2025 NASAGA Conference Schedule
Subject to change without notice or roll of the dice.
Wednesday
9:00am - 5:00pm - Pre-Conference Workshop: Designing and Facilitating Training Games and Activities - Alex Suchman (Pre-registration required)
5:00pm - 6:30pm - Welcome Reception
6:30pm - 8:00am - Dinner on your own
8:00pm - 10:30pm - Game Night
Thursday
8:00am - 9:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - 10:30am - Keynote 1 - Miami Tribe
11:00am - 12:00nn - Breakout Session 1
Quest to join The Order of Brave Thinkers - Allison DeVries
Making History: Breakups, Bias, and the Construction of Narrative - Raymond Kimball
12:30nn - 2:00pm - Lunch on your own
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Breakout Session 2
Building an Indoor/Outdoor Campus Escape Game - Lisa Boragine
One Hour to Make Games with Difficult (Playful) Choices - Mark Chen
4:00pm - 5:30pm - Breakout Session 3
The Social Arena Game: Simulating Social Media: Influence & Belief & Bias - Jared Seay
Reverse Climate Change A Daring Epic Adventure! - Karen Jeffers Tracy
5:00pm - 7:00pm - Expo and Poster Session
7:30pm - until - Game Night
Friday
8:00am - 8:30am - Breakfast
8:30am - 10:30am - Keynote 2 - Christopher McElroen
11:00am - 12:30pm - Breakout Session 3
Granny D&D: A Path to Playful Collaboration at Work - Laura Khalil
Secret Identities and Puzzles: A Fun and Devious Energizer - Brian Stauber
12:00nn - 1:30pm - Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Breakout Session 4
Playfully Looking@Leadership + Looking@Followership - Fran Kick
United Nations Climate Action Negotiation Simulation - Karen Jeffers Tracy
3:30pm - 5:00pm - Breakout Session 5
Mapping Our Culture: Hacking The Quiet Year for Organizational Exploration - Brian Stauber
A Hmong Batik Preservation Video Game - Sha Huang
7:00pm - 9:00pm - Gala, Awards & Dinner
9:00pm - 10:30pm - Game Night
Saturday
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Breakout Session 6
Play to Progress: Building a Culture of Continuous Learning - Alexandra Suchman
Pixels & Prompts: AI-Powered Playful Design Revolution - James Colquitt
Box lunches available
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Heroes of Learning: A Roleplaying Workshop for Educator Renewal, Fellowship, and Leadership - Garrett Munro