Join us for discussion with Q&A on balancing faith & gaming, gaming as a ministry, defending gaming from attacks, the use of evil & magic in games, & other topics.
Classic Military Theorists: What Did they Actually Say & Mean?
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Clausewitz, Mahan, & Mitchell are strategic thinkers that many have heard of but few know what they actually said. This lecture focuses on what important military thinkers have actually written.
Classroom Gamification: What Works and What Does Not
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Not every attempt at gamifying the classroom works. We'll facilitate a conversation on the best practices and those to avoid when attempting to achieve course learning objectives.
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Face it; not every form of classroom gamification works, but we learn more from our failures than our successes. This seminar will facilitate a conversation on what works in the classroom and what doesn’t. The motivation for this course came from an experience with a 2015 Floodplain Management course at Western Kentucky University. Since 2007, my student pass rates for the national certification exam for floodplain managers (Certified Floodplain Manager – CFM exam) averaged about 80 percent. However, in 2015 only one out of seven students who took the exam passed it. This occurred even though more class time was spent on CFM topics than in previous years and more time was spent on learning games.
Confessions of a Formerly Fat Gamer - How I lost over 100 Pounds
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I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I decided to finally take my future into my own hands and make a change. It took a year, but I dropped 100 pounds & have kept it off - here's how...
General discussion on how to not only build up your own self confidence though cosplay, but to help build up the confidence of everyone within the cosplay community!
Cooperative Storytelling: The World-Magic Of Games
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Every game, no matter how simple, has a shared narrative. Come discuss how to enhance the storytelling magic in your own games-whether you're a player, a gamemaster, or a designer.
Cosplay Combat - Self Defense for Costumed Congoers
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Fight choreographer & kungfu instructor Rick Stemm gives both practical self defense & choreography tips to make cosplay safe & fun!
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Your cosplay is ready - you LOOK like a warrior, but can you move like one? Learn from professionals about both practical self defense to keep you safe during cosplay, and fantastic fight choreography moves to best show off your hard costume work. Fight choreographer and kungfu instructor Rick Stemm gives a two-part panel on martial arts specifically addressed to cosplayers. The first part will focus on practical self defense. This will include advice on moving safely, discussion of rights and awareness, and some useful, easy to remember self defense tips to diffuse situations, avoid unwanted attention, and control your personal space. The second part will focus on fight choreography fun - stances, techniques, and moves to show off those giant swords, wizard staves,and other cool costume weaponry that you might not know how to use. No previous martial arts experience necessary.
Come join us for a live face painting class and learn face painting techniques for your next Cosplay! Learn what to do and what to avoid doing, different techniques and what types of paint to use!
Cosplay With a Spin: Crossplay, Rule 63, & Mashups
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How to make your cosplay unique, recognizable, & even funny! Learn techniques & resources for gender-bending & mashing up your fandoms.
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The sky's the limit! A co-founder of Studio Cosplay will be giving a presentation on putting your own spin on popular cosplays. Discussion will include finding your creative inspiration, colliding characters and styles but keeping them recognizable, products and techniques for convincing crossplay, and considerations for acting the part, especially for photography. Come to the panel dressed in your favorite crossplay, Rule 63, or mashup cosplay and tell us about it! Presenter bio: Stefanie Hackenberg has been cosplaying since 1998 and has been featured on prominent media outlets such as CNN and io9. She is a Studio Cosplay founder, a Reiki Master-certified energy therapist, and a proud all-around nerd. Stefanie can be found at www.facebook.com/FaeriesWearBootsCosplay.