Early registration ends this Monday for Meaningful Play. If you are planning to attend and you want to save some money, now’s the time to register.
Meaningful Play 2010 is an interdisciplinary academic conference that explores the potential of games to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade in meaningful ways.
The conference takes place October 21 – October 23 in East Lansing, Michigan USA and is hosted by Michigan State University.
The conference is for game designers, researchers, and students. The two primary themes of the conference are “exploring meaningful applications of games” and “issues in designing meaningful play”. The first theme includes an examination of games (of all types) from primarily an academic research perspective. The second theme focuses on much more practical knowledge from the front-line of actual design, development, and use of games for meaningful purposes.
The conference includes thought-provoking keynotes from leaders in academia and industry, peer-reviewed paper presentations, panel sessions (including academic and industry discussions), roundtable discussions, an exciting poster session, and an exhibition of games.
The final keynote line-up for Meaningful Play 2010 includes:
* James Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies, Arizona State University
* Robin Hunicke, Producer & Game Designer, thatgamecompany
* Contance Steinkeuhler, Assistance Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
* Ben Sawyer, President of Digitalmill and Games for Health Founder
* Katherine Isbister, Associate Professor, NYU-Poly
* Helle Winding, Senior Director, LEGO Group
The early registration for the conference ends September 13, 2010.
Organizing Committee
- Brian Winn, Michigan State University
- Carrie Heeter, Michigan State University
- Alex Games, Michigan State University
- Ethan Watrall, Michigan State University
- Wei Peng, Michigan State University
- Debra Lieberman, University of California – Santa Barbara
- Drew Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University
Program Committee
We are currently forming the program committee. If you are interested in serving on the program committee, please email inquiries@meaningfulplay.msu.edu. The current program committee includes:
- Tracy Fullerton, University of Southern California
- James Gee, Arizona State University
- Constance Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Elisabeth (Betty) Hayes, Arizona State University
- Drew Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University
- Rick Ferdig, University of Florida
- Michael Nitsche, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Gerard Merritt, Full Sail University
- Belinda Lange, University of Southern California
- José P. Zagal, DePaul University
- Peter Brinson, University of Southern California
- Steffen Walz, Walz & Seibert Kollektivgesellschaft / sreee GbR i.G., Stuttgart
- Mira Lee, Michigan State University
- Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan – Dearborn
- Charles Owen, Michigan State University
- Richard Van Eck, University of North Dakota
- Kwan M. Lee, University of Southern California
- Douglas Eyman, George Mason University
- Brett E. Shelton, Utah State University
- Michael Katchabaw, University of Western Ontario
- Lindsay Grace, Miami University
- Ben Medler, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Charles Cusack, Hope College
- Brian Winn, Michigan State University
- Carrie Heeter, Michigan State University
- Alex Games, Michigan State University
- Ethan Watrall, Michigan State University
- Corey Bohil, Michigan State University
- Clark Quinn, Quinnovation
- Andrew Phelps, Rochester Institute of Technology
More details are available at:
http://meaningfulplay.msu.edu
