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9:30am EDT

Opening Remarks with Susanna Pollack Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumSusanna Pollack

9:45am EDT

Keynote - Games Are Not Good For You Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumEric Zimmerman

10:15am EDT

Keynote - Let's Not Kill the Golden Goose Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumDr. Anantha Duraiappah

11:15am EDT

The Benefits of Playing Minecraft Together for Children with Autism Room 104Stuart Duncan No Shame in Reproductive Health Games Room 105Heather Miller • Nokafu Sandra Chipanta Project Briefs: New Approaches Starr FoundationAnna Feigenbaum • Dr. Karen Schrier • Eric Espig • Karina Popp

11:45am EDT

Making a True, Sad Story Playable Through Character Development Room 105Elin Festøy Playing for the Planet: How Video Games Can Deliver for People and the Environment Room 104Trista Patterson The Institute of Play: Takeaways from a Decade in the Trenches Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumEric Zimmerman • Katie Salen • Rebecca Rufo-Tepper • Arana Shapiro

12:00pm EDT

Meet the Funder: Amy Coveny (G4C Accelerator/Quake Capital) Room 204Amy Coveny

12:15pm EDT

Endless: Creating Digital Agency through Gaming Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumMatt Dalio VR NeuroTherapy in Rehabilitation for Improved Mobility, Chronic Pain Management and Independence Room 105Jessica Maslin Well Played: Ndemic Creations Starr FoundationNaomi Clark • James Vaughan • Drew Davidson Project Briefs: Reaching Underserved Audiences Room 104Stephen Reid • Amanda Armstrong • Maria Burns Ortiz • Andrea Jetten • Tammie Schrader

12:30pm EDT

IGDA Mentor Café Schwartz Concourse (5th Floor)Lucien Parsons • Tristin Hightower

2:00pm EDT

Accessible Player Experiences: A New Approach to Accessible Game Design Room 105Mark Barlet • Greg Haynes Meet the Funder: Luke Crane (Kickstarter) Room 204Luke Crane Fireside Chat: Stan Pierre-Louis and Yannis Mallat Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumStan Pierre-Louis • Yannis Mallat Deep Learning Through Games Room 104Paul Darvasi • Lisa Castaneda • Bronwyn Stuckey

2:30pm EDT

Promoting Sex-Positivity Through Analog Games Room 105Sharang Biswas Keynote - Games for Countering Climate Change Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumChristine Harada The NBA 2K League: Building an Esports Community Starr FoundationScott Cole • Brendan Donohue • Zachary Leonsis IGDA Games for Health SIG Community Roundtable: Open Invitation to Participate Room 205Jenn McNamara

2:45pm EDT

Project Briefs: Your Game is Our Textbook Room 104Peggy Sheehy • Owen Gottlieb • Ben Spieldenner • Jessica Ochoa Hendrix • Vít Šisler

3:00pm EDT

Keynote - This is Not a Game: Creating Civic Engagement on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumGabe Zichermann • Razan Ghalayini • Adam Werbach

3:15pm EDT

Games for Impact: Fostering the Games for Change Movement in Poland Room 105Matt Parker • Anna Szylar • Jakub Zgierski • Agnieszka Mulak • Jan Cieślar Transforming the Experience of Physical Activity Through Fitness Gaming Starr FoundationMargaret Wallace • Aaron Stanton • Ianthe Mellors • Jamie Rosen

3:45pm EDT

Living the Life of a Refugee: Games and VR for Change Room 104Joost Raessens

4:00pm EDT

(Almost) Everything I Needed to Know About Game Design I Learned in the Girl Scouts Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumBarry Joseph • Brielle Randall • Tracy Fullerton

4:15pm EDT

Gamification as a Life-saving Medicine Room 104Dr. Ting Jiang Project Briefs: What Can We Learn About... Room 105Julia Pilgrim • Emperatriz Ung • Charli Battersby • Jennifer Dalsen

4:30pm EDT

The New Childhood: A Fireside Chat with Jordan Shapiro and Tami Bhaumik Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumJordan Shapiro • Tami Bhaumik Distribution Strategies: Lessons Learned from the Field Starr FoundationMichelle Miller • Noelle Millholt • Dan White • Robin Yang

4:45pm EDT

Using Virtual Reality for Training Healthcare Providers in High-Stakes Pediatric Resuscitations Room 104Dr. Todd Chang

5:30pm EDT

Keynote - The Mind: Engineering the Future of Human Possibility Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumNichol Bradford

6:00pm EDT

Keynote - 0 to 120 Million: Infecting the World with Games That Make You Think Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumJames Vaughan