Join Renegade's team to learn about how to effectively sell games in your store with quick and fun demos! Get ready to do some hands on learning and play some games at this fun and interactive event!
Identity Theft: It’s one of America’s fastest growing crimes, creating a new victim every 2 seconds. Aaron Witten, CFP®, CRC® gives practical advice on this hot topic. Q & A to follow.
Implementing Serious Games in a Large Organization
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This panel will discuss the use of serious games in the US Military. The lessons learned should be relevant for anyone interested in implementing serious games in education and industry.
Learning by Teaching: An old paradigm and a new computer game
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Discussion/demo of MathCraft: an RPG whose user must advise/tutor an avatar facing survival challenges after a spaceship crash, thereby better appreciating and understanding the underlying STEM.
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We've all had the experience of not REALLY understanding something until we've had to teach/explain it to someone else. That source of power (Learning by Teaching) is almost untapped in K-12 education today. We'll discuss this historically, then focus on MathCraft, a new computer game we're finally ready to reveal. It's a post-spaceship-crash adventure RPG where the user -- typically a middle school student -- must help mentor and advise an on-screen avatar who faces in-game challenges which naturally lend themselves to be modeled using grade-appropriate math and science. Our AI selects the problems for that user, based on a growing model of the concepts and skills they do/don't yet understand, the sorts of bugs and traps they are/aren't prone to, etc. The seminar will include a demonstration of the program, and interested attendees will be able to try it out themselves.
Library Staff from YOUmedia talk about programming in YA spaces, showcase their Mad Skillz initiative, and talk about meaningful learning experiences outside the classroom.
In our ultra-competitive marketplace we need to differentiate ourselves. Explore today’s experiential economy and how to capitalize on differentiating activities to make your store a destination.
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Today’s consumers demand more than just a product to win their retail dollars. In this ultra-competitive global economy, it is more important than ever to give consumers a reason, other than price, to visit your store. And, more important than ever to give them a reason to come back. From the moment that a consumer enters your store you have an opportunity to win their allegiance. Utilize that opportunity to create a memorable experience for your customer and you will see them return, with friends. From your friendly greeting to your insightful direction and product knowledge, your customers have come to your store for an experience. In this seminar we will discuss the transition to today’s experiential economy and how to capitalize on differentiating activities to make your store a desired destination.