Program
Meaningful Play 2008 includes thought-provoking presentations from leaders in academia and industry, peer-reviewed paper presentations, panel sessions (including academic and industry discussions), innovative workshops, roundtable discussions, and exhibitions of games.
Below is the conference schedule. You can also view the detailed schedule.
| Wednesday, October 8 | ||||
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| Ballroom | Parlor A | Green Room | Parlor C | |
| 6:30p-9:00p | Early Registration in the lobby of the Marriott hotel | |||
| Thursday, October 9 | ||||
| Ballroom | Parlor A | Green Room | Parlor C | |
| 8:00a-9:00a | Registration and Continental Breakfast on the 2nd floor of the MSU Union | |||
| 9:00a-9:15a | Conference Welcome | |||
| 9:15a-10:15a | The Game Designer as Change Agent by Richard Hilleman (Keynote) | |||
| 10:15a-10:45a | Break | |||
| 10:45a-11:45p | From Experiment Gameplay to the Wonderful World of Goo by Drew Davidson (Speaker) | Games and Physical Health (Papers) | Emergent Gameplay (Papers) | User-Created Content And Program-Modification In Video Games And Virtual Worlds (Panel) |
| 11:45p-1:15p | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 1:15p-2:15p | Turning Gamers to Soldiers: War Games in the Modern Military by David Versaw (Speaker) | Designing Games for Health (Papers) | Analyzing and Understanding Games (Papers) | Talent, Incentives, and Infrastructure: Growing the Game Industry in Michigan (Panel) |
| 2:15p-2:45p | Break | |||
| 2:45p-3:45p | Player-Centered Design for Instructional Games by Robert Appelman and Sonny Kirkley (Speaker) | Games to Change Brains (Papers) | Alternative platforms for learning games (Papers) | The Emerging Flash Game Industry and the Opportunities for Meaningful Play by Jared Riley (Speaker) |
| 3:45p-4:00p | Break | |||
| 4:00p-5:00p | The Unknown Possibilities of Existence by Ian Bogost (Keynote) | |||
| 5:00p-6:00p | Break | |||
| 6:00p-8:00p | Conference Reception, Game Exhibition, and Poster Session (Reception) at East Lansing Technology Innovation Center | |||
| Friday, October 10 | ||||
| Ballroom | Parlor A | Green Room | Parlor C | |
| 8:00a-9:00a | Registration and Continental Breakfast on the 2nd floor of the MSU Union | |||
| 9:00a-10:00a | All Play is Meaningful by Leigh Anne Cappello (Keynote) | |||
| 10:00a-10:30a | Break | |||
| 10:30a-11:30a | Designing K-6 educational games from Playstation to PSP by Dave Adams and Peter Rogan (Speaker) | Games for Learning (Papers) | Social Play (Papers) | Suitable for all ages: Game design for the 60+ demographic (Panel) |
| 11:30a-1:00p | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 1:00p-2:00p | Making an Impact: Serious Issues in Non-Serious Games by Monica Evans (Speaker) | Game Design and Development (Papers) | MMORPGs and Virtual Worlds (Papers) | Game Face(book): The Intersection of Games and Social Network Sites (Panel) |
| 2:00p-2:30p | Break | |||
| 2:30p-3:30p | Researching Spore: A New Approach to Player Testing by Nate Bolt (Speaker) | Games and Culture (Papers) | When Will Games Grow Up?: Handling Adult Topics In Video Games (Roundtable) | Playing with Public Policy: Games to involve and inform the public (Panel) |
| 3:30p-3:45p | Break | |||
| 3:45p-4:45p | Serious Gaming: Assumptions and Realities by Ute Ritterfeld (Keynote) | |||
| 5:00p-7:00p | Happy Hour Gathering (Reception) at Harper's Restaurant & Brew Pub | |||
| Saturday, October 11 | ||||
| Ballroom | Parlor A | Green Room | Parlor C | |
| 8:00a-9:00a | Registration and Continental Breakfast on the 2nd floor of the MSU Union | |||
| 9:00a-10:00a | The Play of Persuasion: Why "Serious" Isn't the Opposite of Fun by Nick Fortugno (Keynote) | |||
| 10:00a-10:15a | Break | |||
| 10:15a-11:15a | Creating Crossover Learning Products by Scott Traylor (Speaker) | Player Involvement (Papers) | From the Keyboard to the Game Board - Part 1 (Papers) | Approaches to Language Learning as Meaningful Play (Panel) |
| 11:15a-11:30a | Break | |||
| 11:30a-12:30p | Bringing Tangential Learning to Games by James Portnow (Speaker) | Player Motivation (Papers) | From the Keyboard to the Game Board - Part 2 (Papers) | |
| 12:30p-1:00p | Lunch (provided in ballroom) | |||
| 1:00p-2:00p | The Great White Whale of Meaningful Play by Tracy Fullerton (Keynote) | |||
| 2:00p-2:30p | Conference Closing and Game Awards | |||