2022
Festival 2022
We look forward to seeing you in person and online for the Games for Change Asia-Pacific Festival 2022, part of Melbourne International Games Week.
Programme
Here is the structure of the three day event:
9am-4pm AEDT
Tuesday October 4th 2022
Teacher Summit live @ ACMI for primary and secondary teachers.
12pm-5pm AEDT
Tuesday October 4th 2022
100% online including regional showcases from India, Hong Kong, Malaysia and more, games showcase and research showcase.
11am-5pm AEDT
Wednesday October 5th 2022
100% live from ACMI Melbourne with limited tickets available (160) featuring hour long panel sessions that take a deeper dive into the use of games for education and training, health and social change (also broadcast free on hopin.)
11am-5pm AEDT
Thursday October 6th
100% live from ACMI Melbourne with limited tickets available (160) featuring hour long panel sessions that take a deeper dive into the use of games for education and training, health and social change (also broadcast free on hopin.)
Panels
Wednesday 5 October 2022
11:30
Panel 1 - What have games ever done to help anybody?
Host
Hung The Nguyen
Panellists
Shane Bailey, Gail Kenning, Jonathan Duckworth
12:30
Panel 2 - XR for Change
Host
Kirrian Steer
Panellists
Lisa Skaife, Nyasha Mbaya, Liam McGuire
14:00
Panel 3 - Using games to preserve and promote cultural heritage
Host
Melissa Tsafkas
Panellists
Fred Hardtke, Cherida Longley, Thomas Chandler
15:00
Panel 4 - The ethics of digital gaming and immersive technology
Host
Ben Loveridge
Panellists
Solange Glasser, Lucy Sparrow, Jane Mavoa
16:00
Panel 5 - Games for the classroom and beyond
Host
Marianne Malmstrom
Panellists
Arana Shapiro, Andy Yong, Vincent Trundle
Thursday 6 October 2022
11:15
Panel 6 - Museums & games: Challenges, opportunities and the future
Host
Jini Maxwell
Panellists
Kate Barnard, Emma Ramsay, Chloe Appleby
12:30
Panel 7 - The evidence for an evidence based approach
Host
Bron Stuckey
Panellists
Malcolm Ryan, Simone Gindidis, Tammie Schrader
14:00
Panel 8 - Gaming Communities - The good, the bad and the ugly
Host
Matt Harrison
Panellists
Nihal Noor, Omi Koulas, Amelia Trundle
15:00
Panel 9 - Can games save the planet? Or are they just an escape?
Host
Nico King
Panellists
Ben Abraham, Patrick Sukawiratmo
16:00
Panel 10 - Making an impact with games
Host
Viktor Arity
Panellists
Stefan Schutt, Jess Rowlings, Steven Dupon
Game showcase
Game-based Health Communication Interventions for tackling vaccine hesitancy
Manju Mathews
Christ Nagar College Kerala India
Learnification of Games: Building ProSocial Skills
Anurati Srivastva
PEDAL Studio
Using Games (Gamification) to Promote Cultural Heritage and History (Facing Challenges)
Parastou Manteghi
ICOM Iran
WE THE JURY
Jason Christou
Alternate Reality Games to to Improve Students' Mental Health and Resilience
Reza Habibi
University of California Santa Cruz
Expanding the facilitator's toolkit: Game design as facilitation practice
Logan Timmins
Amble Studio
Delicious Memories
Laura Nova
Using serious games as a blended learning tool for nutrition education - A pilot study
Claudia Leong
Nutriblocks Limited
Biik Bilik
Steven Dupon
Solucia Pty Ltd
What are you playing at? Contested histories, video games, classrooms and museums.
Peter Tattersall
Australian National Maritime Museum
myDRIVESCHOOL
Lisa Skaife
Driveschool Enterprises Pty Ltd
Gamification and Behavioural Change. From Immersive to Experiential
Teddy Florea
EcoManka
Lost and Hound
Brian Fairbanks
Daisy Ale Soundworks
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