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9:30am

Opening Remarks with Anne del Castillo Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumAnne del Castillo

9:45am

Keynote - Extraordinary Actions Come from Ordinary Ideas Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumMichael Strautmanis

10:15am

Keynote - Build a Better Gaming Community Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumLeo Olebe

11:15am

Immersive Entertainment for Change Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumBrent Bushnell Museum of Me: Exploring Identity with What Remains of Edith Finch Room 105Dr. Matthew Farber • Dr. Susan Rivers • Paul Darvasi How to Talk About Games, Today Starr FoundationLindsay Grace • Dr. Mia Consalvo • Roger Altizer • Andy Phelps

11:45am

Beyond the Empathy Games 101: Digging Deep into Empathy, Ethics, and Design Room 105Kelli Dunlap Project Briefs: Impacting Impact - Maximizing Your Game's Reach, Stickiness, and Sustainability Room 104Mark DeLoura • Peter Stidwill • Clara Prieto • Emma Cofer • Shannon Frederick Meneses • Linnette Attai • Brian Alspach

12:00pm

Keynote - The Ethics of Video Games Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumCelia Hodent

12:15pm

How to Make Things Fun: From Disaster Preparedness to Transportation Infrastructure, Voter Education to Circular Economies Room 105Jenny Gottstein

1:00pm

ETC Presents: Piggy Banksy Live! - A Multiplayer Experience on Art and Provocation Starr FoundationZoe Bai • Boyi Liu • Tera Nguyen • Kevin Lee • Mingqi Tan • Saumya Lahera

2:00pm

Keynote - Doing Well While Doing Good: Responsible Practices for the Mass Market Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumDon McGowan Meet the Funder: Edward Metz (US Dept. of Ed./SBIR) Room 204Dr. Edward Metz Beyond STEM: SEL Skills in Game Design Curriculum Room 105Susanna Pollack • Dr. Leah Hanes • Philip Courtney • Harold Goldberg • Tom O'Connell Project Briefs: Health & Wellness Room 104Amy Zimmerman • Amir Bozorgzadeh • Eduardo Ramírez • Claudia-Santi Fernandes • Zachary Whitten

2:30pm

Esports in Education Starr FoundationKatie Salen • J Collins • Reeran Kim • Yunhee Chi • Chris Aviles • Joshua Hafkin Aging Better through Virtual Reality and Games Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumRobert Fine • Dr. Heather Leutwyler • Cezara Windrem • Carrie Shaw

2:45pm

Games as a Civil Rights Issue Room 105Daniel Kelley

3:00pm

Speed Networking Room 205 Speed Networking Room 204

3:15pm

Your Game Could Be a PSA! Room 105Anastasia Goodstein VR for Binocular Vision: Using the Brain's Neuroplasticity to Treat Lazy Eye Room 104James Blaha

3:30pm

Agencies of Play: Science Games in the Federal Government Starr FoundationElizabeth Newbury • Dr. David Miller • Reuben Brenner-Adams • Ryan Seymour

3:45pm

Putting Games to Work in City Government Room 105Eric Gordon • Julia Trujillo Luengo • Justin Warren Neuro Champions: Improving Child and Adolescent Knowledge of the Brain, Neuroscience and Mental Health Room 104Naomi Mwasambili

4:15pm

Public Screens and Games Embedded in Physical Space: The Rise of Maker Games Room 104Benjamin Stokes Meet the Funder: David Miller (NIH) Room 204Dr. David Miller Esports: Competitive Play and Social Good Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumMaya Kushner • Gerald Solomon • Nathan Lindberg • Ben Nichol Project Briefs: Students and Educators as Game Designers Room 105Elisabeth Gee • Dr. Philipp Busch • Peggy Sheehy • Dr. Matthew Farber • Kevin Miklasz • Noa Lahav • Cédric Ceulemans • Santhosh Kumar Subramanian

4:45pm

The Great Cognitive Depression (and the Rise of the Miyagi Movement) Room 104Mickey McManus Non-Profits Doing Good for Games Starr FoundationLucien Parsons • Gordon Bellamy • Susan Gold • Meggan Scavio

5:30pm

Keynote - Change Begins with Me Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumLeslie Pirritano

6:00pm

Keynote - Hacking Mindfulness Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumNanea Reeves

6:30pm

G4C Awards Ceremony & Celebration Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumBrent Bushnell