Escaping From Bad Leadership: An Escape Room Experience
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Whether you're an educator or a business professional (new or old), learn the fundamentals of leadership through completing an escape room.
Description:
In this workshop, teams will complete an escape room that teaches fundamental principles of leadership. Afterwards, we'll debrief on the lessons and talk about how you can incorporate them not just into your lesson plan, but into your own life as well. We'll also discuss how to use escape rooms to teach leadership to all ages (from kindergarten through retirement). No previous escape room experience required.
Evolution Of The Substance Use Recovery Revolution From The Steampunk Era To Today
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Explore the recovery movements evolution from Victorian temperance to modern neuroscience, highlighting innovations, peer support, and changing views on addiction and mental health.
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Neuropunk: Evolution of the Substance Use Recovery Revolution from the Steampunk Era to Today explores the radical transformation of both substance use and mental health recovery movements from their earliest foundations to the diverse, person-centered approaches of today. Starting with late 18th-century temperance societies, mutual aid groups, and early institutional models, we examine how shifting cultural and scientific perspectives have shaped recovery efforts. We'll highlight key turning points, including the rise of 12-step programs, peer-led advocacy, harm reduction movements, and merging of neuroscience into modern recovery frameworks. Through a steampunk-inspired lens, we uncover how discoveries in treatment and peer support have driven the evolution of both substance use and mental health recoveryreshaping both personal healing and societal perceptions of behavioral health.
Feywild Invasion Biology: Scientific Outreach Activities Using Cosplay & Role Play
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A professor shares his experience utilizing cosplay and TTRPG themes to create inclusive and effective outreach events that teach non-scientists biological concepts through role play activities.
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Our world is deeply dependent on the understanding and application of scientific data and inquiry particularly for issues of conservation and environmental change. However, there is often a disconnect between scientific ideas and peoples everyday lives. Cosplay For Science is an initiative that researches and implements best practices in science communication, using an innovative approach of cosplay in which scientists participate in an immersive experience for general audiences built on popular culture such as comic book or TTRPG worlds. This seminar describes two such events held this previous year where visitors partook in activities themed around an invasion of the Central USA by magical creatures of the Feywild to expose them to concepts and techniques conservation biologists use to detect, prevent and manage invasive biological species.
Numbers matter - the longest standing seminar from Witten Financial. We talk you through the basics of financial statements to help you manage your business.
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We will use actual game industry financial statements (names withheld :-)) to walk you through how financial statements work. this seminar will give you the basics to help you look closer at your business performance so you can better identify your strengths and areas of opportunity.
Finding The Perfect Real Estate Space For Your Gaming Store
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Unlock the secrets to picking the perfect gaming store spot! Learn what makes a location thrive and how to find your dream storefront. Level up your business strategy!
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Im excited to attend GenCon Trade Day and present **"Finding the Perfect Real Estate Space for Your Gaming Store."** As a commercial real estate broker with decades of experience, I specialize in tenant representation and have helped businesses like **Dragons Lair in Houston, Texas** secure ideal locations.
My session will cover key factors for choosing a gaming store locationmarket analysis, foot traffic, lease negotiations, and financial planning. Whether opening a new store or relocating, understanding commercial real estate is crucial to success. Attendees will gain insights into site selection, lease terms, and common pitfalls to avoid.
I look forward to sharing my expertise and helping gaming entrepreneurs make informed real estate decisions at GenCon!
An introduction to the cooperative keepsake game Five Hundred Year Old Vampire (FYOV) and its curriculum guide for use in high schools and universities.
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An introduction to Five Hundred Year Old Vampire (FYOV) and its curriculum guide for use in high schools and universities. FYOV is a cooperative keepsake game in which players use a series of prompts to chronicle the existence of a cohort of vampires from their creation to their destruction. It is based on the solo journaling game Thousand-Year-Old Vampire by Tim Hutchings.
Move from concept to cardboard as you design, prototype, & test your game ideas. A hands-on day focusing on iteration, learning from playtests, & embracing failure as part of the design process.
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Get your daily assignment during this session. Today you'll evaluate mechanics, balance gameplay, and give feedback
From Assessment To Discharge: Implementing Games Throughout All Steps Of The Therapeutic Process
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Learn strategies for implementing games in all steps of the therapeutic process for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Discuss what can be gained from implementing games in the therapy room
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Learn and discuss the value of games in the therapy room, including how to implement games throughout the assessment, intervention, and termination phases of therapy. Explore how different types of games may be used, and address ethical and practical considerations.