Gamicon Orlando 2022
Schedule GMT -04:00 America/New_York
School of Magics
Scott Barhold
The magic has disappeared and it's up to you to learn to take off protective spells, see the invisible things, and look into the future. Time is limited, so it will take all your attention and creativity! Led by the magic of Scott Barhold, our opening night kickoff event is…
The GamiCon Academy of the Arcane
Monica Cornetti
A NEW gamification of learning experience. Enter the secret chamber and interact with enchanted books and tools to discover your source of magic, found somewhere in your heritage, that grants you spells, daring feats, additional class skills, and other special abilities... all from the sorcerer's bloodline.
Tomorrow Land — What Will Be Different?
Amy Morrisey
Magic doesn’t simply happen. Before we begin a gamification adventure, we must first define what the learners will do differently after they’ve completed the course. While it is often a step that L&D professionals skip, in this session you will learn the importance of beginning with business objectives. After all,…
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Haunted Mansion — Who is Playing
Jean Marrapodi
Whom are your designing for? When we design for everyone, we design for no one. In this session, Jean Marrapodi walks us through the process of creating learner personas so that we can be deliberate in our design of learning experiences. This session includes a working lunch where you and…
Working Lunch
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Adventureland — It All Starts with a Story
Keith Lillico
What makes a story great? What makes someone a good storyteller? Storytelling is something we all do naturally, starting at a young age, but there’s a difference between good storytelling and great storytelling. In this session, you’ll learn what it takes to develop a character and story structure that connects…
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Main Street USA — Immersion, Player Journey, and the Magic Circle
Chuck Sigmund
When we invite learners into our gamified courses, they cross a Magic Circle inside of which a new real exists. It is our responsibility to maintain the magic as they journey through the learning. In this session Chuck Sigmund outlines how you can create an immersive journey that keeps learner…
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Sorcerer's Knowledge
Mark Gindick
The only official JEOPARDY! training game in the world, in partnership with Jeopardy! Productions. The learning game follows the classic rules and all the fun of America’s Favorite Quiz Show® with rounds for JEOPARDY!, Double JEOPARDY!, and Final JEOPARDY! plus “Daily Doubles”. JEOPARDY!® is great for assessing knowledge before a…
The Magic Continues
Monica Cornetti
Big Thunder Mountain — What Do They Need to Learn —
Jeffrey Riley
What will your learners do differently after going through your learning program? Good learning objectives do not include words like “know” or “understand” because we all know things we should do, but our behavior doesn’t change. Instead, what outcomes will we “see” in our learners after completion? In this session,…
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Fantasyland — Matching Game Mechanics to Their Motivators —
Jonathan Peters
When it comes to creating gamified or game-based learning experiences, most practitioners throw game mechanics at a program without a methodology or rational strategy. They assume that what is fun for them will be fun for their participants. The results are hit-or-miss. When budgets and time are in short supply,…
Working Lunch
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Cast Your Magic — Rapid Prototyping
Robin Rokisky
Prototypes allow all stakeholders to get involved early in the design process. They can see the design and react long before you begin working on deliverables. This way, you’ll know in advance what to include and what to cut. In this session, Robin Rokisky will lead you team through creating…
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Prototype Presenations
A representation of what a future program could be, these proof-of-principle prototype presentations serve to verify functional aspects of the intended design. Guest Wizards will evaluate each prototype to surface new ideas, explore how to make the plan tangible, and test the materialization of the designs. Presenting prototypes is a…
Maintan the Magic - Next Steps
Monica Cornetti
As you prepare to leave the magic and head back into the real world, this session will help you keep the positive momentum you’ve built while also exploring practical ways of implementing all that you’ve learned. With a few simple strategies, you can ensure your Wizard Academy experience creates long-term…
Mounse After-Glow
T22 kick off