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August 24, 2011

Time	Curriculum Development Track	Education Track	Technology and Management Track	Industry Track
Aug 24 08:00 AM 75 Min	Registration 08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Aug 24 09:15 AM 15 Min	Opening Remarks General Session 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Aug 24 09:30 AM 60 Min	Keynote - The Anatomy of a Video Game Curriculum Claude Comair (DigiPen Institute of Technology) Keynote Speakers 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Aug 24 10:45 AM 60 Min	Teaching "Art for Games" from a Development Perspective Steve Reid (Ubisoft - Red Storm) Curriculum Development Track 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Game Development Andrew Hogue (University of Ontario Institute of Technology) Education Track 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	The Changing Games Industry: Multiplatform is a Must Tom Higgins (Unity Technologies) Technology and Management Track 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Industry Track presentation To Be Announced Soon
Aug 24 11:45 AM 60 Min	Lunch Break 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Aug 24 12:45 PM 60 Min	Middleware: The Pros and Cons of Utilization for Teaching Students Programming Christopher Erhardt (Academy of Interactive Entertainment) Curriculum Development Track 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM	Balancing Education and the Player: The Creation of a Game Design Program Jen Sward (DigiPen Institute of Technology) Education Track 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM	Learning plus Playing: Customizing Interactive Lesson Plans Mark Sones (GameSalad) Technology and Management Track 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM	What Indie Game Studios Look for in Game Program Graduates Corey Dangel (Detonator Games) Panel Michel Bastien (Moonshot Games) Dave McCoy (Hidden Path Entertainment) Leena Häkkänen (Novel Inc.) Industry Track 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Aug 24 02:00 PM 60 Min	Teaching Game Analysis the Pragmatic Way: The 6-11 Framework Roberto Dillon (DigiPen Institute of Technology) Curriculum Development Track 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Developing a Gaming Concentration in the Computer Science Curriculum at an HBCU Jinghua Zhang (Winston-Salem State University) Education Track 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Next Gen… What’s All the Fuss About? Linda Sellheim (Autodesk) Technology and Management Track 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM	What Large Studios Look for in Game Program Graduates Paula Fellbaum (Nexon) Panel David Edery (Spry Fox) Angela Baker (Insomniac Games) Richard Moe (GameHouse) Industry Track 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Aug 24 03:15 PM 60 Min	Alumni Panel: Experiences of Recent DigiPen Graduates Jen Sward (DigiPen Institute of Technology) Panel Andy Luedke (Microsoft) General Session 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

August 25, 2011

Time	Curriculum Development Track	Technology and Management Track	Industry Track Research Track
Aug 25 08:50 AM 10 Min	Opening Remarks 08:50 AM - 09:00 AM
Aug 25 09:00 AM 60 Min	Intellectual Property Ownership in Education Mona Ibrahim General Session 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Aug 25 10:15 AM 60 Min	Interdisciplinary Collaboration Terrence Masson (Northeastern University) Curriculum Development Track 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Replacing Textbooks: Enhancing Game Courses with E-learning Tools Zack Larson (design3) Panel Tom Dowd (Columbia College Chicago) Technology and Management Track 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Massively Social != Massively Multiplayer Paul Furio (Novel Inc.) Industry Track 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Aug 25 11:30 AM 60 Min	Components of a New Masters Program: Incubator, Entrepreneurship, Game Studio Partnerships and Hitting the Ground Running Craig Caldwell (University of Utah) Panel Roger Altizer (Entertainment Arts and Engineering Masters Studio at the University of Utah) Robert Kessler (University of Utah) Mark Christensen van Langeveld (Entertainment Arts and Engineering Master Games Studio) Curriculum Development Track 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Technology and Management Track presentation To Be Announced Soon	Architecture Design & Game Design: A Symbiosis Asma Naz (University of Texas at Dallas) Research Track 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Aug 25 12:30 PM 60 Min	Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Aug 25 01:30 PM 60 Min	Curriculum Development Track presentation To Be Announced Soon.	Technology and Management Track presentation To Be Announced Soon	Success Factors for Graduates Joining Traditional vs. Social Game Development Teams Brian Schneider (Zynga) Panel Industry Track 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Aug 25 02:30 PM 30 Min	Closing Remarks and Town Hall 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM