Edu-larp conference Living Games Conference 2018

The Edu-larp conference Living Games Conference 2018 took place in association with Living Games Conference, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It was an academic conference.

Organized by Celia Pearce, Northeastern University., Sarah Lynne Bowman, Austin Community College & Evan Torner, University of Cincinnati

All presentations available online at:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwDHcUKEbiXj1pUFeNQa6deHK0Z_B7vEd

Program hosts

Elizabeth Fein, Duquesne University (USA) - Live Action Role-playing and the Autism Spectrum

Kellian Adams Pletcher, Northeastern University (USA) - Role-playing and Games in Museums

Samara Hayley Steele (USA)  - Understanding Larp Literacy: Noise Filtering, Direct Diegesis, Extradiegetic Statement Exchange, and Intradiegetic Objects

Katherine Castiello Jones (USA) - Encouraging Perception through Playfulness and 'World'-Travelling: Feminism, Larp, and Learning

Andrew Harris (USA) - What Makes a Game an Effective Tool for Developing Social Skills?

Rian Oliveira Rezende (BRA) - Wonder Cards Storytelling: Imagination, Storytelling, and Role-playing in the Creation of Objects, Spaces, and Experiences

Amanda Siepiola (USA) - Who Would Win? Edu-Larp vs. Dorothy Heathcote's Mantle of the Expert

Lux Faros (USA) - Immersive Narratives, Personas, and Multi-intelligence Scaffolding

Celia Peace & Lizzie Stark (USA) - Teaching Video Game Design (and Feminism!) Through Larping

Magdalene Loh (SGP) - Edu-Larping for Career Design

Susan Weiner (USA) - Case Studies as Tabletop RPGs

Mikael Hellström (CAN) & Ken Keziej (CAN) - Year Zero Economics: Using edu-larps to explore economic systems in the Ninth Grade

Anna V. Konovalenko (RUS) - The Noon Project: Methodological Aspects of Socialization

Andrew Lacanienta (USA) - Creating a New World at Summer Camp

Krysten Callina (USA) - The Educational Micro-LARP: Redefining Live Action Role-play for Social, Academic and Therapeutic Applications

Kate Hill (USA) - Public Speaking Workshop

Sarah Lynne Bowman, Austin Community College (USA) - Edu-Larp Design Workshop

Evan Torner, University of Cincinnati (USA) - Edu-Larp Design Workshop

Program

Schedule for the Role-playing and Simulation in Education Conference

When: Thursday, May 17, 2018, 9am - 4pm

Where: Shillman Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

9:00-9:45am

Introduction -- Shillman Hall, Room 105

Celia Pearce, Northeastern University

Sarah Lynne Bowman, Austin Community College

Evan Torner, University of Cincinnati

Keynotes

Elizabeth Fein, Duquesne University, "Live Action Role-playing and the Autism Spectrum"

Kellian Adams Pletcher, Northeastern University, "Role-playing and Games in Museums"

10:00-11:15am

Theories and Principles (Sam Anderson) -- Room 220

Samara Hayley Steele, "Understanding Larp Literacy: Noise Filtering, Direct Diegesis, Extradiegetic Statement Exchange, and Intradiegetic Objects"

Katherine Castiello Jones, "Encouraging Perception through Playfulness and 'World'-Travelling: Feminism, Larp, and Learning”

Andrew Harris, "What Makes a Game an Effective Tool for Developing Social Skills?"

Techniques and Innovations (Will Osmond) -- Room 320

Rian Oliveira Rezende, "Wonder Cards Storytelling: Imagination, Storytelling, and Role-playing in the Creation of Objects, Spaces, and Experiences”

Amanda Siepiola, "Who Would Win? Edu-Larp vs. Dorothy Heathcote's Mantle of the Expert"

Lux Faros, "Immersive Narratives, Personas, and Multi-intelligence Scaffolding"

11:15am-12:30pm

Lunch

12:45-2:00pm

Adult Education (Jason Morningstar) -- Room 220

Celia Peace and Lizzie Stark, "Teaching Video Game Design (and Feminism!) Through Larping"

Magdalene Loh, "Edu-Larping for Career Design"

Susan Weiner, "Case Studies as Tabletop RPGs"

Youth Outreach (Rebecca Slitt) -- Room 320

Mikael Hellström and Ken Keziej, "Year Zero Economics: Using edu-larps to explore economic systems in the Ninth Grade"

Anna V. Konovalenko, "The Noon Project: Methodological Aspects of Socialization"

Andrew Lacanienta, "Creating a New World at Summer Camp"

Krysten Callina, "The Educational Micro-LARP: Redefining Live Action Role-play for Social, Academic and Therapeutic Applications"

2:15-3:45pm

Public Speaking Workshop (Kate Hill) -- Room 220

Edu-Larp Design Workshop (Evan Torner, Sarah Lynne Bowman) -- Room 320

3:45-4:00pm

Closing Ceremonies -- Room 220

Celia Pearce, Sarah Lynne Bowman, and Evan Torner