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

    • Making History: Breakups, Bias, and the Construction of Narrative

  • 12:30nn - 2:00pm - Lunch on your own

  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Breakout Session 2

    • Playfully Looking@Leadership + Looking@Followership

    • One Hour to Make Games with Difficult (Playful) Choices

  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm - Breakout Session 3

    • The Social Arena Game: Simulating Social Media: Influence & Belief & Bias

    • Reverse Climate Change A Daring Epic Adventure!

  • 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

    • “Playing" It Forward: Using Gamification to Spark Transformation- Natalie Gillard

  • 11:00am - 12:30pm - Breakout Session 3

    • Granny D&D: A Path to Playful Collaboration at Work

    • Secret Identities and Puzzles: A Fun and Devious Energizer

  • 12:00nn - 1:30pm - Lunch (boxed lunches provided)

  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Breakout Session 4

    • Building an Indoor/Outdoor Campus Escape Game

    • United Nations Climate Action Negotiation Simulation

  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Breakout Session 5

    • Mapping Our Culture: Hacking The Quiet Year for Organizational Exploration

    • A Hmong Batik Preservation Video Game

  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Gala, Awards & Dinner

  • 9:00pm - 10:30pm - Game Night

Saturday

  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Breakfast

  • 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Heroes of Learning: A Roleplaying Workshop for Educator Renewal, Fellowship, and Leadership