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Amy Gignesi

Westchester, New York
I'm a Social Studies teacher taking a sabbatical to work on the 2020 elections; I'm interested in using games to spread awareness of campaign positions and, more generally, increase civic engagement.
Monday, July 31
 

9:15am EDT

Keynote - with Michael D. Gallagher Tishman Auditorium

9:45am EDT

Keynote - Ten Important Findings from the Research on Games for Impact: A Look Back Over the Last Decade of Research with Constance Steinkuehler Tishman Auditorium

10:15am EDT

Keynote - How Unique are We? The New Neuroscience of Decision-making and Free Will with Moran Cerf Tishman Auditorium

11:00am EDT

Panel - VR in the Classroom: Practices, Challenges and Opportunities Starr Foundation

11:45am EDT

iCivics: From Concept to Scale - 9 Years in the Baking. Why Good Ingredients Matter. Starr Foundation

12:15pm EDT

Playing for Change: Ten Years of Kids Helping Kids in the Virtual World of Club Penguin Starr Foundation

1:45pm EDT

How Gaming is Bringing Education to Children in Conflict Zones Room 104

2:00pm EDT

Mini-Talk Series - How Teachers Use Games in the Classroom Room 104

3:00pm EDT

Civics & Social Issues Microtalk Salon Starr Foundation

4:00pm EDT

Come out and Vote: How Play and Fun Improves Voter Participation Room 105

4:15pm EDT

Panel: How G4C’s Migration Challenge led Developers to Think about a Global Problem Room 105

5:15pm EDT

Keynote - 3 Big Things We Got Wrong: How Humans Decide; How to Change Minds; and How to Craft Narratives that Fire Neurons with Chris Graves Tishman Auditorium

5:45pm EDT

Keynote - Games of Life: Exploring the Arts and Humanities Through Play with Tracy Fullerton Tishman Auditorium
 
Tuesday, August 1
 

9:15am EDT

Keynote - Gaming the System: The Political Potential of Play with Colleen Macklin Tishman Auditorium

9:45am EDT

Keynote - Educational Games and the 'Invisible Learning' Opportunity: An Investor's View on the Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Dynamic Game-based Learning Market with Jason Horne Tishman Auditorium

10:15am EDT

Keynote - The Case for Evidence-Based Design with Mary Flanagan Tishman Auditorium

11:00am EDT

Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Motivating Millennials to Save Money through Gaming Starr Foundation

11:15am EDT

The Secret Process for Making Games that Matter Starr Foundation

11:35am EDT

Design Lessons from 3 Years at GlassLab Starr Foundation

12:00pm EDT

Games on a Budget: Change for Change Starr Foundation

12:45pm EDT

Civics & Social Issues Microtalk Showcase 5th Floor

1:45pm EDT

Engagement for Change: Improving News Media through Game Design Room 105

2:00pm EDT

Player Centered Design: Reframing the World through Play Room 105

2:15pm EDT

Panel - All of the Above: Building Learning Games for Both Home and School Room 105

4:00pm EDT

What do 'Fake News' and Video Games Have in Common? Exploration of Some Human Mind Limitations and their Impact on our Behavior and our Society. Room 105

4:15pm EDT

After 'Reality' - Can a Game About Media-Making Save Democracy? Room 105

4:30pm EDT

Measuring Impact Room 105

5:15pm EDT

Keynote - Unity Education: Democratizing Learning, Creativity, and Impact with Jessica Lindl Tishman Auditorium

5:45pm EDT

Keynote - Into The Future : A World Without Edges with Graeme Devine Tishman Auditorium
 
Wednesday, August 2
 

9:00am EDT

Welcome to the VR for Change Summit Tishman Auditorium

9:15am EDT

Keynote - A Call to Action for VR for Change with Megan Smith Tishman Auditorium

9:30am EDT

Keynote - Technology Can Transform the Way People Access Reproductive Health Care and Information with Dawn Laguens Tishman Auditorium

10:00am EDT

Keynote - The Promise of Virtual Reality and the Brain with Adam Gazzaley Tishman Auditorium

10:30am EDT

VR for Change: Can VR Experiences Reduce Prejudice and Promote Empathy? Room 105

11:00am EDT

Lessons Learned­­ From Making 'Injustice' Room 105

11:30am EDT

Panel - Forging the Cyberfeminist Multireality Tishman Auditorium

1:30pm EDT

Journalism360: New Futures for Interactive News Cafeteria

2:15pm EDT

Panel - Teleporting Audiences to Distant Horizons Tishman Auditorium

3:00pm EDT

A Call for Collaboration in Education with Seth Andrew Tishman Auditorium

3:30pm EDT

Well Played: BLINDFOLD, by iNK Stories. Tishman Auditorium

4:15pm EDT

Panel - The Way Ahead for VR in Education Tishman Auditorium