom Carbone

Technical Director
University of Central Florida

GameLab: Training Game Developers to Work in Modeling, Simulation, & Training

Dylan Brown

Kessel Run

How You can Enable Innovation in the Air Force and DoD

J.J. Bouchard

Founder and Manager of Patient Technology and Therapeutic Gaming Program
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Panel: A Distracted Navigator VR Game for Teens - Preventing Injuries

Will Gribbin

Medical Student
University of Michigan Medical School

Panel: A Distracted Navigator VR Game for Teens - Preventing Injuries

Deepti Chopra

Preprimary Teacher & Facilitator
Ahlcon international School

Games, Including VR, for K-6 Education

Jacqueline Reid-Walsh

Associate Professor of Education, Language & Literacy Education and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Penn State

Moving Educational Tabletop Design into the Digital Realm

Khurram Pirov

CEO XReady LAB CORP

How Can We Make VR STEM lessons Accessible to Everybody?

Andrew Hashikawa

Clinical Associate Professor and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Panel: A Distracted Navigator VR Game for Teens - Preventing Injuries

David MacDonald

Specialist, Educational Development and Digital Learning
University of Ottawa

PANEL: Spice up Your Online Teaching: GBL for Higher Education

Jonathan Wade

Senior Ed Technologist
Western Carolina University

Partnerships with Public Universities:The Interplay of Law, Compliance, Processes and Culture

Jami Woychesin

Worldwide Educational Solutions & Consulting
MITWPU

The Evolution of Normal to the New Normal of Learning

Jesse Lubinsky

Chief Learning Officer
Ready Learner One

PANEL: The Esports Experience: Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming

Ryan Connell

National Contract Management Association

How You can Enable Innovation in the Air Force and DoD

Dave Gamon

Teacher
Mead School District, State of Washington

Game Based Learning Across the Curriculum and Across a State

Michael Campbell

President
Advancing Global EDU

Social Responsibility Marketing in Educational Gaming

Funding Opps for Public Schools for Educational Games

Steven Ousko

Colin Montpetit

Assistant Professor Department of Biology
University of Ottawa

PANEL: Spice up Your Online Teaching: GBL for Higher Education

Chris Janocha

Game Designer
PreviewLabs

Panel: A Distracted Navigator VR Game for Teens - Preventing Injuries

Tom Constable

VP - Innovation
SimCentric

From Flash to Bang, First Class Military Simulation Training for Governments around the World

Lynne Bowker

Full Professor School of Translation and Interpretation and School of Information Studies
University of Ottawa

PANEL: Spice up Your Online Teaching: GBL for Higher Education

Bethany Folsom

Health Educator
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program

Panel: A Distracted Navigator VR Game for Teens - Preventing Injuries

Katie Blyth

Senior Artist
Communications Department at JHU APL

Leveraging xR in Solving Gnarly DoD Challenges

Tony Beck

National Institutes of Health / Science Education

NIH, SEPA, STEM Games Funding Workshop

NIGMS SEPA STEM Funded Companies.
Hear their Stories

Chris Aviles

Founder & President
Garden State Esports

PANEL: The Esports Experience: Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming

Eric Kant

Disaster Management Consultant
Kant Consulting Group

The Card Game Used by the Army for its COVID Response

Elaine Beaulieu

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
University of Ottawa

PANEL: Spice up Your Online Teaching: GBL for Higher Education

Lev Horodyskyj

Founder
Science Voices

International Diplomacy Games for Environmental Learning

Tracy Mendolia-Moore

Lead Instructional Designer
Western University of Health Sciences

Simulated Case-Based Learning, COVID-Style

Peter Stallo

Simvana Anesthesia Subject Matter Expert
Torch Technologies

Revolutionizing the Anesthesia Learning Process through Virtual Reality

Danny Goel

CEO PrecisionOS
Danny Goel

Simulation in VR: Driving Towards Proficiency

Khaled Shariff

CEO
Project Whitecard Inc.

From Research to Reality: Crafting a Driver Training Game Through Rigorous Testing

Marianne Malmstrom

Digital Design Teacher
Newlands Intermediate

WORKSHOP: Create AR/VR Games & Content

Sébastien Lozé

Industry Manager Training and Simulation, Epic Games

From Flash to Bang, First Class Military Simulation Training for Gov'ts around the World

How Virtual Reality Is Driving Higher Levels of Thinking in Surgical Education

Revolutionizing the Anesthesia Learning Process through Virtual Reality

Anurupa Ganguly

Founder & CEO
Prisms

National Science Foundation America's Seed Fund: Investing in High-Risk, High-Impact Tech

Peter Leveille

Principal Software Systems Engineer
MITRE

Educating about logical fallacies and manipulative language

Jackie Carnegie

Associate Professor Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of Ottawa

PANEL: Spice up Your Online Teaching: GBL for Higher Education

Mish Boutet

Digital Literacy Librarian
University of Ottawa

PANEL: Spice up Your Online Teaching: GBL for Higher Education

Doug Whatley

CEO, BreakAway Games

Plenary Speaker

Leif Sørensen

CEO
Actee

Everyone Can Build an Online Business Game; I´ll Show You How

Kirsten Moisio

Founder & CEO
Prisms

National Science Foundation America's Seed Fund: Investing in High-Risk, High-Impact Tech

Tony Donadio

Data Scientist
MITRE

Developing a Learning Game with Non-linear Dialogues: “Now We're Talking” (Developed for Vets But Applicable for Many Uses)

Jim Taylor

Emerging Technology Architect
Theta

Collaborative Digital Makerspace and Portfolio

Ryan Sumner

Developer
Theta

Collaborative Digital Makerspace and Portfolio

Nicole Taylor

Senior Director of Communications
iThrive Games Foundation

Stress Storm/New Norm: How Role-Playing Sims Can Help

Daniel Miller

Classroom Teacher
Newlands Intermediate School

WORKSHOP: Create AR/VR Games & Content

Leslie Faircloth

Small Business Programs
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division

Finding Funding from the Navy

Lucia Pannese

CEO
imaginary srl

The impact of AI and Gamification on Educational Strategies

Tara Lennon

Senior Lecturer
Arizona State University

Diplomacy Roleplaying for Improved Environmental Stewardship

Fanny Sieminski

Technology Evangelist
Gamelearn

Editor: The Real Game-based Learning Authoring Tool

Enrique Cachafeiro

Training and Education Coordinator
Duke Health

Designing a Digital Escape Room for Instruction Using WebXR

Ret. Gen. Frank Kelley

Vice President
Defense Acquisition Univ.

What the Military Needs Now from Game Developers

Mike Eakins

Creative Lead
Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) at the Institute for Sim. & Training

Role Playing Games for Good

Ariel Dagan

Library Media Specialist
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School

Chris Benson

AFWERX

Military Organizations that Counsel Developers

Belinda Lange

Associate Professor
Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University

Keynote Panel: The Future of Learning

Sam S. Adkins

Metaari

Catalysts, Purchase Trends, Best Opportunities for Investors and Developers in the 2022-2027 U,S, Game-Based Learning Market

Wesley Williams

Director of Serious Gaming
Microsoft Federal

Changing/Innovating Approaches to Serious Games for Military Training

Emily Mintman

Assistant Program Manager (TANG)
Communications Department at JHU APL

Leveraging xR in Solving Gnarly DoD Challenges

Daniel Eckert

Managing Director
PwC

Keynote Panel: The Future of Learning

Christopher Earle

Senior Lead Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton

Keynote Panel: The Future of Learning

Darryl Trousdale

Senior Manager
Torch Technologies

Revolutionizing the Anesthesia Learning Process through Virtual Reality

Tammy Salewsky

Deputy Director, eLearning Division, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Employee Education System

GBL Training for Clinical Staff

Nathan Sekinger

Librarian
T Benton Gayle Middle School

Game On: Design a Video Game Controller and Start Gaming

David Metcalf

Senior Researcher and Director
Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL), Institute for Simulation & Training

Role Playing Games for Good

Robert Baum

Director
eLearning Division
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Employee Education System

GBL Training for Clinical Staff

Penn Arthur

CEO
Immersicom

Keynote Panel: The Future of Learning

Diane Glass

Commercial Director
ISC Research

How to Achieve Successful International Business Expansion

Helen Wechsler

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Federal Federal Funding for Game-Based Educational Activities in Museums

Jennifer Murphy

CEO
Quantum Improvements Consulting

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: Filling out and Submitting Grant and Funding Submissions

Veronica Weser

Associate Research Scientist, play4REAL XR Lab at the Yale School of Medicine

Empowering Black Teen Girls Regarding Sexual Health

Matt Denny

NavalX

Military Organizations that Counsel Developers

Maureen K. Powers

President
Eyes in Sync

How My NSF Grant Helped Me Start a Business, Fund My Game To Help Kids with Visual Processing

John Hayward

Chief Executive Officer
DiSTI

PANEL: Achieving Immersion in Military Maintenance Training

Aisling O’Connell

Academy Manager
Gamelearn

Game-based Learning: No Gamification Gimmicks

James Piechocki

Instructional Designer
LightValve

Hollywood Methods for Corporate and Government Learning

Sarah Sylvester

George Mason University

WORKSHOP: Designing Computational Economics Experiments: An Ongoing Experience

Rhonda Moore

Program Officer NIMH

NIH

Federal Grant Programs for Mental Health Games

PANEL: How Game Can Improve Mental Health, Post Covid 19

Kostas Karpouzis

Assistant Professor
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences

Representation in game design and narrative

Aaron Oliker

Chief Innovation Officer
BioDigital

Mobile Medical Education: A Journey of a 1 Million Smile

Bernard François

Founder, Preview Labs

What's New in VR & AR? An Interactive Session

Roger Pedersen

Game Designer
Psi Software

What to Have, In a College Game Design Curriculum

Robbie Boerth

English Teacher
Trinity Preparatory School

Enhancing Composition Through WARPs (Writing-Activated Role-Playing Games)

Nicole Feldl

Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of California, Santa Cruz

Interdisciplinary Research Mentorship in Serious Play

Colleen Stieler-Hunt

Lecturer, Game Design
University of the Sunshine Coast

An Alternate Reality Game Useful for a 1st Year Game Design Course

Elizabeth Swensen

Assistant Professor of Art and Design: Games + Playable Media

University of California, Santa Cruz

Interdisciplinary Research Mentorship in Serious Play

Bob De Schutter

Professor
Northeastern University

Lifelong Learning Games for 100 Million 50+ Year Olds

Kevin Honeycutt

Staff Developer / Keynote Speaker
ESSDACK

Staying Playful In A Serious World

Raphael Heereman von Zuydtwyck

Project manager, Research Institute GEMIT - University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein

How Serious Games Can Help Companies Create Sustainable Business Growth

Mitch Weisburgh

Founding Partner, Academic Business Advisors

Participate in a Game about Decision-making

Ningna Xie

M.Sc., Research Institute GEMIT - University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein

How Serious Games Can Help Companies Create Sustainable Business Growth

Diane Hickey

SBIR/STTR Program Director
National Science Foundation

How to Apply For, Win NSF Grants

Matthew Mosher

Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida

Using 'Values at Play' in Undergraduate
Analog Game Design

Rachel Donley

PhD Student
UCF

Using 'Values at Play' in Undergraduate Analog Game Design

Tammie Schrader

Science/Computer Science Coordinator
NorthEast Washington Education Service District 10

Expanding Game Based Learning Across the State

Jenn McNamara

Vice President Serious Games and Strategic Partnerships
BreakAway Games

Serious Game Accessibility: Design Considerations

Elisa Navarro Chinchilla

Educational Video Games Developer
Gargamel Studio

WORKSHOP: Make Games and Puzzles with Social Media

Brian Grey

Lecturer
Harrisburg University

Create a Mobile Game to Teach Solar System in Middle School

Sa Liu

Assistant Professor
Harrisburg University

Create a Mobile Game to Teach Solar System in Middle School

Nicholas Vassos

Vineet Raj Kapoor

Director
Chandigarh Design School

Gamifying Skill Training

Anthony Ellertson

Professor and Director of Games Interactive Media and Mobile (GIMM) Program
Boise State University

Creating a Service Learning Model with Serious Games

Dana Lombardy

Publisher
Lombardy Studios

Crowdfunding for your Serious Game idea

John Shulman

Alignor

How Data Analytics From Realistic Simulations Can Prove Business Impact

Chun-Kai (CK) Wang

CEO
Kooapps LLC

DEVELOPER PANEL: Finding Funding for Your Serious Game Idea

Jacquelyn D’Eall Sundberg

Outreach and Special Projects
McGill University Library

Thinking Beyond the Stacks: Games in Special Collections

Monica Cornetti

Founder/CEO
Sententia Games

Learn How to Set Up Game-Based Learning Programs for Success; a Certification Course

Paul Darvasi

CEO / Co-Founder
Gold Bug Interactive/University of Toronto

Protection: A Crisis Training Game

Sande Chen

Writer and Game Designer
Independent

Impact of Personal Student Games

Amber Johnson

Assistant Professor
Wake Technical Community College

Teaching Emergent Technologies: Photogrammetry for Games

Shalini Chauhan

Educator
Indirapuram Public School

WORKSHOP: Empowering Kids K-8 to Become Active Learners Using Low Cost Tools

Melanie Martinelli

L&D Coach / Co-Founder
The Learning Gym

Creation vs Consumption: How to Really Engage Learners

Maria Harrington

Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida

Creating Immersive Augmented Reality Applications for Learning

Ashie Bhandiwad

CEO & Founder
StemChef

Edible Gamification of STEM

Stuart Criley

COO, Founder
Indelible Learning

Games for Civic Health in an Election Year
Failing Fast: Using Iterative Design for Healthcare Learning Games

Kevin Millar

Senior Vice President,
Creative & Medical Science INVIVO Communications

Designing Effective Games for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Susan Rivers

Executive Director and Chief Scientist
iThrive Games Foundation

Stress Storm/New Norm: How Role-Playing Sims Can Help

Tracy Fullerton

Director
USC Game Innovation Lab

Bringing Walden, a Game to Online and Hybrid Classrooms

Ryan Schaaf

Associate Professor of Educational Technology, Notre Dame of Maryland University

Gaming and Society: An Honors Course for the Future

Michelle McCarthy

Special Educator
Ligon Middle

Using Roleplaying Games in the K-12 Classroom

Michelle Goodridge

Head, User and Access Services
Wilfrid Laurier University Library

The Pedagogical Benefit of In-Class Game Simulations

Clint Bowers

Professor of Psychology
U. of Central Florida

Top Ten Research Findings in Games 2020 Edition

Ronald Dyer

Associate Professor/EMBA Director
The University of Sheffield

They've played your Game, Now What!!

Paul Thurkettle

NATO Training Technologies Section Head

NATO's Development of Virtual Reality Training

Leslie Gruis

Mathematician and Privacy Author

OK, We Democratized the Media, Now What?

Dmitriy Babichenko

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Approaches to Evaluating Healthcare-Related Serious Games

Matteo Bottini

Managing Director
Ikosaeder BV

Leveraging VR for Training Behaviours: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Case Study

Mariam Nusrat

Founder & Director
GRID-Gaming Revolution for Int'l Dev.

Education Specialist
World Bank in Washington, DC

PANEL: How Games Can Improve Mental Health, Post Covid 19

Joshua Peery

Lead Game Designer
East Carolina University

Using Demographics to Create a Serious Game Platform

Christopher Spivey

Producer, Consultant

Making Games: A Game Production Crash Course

Stephen Baer

Managing Partner, Head of Creative
The Game Agency

How Games Change Your Brain

Karthik Sarma

Chief Technology Officer
SimX

Why XR is the Future of Force Readiness in Medicine

Krasi Bozhinkova

Founder & Strategy Director
Owtcome

Rethinking Collaboration: How Drawing and Storytelling Can Improve Outcomes

Matthew Pinchuk

Owner
All Aboard Games

Guidelines for Making SEL Board Games; Guidelines for Using Board Games for SEL

Rosemary Lokhorst

Project Manager and Producer
The Digging Deep Project

Assuring Your Game Design Will Have Impact

Jim Kiggens

CEO
inciteVR

Immersive Clinical Training Implementation

Justin Johnson

Assistant Professor of Art + Design
North Carolina State University

Designing Virtual Nature Environments for Restorative VR Games

Abby Jenkins

Senior Director of Content
PBS KIDS Digital
PBS

Harnessing the Full Potential of Games to Spur Learning for Kids

Rob Alvarez

Adj Professor / Founder
IE University / Professor Game

Five Steps to Creating Gamified Learning

Lessons Learned about Games for Learning from 4 years of Doing a Podcast

Amelia Geary
Adult Learning Specialist
Independent Consultant

Mainstreaming Adult Learning Principles in Simulation Training

Anders Gronstedt
President, Gronstedt Group

The Enterprise Metaverse: Nine Sensibilities of VR Learning

Alicia Sanchez
Games Czar
Defense Acquisition University

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: Filling out and Submitting Grant and Funding Submissions

Dennis Glenn
Technology Consultant
Dennis Glenn LLC

Game Changer-ChatGPT in Unity

Michael DiPonio
Instructional Design Team Lead
AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation

Tales from the Trenches of Serious Game Development

John Kolm
CEO, Team Results USA

Moth in the Mainframe - Human Factors in Serious Games

Amanda Biller
Operations Manager, Team Results USA

Teamwork Meets Science - How Group Behavior Makes Better Games

Dov Jacobson
Creative Director
Games That Work

Generative AI: Why, When...and How

Jasminka Criley
CEO, Professor in Medicine
Indelible Learning, UCLA

Creating Health Applications for Schools

Adam Walker
VR Artist
Isovista

Workshopping VR Art, Design, & Education — in VR

Steve Isaacs
Education Specialist
Epic Games

Inspiring the Creator in All Students with Interactive 3D

Wendy Sapp
Director of Research
Bridge Multimedia

Exploring Accessible Game Design for All Children

Michelle Chen
Senior Producer
Kids Media and Education at WNET

Exploring Accessible Game Design for All Children

Mylo Lam
Assistant Content Director
PBS KIDS Digital

Exploring Accessible Game Design for All Children

Loren Lee-Flynn

Lead UX/UI Designer
FableVision Studios
Exploring Accessible Game Design for All Children

Mikel Calvo
Lead VR Designer
Ludus Global

VR Applied to Training: Beyond the Technology

Bill Fischer
Professor of Digital Art and Design, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University

Demo: Design Methodologies for Creating Accessible Games

Noah Falstein
President
The Inspiracy

Serious but Not Tedious: Blending Fun and Science Effectively

Juston Espinoza
Sr. eLearning & Media Production Specialist
Spectrum Health

Play to Build: Using your Own Experience to Create Training

Ty James
Learning & Development Specialist
Spectrum Health

Play to Build: Using your Own Experience to Create Training

Chris McEachron
Museum Program Manager Region 5 Children's Museum

Play at Home - Starting a Children's Museum in Quarantine

Michael Barrie
Emergency Physician, Medical Oversight Board Member
SimX

Immersive VR Trainings for Medical Education

Thomas Burelli
Associate professor in law
University of Ottawa

Creating a game to teach video game law : what did we learn?

Alex Lillo
Postdoctoral Researcher,
University of Ottawa

Creating a Game to Teach Video Game Law : What Did We Learn?

Robin Bagent
Professor, Business Management
College of Southern Idaho

Level Up Your Learning! 10 Ways to Incorporate Gamification Into Classes

Janna Kellinger
Associate Professor
UMass Boston

Developing Game-based On Demand Courses in Higher Ed

Cheryl Bodnar

Associate Professor
Experiential Engineering Education Department, Rowan University
PANEL: Using Digital Games in Higher Education

Sarah M. Cavanaugh

Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Respiratory Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
PANEL: Using Digital Games in Higher Education

Scott Nicholson
Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University

Inspiring Students to Develop Meaningful Games

Lily Moayeri

Teacher & Librarian
Abraham Lincoln High School,
Los Angeles Unified School District
Digital Escape Rooms As An Assessment Tool

Kathleen Mercury
Teacher

PANEL: Teacher Tales: Experiences with Board Games in the Classroom

Nigel Scarfe
Founder
Imagination Gaming

PANEL: Teacher Tales: Experiences with Board Games in the Classroom

Brandon Pittser
Director of Marketing and Outreach
Filament Games

Digital Robotics and the Future of Remote Learning

William Ballo
Faculty Academic Technology
Madison College

Virtual Patients, Labs, Simulation and Training from Virtually Anywhere

Niall Campion
Managing Director
VRAI, Ireland

Virtual Reality Training - From Fighter Pilot to the Factory Floor

Shawn Clybor
Ludic Instructional Designer
Goldbug Interactive

Alternate Reality Games Made Easy!

Vasco Torres
Co-founder and CTO
inciteVR

Developing a Mobile Training Game for Professional Education

Angeline Brown
Senior Director of Product Management, Becker

Developing a Mobile Training Game for Professional Education