DOWNLOAD THE 2011 SCHEDULE HERE
Next Year’s Schedule will be posted by May 2012
“A Boot Camp for Serious Learning”
Serious Play Conference speakers will include authors of the latest books on game development and design, the top analysts covering serious games, senior developers of award winning products and project directors already leveraging games for corporate and military training, healthcare and education. 2011 speakers included:
- Alicia Sanchez, Games Czar, Defense Acquisition University
- Jim Hadley, Instructional Designer, Boeing
- Lilli Thompson, Game Developer Advocate, Google
- Chuck Hamilton, Learning and New Media Program Manager, IBM
- Don Brinkman, Program Manager, Microsoft Research, and Games for Learning Institute
- Brock Dubbels, Project Manager, Computer Based Training at United Health Group; Research Associate at University of Minnesota
- David Metcalf, Researcher, Institute for Simulation Training, UCF
- Tom Grant, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research
- Tyson Greer, CEO, Ambient Insight
- Talib Hussain, Senior Scientist, Raytheon, BBN Technologies
- David Edery, CEO, Fuzbi, Author, Changing the Game
- Randy Hinrichs, CEO, 2b3d; Author of two books coming out this fall, Engaging the Avatar and Transforming Virtual World Learning
- Brayden Olsen, CEO, Novel
- Julián Alberto Martín Alonso, Commercial Director, One Click Design and Software, Spain
- Ashraf Ahmad, Chair, Computer Graphics, PSUT, Jordan
- Alan Gershenfeld, Founder, President, E-Line Media
- Jon Aleckson, CEO, Web Courseworks; Author of MindMeld
- Sharon Sloane, CEO, WILL Interactive
- Jon Twing, PhD, EVP and Chief Measurement Officer, Assessment & Information Group, Pearson
- Claude Comair, Founder and President, DigiPen Institute of Technology
- Patti Phillips, CEO, ROI Institute
- Robert Hone, Creative Director, Red Hill Studios
- Raymond de Villiers, CEO, Wisdom Games
- Volker Kunze, Learning Consultant, Munich, Germany
- Robert Bell, Multimedia Coursewriter, Enspire Learning
- Rich Mesch, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, Performance Development Group
- Kim O’Malley, Ph.D., VP Research, Assessment & Information Group, Pearson
- Ross Smith, Director of Test, Microsoft
- Samir Abou Samra, CTO, DigiPen
For information on the sessions in your specific area of interest, click on the Tracks at the right.
If you are interested in submitting your game for the Serious Play Awards program, click here.