2020 Games for Change Virtual Festival has ended

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2020 Games for Change Virtual Festival

9:45am EDT

G4C Welcome with President Susanna Pollack MainstageSusanna Pollack

9:50am EDT

Opening Remarks with Anne del Castillo MainstageAnne del Castillo

10:00am EDT

Keynote - Play for Change: Ten Games to Play Right Now MainstageColleen Macklin

10:20am EDT

Immersive Tech for School Preparedness MainstageJessica Robbins

10:40am EDT

The World Now Understands AbleGamers' Mission MainstageMark Barlet

11:00am EDT

Educational VR Games: Lessons Learned MainstageJesse Schell

11:20am EDT

Gamestorming Curricula MainstageNandini Chatterjee Singh • Matt Farber • Robin Sharma

11:40am EDT

Keynote - Democratizing Games Creation With Dreams MainstageSiobhan Reddy

12:10pm EDT

Keynote - Mental Health in Games MainstageEve Crevoshay • Anita Sarkeesian

12:40pm EDT

Simple Accessibility Practices to Expand Games’ Reach MainstageBarbara Chamberlin • Allisyn Levy • Peter Stidwill • Matthew Kaplowitz

1:30pm EDT

Keynote - The Unifying Power of Video Games MainstageStan Pierre-Louis

1:45pm EDT

Introducing Raising Good Gamers with Susanna Pollack and Katie Salen Tekinbaş MainstageKatie Salen Tekinbaş • Susanna Pollack

2:10pm EDT

Sensing the Risks of XR MainstageKavya Pearlman

3:15pm EDT

Keynote - Games Can Heal The World MainstageLeo Olebe

3:35pm EDT

G4C Chapters: Asia-Pacific Launch Announcement MainstageSusanna Pollack

3:40pm EDT

Remote Learning with Mixed Reality - Case Western MainstageDan Ayoub • Mark Griswold

4:00pm EDT

Building for Inclusivity: How Games Have the Power to Transform People MainstageTrinidad Hermida • Robert Williamson • Jessica Murrey • Laura Teclemariam

4:45pm EDT

Keynote - Fireside Chat with Jenova Chen and Tracy Fullerton MainstageTracy Fullerton • Jenova Chen

5:15pm EDT

Worldgames: Transferring In-game Benefits to Real Life MainstageNichol Bradford • Brie Code • Chethan Ramachandran

6:00pm EDT

Well-Played: Sims 4 Co-play with a Kindergartner (RERUN) MainstageSabrina Culyba

6:30pm EDT

SEL, Neurodiversity, Self Advocacy...and Space Pirates MainstageVanessa Gill

6:50pm EDT

Exploring Digital Rights: Data Sovereignty in XR MainstageLiv Erickson

7:10pm EDT

Keynote with Brennan Spiegel MainstageDr. Brennan Spiegel

7:30pm EDT

G4C Awards Ceremony MainstageKeisha Howard • Susanna Pollack

9:55am EDT

Opening Remarks - Day 2 MainstageSusanna Pollack

10:00am EDT

Transforming Zombies, Run! for the Lockdown MainstageAdrian Hon

10:20am EDT

PlayTest: Evaluating VR in 5 Simple Steps MainstageDali Szostak • Ayush Bhargava

10:40am EDT

Gamifying Social Distancing MainstageJesse Lindsley

11:00am EDT

Games to Train the Healthcare Force MainstageLynn Fiellin • Ron Goldman • Deepika Mohan • Jesse Schell • Carrie Shaw

11:50am EDT

You Are Here: Using Game Design to Empower Underserved Youth MainstageMaria Burns Ortiz

12:10pm EDT

Upskilling and Reskilling in the Fashion Supply Chain MainstageSarah Krasley

12:30pm EDT

What Teens Tell Us About the Role of Games During COVID-19 MainstageKatie Salen Tekinbaş • Laura Higgins

1:00pm EDT

Keynote - Learning Through Digital Play MainstageRob Lowe

1:20pm EDT

New Game! You’re President. Can You Prevent Nuclear War? MainstageCarmen MacDougall • Ernest Moniz • Jess Trybus

1:30pm EDT

Keynote - At the Table: Finding Community at Games for Change MainstageGordon Bellamy

1:50pm EDT

Keynote - Anti-Racism + XR MainstageCourtney Cogburn

2:10pm EDT

Designing One-Button Games for Accessibility MainstageRyan Green • Mike Perrotto

3:15pm EDT

Access for the Future of XR MainstageRegine Gilbert • Kai Frazier • Erin Hawley • Katherine Mahon • Angelina Dayton • Keisha Howard

4:00pm EDT

Keynote - Fireside Chat with Chris Milk and Jesse Damiani MainstageJesse Damiani • Chris Milk

4:30pm EDT

Keynote - Building the Volumetric Future MainstageNonny de la Peña

4:50pm EDT

Fortnite Creative Workshops - A New Partnership with Games for Change MainstageSusanna Pollack • Linda Sellheim

5:00pm EDT

Keynote - Changing Narratives with Immersive Storytelling MainstageMia Tramz • Alton Glass

5:30pm EDT

Rabbids Coding, Learn Programming With the Rabbids! MainstageAnthony Kozak • Olivier Palmieri • Mickaël Newton

5:50pm EDT

Accelerating Acceptance through Transgender Representation MainstageBlair Durkee

6:10pm EDT

VR for Change Alcove Challenge: Winner Announcement MainstageCezara Windrem

6:15pm EDT

Creating Caring and Care-full Online Play Communities MainstageKatie Salen Tekinbaş • Daniel Kelley • Mimi Ito • Sara DeWitt • Makeda Mays Green • Nathan Sawatzky

7:00pm EDT

Newsgame Flyby: State of the Practice 2020 MainstageLindsay Grace • Katy Huang

7:20pm EDT

Seizing the Awkward with Guild Wars 2 MainstageRebecca Mir

10:00am EDT

Opening Remarks - Day 3 MainstageSusanna Pollack

10:05am EDT

Role-Playing Our Way Through History MainstageGreg Trefry • Jenny Lim

10:20am EDT

Kind Words: Why Be Nice? MainstageZiba Scott

10:40am EDT

Bringing the Natural World Into Your Living Room MainstagePhil Stuart

11:00am EDT

Sleep Mystery: from Escape Room to Point-and-Click Adventure MainstageJasminka Criley

11:10am EDT

Outbreak Squad: Keeping Your Community Safe MainstagePamela Martinez

11:20am EDT

Healthier by Design MainstageKen Hall

11:30am EDT

High School Students Impact Patients with VR Design MainstageMarie Graham

11:40am EDT

How Does Turning Into a Potato Get People to Run? MainstageJenny Xu

11:50am EDT

VR Brain Training for Mental Fitness MainstageAmir Bozorgzadeh

12:00pm EDT

MetaVerse: Multi-Player VR and the Internet's Next Evolution MainstageWinston Matthews

12:20pm EDT

Exploring Indigenous History in When Rivers Were Trails MainstageNichlas Emmons

12:40pm EDT

Listening and Staying Agile During COVID-19 MainstageSusan Rivers

1:00pm EDT

VR for Inclusion MainstageMyra LalDin

1:10pm EDT

Learning Remotely Using Virtual Reality MainstageEmilie Joly

1:20pm EDT

Be Earth: A VR Activation on Climate Change in Times of Crisis MainstageBoo Aguilar

1:30pm EDT

The Making of Lutaw: A 3D Virtual Reality Film MainstageMichaela Holland • Samantha Quick

1:40pm EDT

Story/Background/Insights of Daughters of Chibok MainstageJoel Benson

1:50pm EDT

Announcing HEVGA's 2020 Fellows MainstageJonathan Elmergreen

2:00pm EDT

Worldgames: Transferring In-game Benefits to Real Life (Encore) MainstageNichol Bradford • Brie Code • Chethan Ramachandran

2:45pm EDT

Accelerating Acceptance through Transgender Representation (Encore) MainstageBlair Durkee

3:10pm EDT

Announcement from the Institute Museum and Library Services MainstageSusanna Pollack • Paula Gangopadhyay

3:20pm EDT

Keynote - Accessibility in Gaming MainstageMegan Lawrence

3:40pm EDT

Learning to Be Better Digital Citizens MainstageStephanie Harvey

4:00pm EDT

Announcing Endless Change the Game Challenge MainstageSusanna Pollack • Dennis Bartels

4:10pm EDT

The Brink of Nuclear War: Gaming in the Modern Museum MainstageMegan Gately • Matthew Wilding

4:20pm EDT

Creating Sparkle and Inclusion Through Gaming MainstageRyan Wenke

4:30pm EDT

Virtual Events Production: VR, Streaming, 2D & 3D Spaces MainstageEvo Heyning

4:40pm EDT

Wallpeckers - from the DMZ to the Berlin Wall MainstagePeter Seung Taek Lee

4:50pm EDT

G4C Student Challenge: 5 Years Strong and New Announcements for 2020! MainstageTania Hack • Arana Shapiro

5:00pm EDT

Keynote - Holograms in the Age of Social Distancing MainstageAsad Malik • Hana Pestle

5:20pm EDT

The Future of Education with Verizon 5G MainstagePhil Puthumana

5:40pm EDT

Keynote - Anti-Racism + XR (Encore) MainstageCourtney Cogburn

6:00pm EDT

Making Video Games for Autistic People: A Studio's Experience MainstageGeorgii Kurgan

6:10pm EDT

Financial Inclusion: It's Not About the Money! MainstageGlenn Gillis

6:20pm EDT

CureQuest: A Digital Game for New Drug Discovery MainstageMei Si

6:30pm EDT

«When We Disappear» – A Story-Driven & History-Based Game MainstageRobin Burgauer • Robbert van Rooden

6:40pm EDT

SpacEscape: Learning Science on Your Mobile Device MainstageSa Liu

6:50pm EDT

Keynote - A New Era of Experimental Medicine MainstageAsi Burak • Dr. Adam Gazzaley

7:10pm EDT

Closing Remarks MainstageSusanna Pollack