Build a deck of builders, use them to build towers! Also use them to knock down the towers of your opponents! Tap into the occult, high tech, & more in this deckbuilder.
Build a deck of builders, use them to build towers! Also use them to knock down the towers of your opponents! Tap into the occult, high tech, & more in this deckbuilder.
Build a deck of builders, use them to build towers! Also use them to knock down the towers of your opponents! Tap into the occult, high tech, & more in this deckbuilder.
Build a deck of builders, use them to build towers! Also use them to knock down the towers of your opponents! Tap into the occult, high tech, & more in this deckbuilder.
Building Board Games for Educational and General Audiences
Summary:
Board games allow us to explore topics in multiple fields through a form of simulation. This makes them ideal as a lab of experiementation for the humanities. Matt Shoemaker will help you learn how.
Description:
Board games allow us to explore topics in multiple fields through a form of simulation. This makes them ideal for use in the humanities as a lab of experiementation. Join Matt Shoemaker, who has modified several board games and RPGs for pedegogical uses and is currently working on the game Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer, to learn more about the difference between games that are good for classroom use compared to general audiences, and how you can tweak and create games that can appeal to both audiences. Participants should come with a topic they wish to cover in the classroom using a boardgame.
Learn how Soft Skills are being developed through the use of Tabletop and RPG games in a secondary special education classroom. See and plan how to do the same in your setting.
Description:
During this hour participants will review what soft skills are and the importance of their instruction. Participants will walk through incorporating a game into part of a lesson/unit on developing different soft skills. See how RPG mechanics are used to explore decision making in life, through students creating their characters and rolling (literally) with challenges they are likely to experience in the “real world.” Hear about the challenges and successes in the implementation and be advised about things to consider when starting to use games to develop soft skills. Lastly, in small groups or individually, outline a lesson/unit focusing on a skill specific to the population with which participants work they can bring back to the classroom.
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole has created some of the more memorable villains in SF/Fantasy. He’ll step you through the process of developing characters from the dark side.
Learn how to build your own basic shoulder puppet. Andy Swisher will cover design, construction & manipulation of a shoulder companion.
Description:
Shoulder puppets have been a staple in Ren Fairs for many years now. But have you ever wondered how they work? How they move & come to life, just like magic? Well in this seminar you will learn how to build your very own from start to finish. It will cover designing, constructing, & manipulation of the puppet. Materials will be discussed as well as shown during this class. By the end you'll walk away with the knowledge you need to make a basic shoulder companion who can attend GenCon with you for years to come.