Let’s Get Serious … Games Online | April 2 & 3, 2009

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“Game,” for some organizations, is a four-letter word. They literally won’t allow their employees to search on the word, much less consider games as being a viable learning approach. For other organizations, it is the best solution to address their complex learning topics. For many, games are intriguing, but they question whether they really are effective, whether they can really be developed without a huge budget or complex tools, and whether they can get their stakeholder’s support for implementing serious games as part of their learning strategy.

This Online Forum looks at different approaches for designing, developing, and implementing gaming strategies as part of your e-Learning initiatives. You will see examples of a wide variety of approaches for using games in learning, look at latest tools and technologies for building games, and hear about the skills needed to create serious games. Take this opportunity NOW to focus on serious games, and...

• LEARN how a wide variety of organizations – whether corporate, academic, or government – are incorporating serious games into their e-Learning programs. 
• EXPLORE using different tools and processes for developing serious games. 
• DISCOVER a wide variety of topics and formats that can be addressed using serious games.
• EXAMINE how different types of learners and different generations respond to gaming approaches in learning, and   
• ENSURE that your serious games meet both the learners’ and the organization’s goals.

All Times Listed in Pacific Time

Opening General Session

• Games, Communities, and e-Learning
  Elisabeth Hayes, Arizona State University

Bonus Session

• Delivering Interactive Content in an Online Training Session with Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
  Ken Vary, Clarix Technologies

Concurrent Session Block 2

• 201 | Developing Entrepreneurship with Serious Games
  Joel Hobbs & Laura James, ViaVivo, Inc.
• 202 | Serious Games: Getting your Feet Wet
  Michelle Leavitt, NetLearning, a part of Cengage Learning

Concurrent Session Block 3

• 301 | Why your Brain Loves Video Games, and the Implications for e-Learning
  Julie Dirksen, RMC Project Management
• 302 | Game Developer Tips to Drive Engagement AND Learning
  Jack McGrath, Digitec Interactive and Ron Weaver, Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy – University of Central Florida

Concurrent Session Block 4

• 401 | Intro to Instructional Alternate Reality Games
  Rowan Job, Exceptional Software Strategies
• 402 | Integrating Gaming Into Courseware
  Andrew Tietz, VERTEX Solutions

Concurrent Session Block 5

• 501 | Learning with Gaming 2.0?
  Nick Floro, Sealworks Interactive Studios
• 502 | Casual Games, Serious Learning, and Measurements to Prove It
  Ben Katz & Jack Schaedler, Enspire Learning

Closing General Session

Friday, April 3 — 12:00n to 1:15p

• So You Wanna Use a Game?
  Alicia Sanchez, Defense Acquisition University

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