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Pre-Conference Workshop Schedule (Virtual Worlds & Health)

Posted by Ben Sawyer on 08-04-21

Virtual Worlds & Health Day @ Games for Health

On May 7 at the Baltimore Hyatt Inner Harbor the Games for Health Project will host a pre-conference workshop on virtual worlds & health. The agenda for this great event is now complete. Tickets to the event itself are only $129.00 if you register only for the workshop and $99.00 if you register also for Games for Health. Tickets to the Games for Health Conference which follows on May 8-9 are $495.00.

Tickets to each event may be purchased directly at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=146432

Click through for the schedule...

9:00 am - 9:20 am Opening Remarks

Ben Sawyer

9:20 am - 10:00am Keynote
Taking Action in Virtual Worlds : What we've learned about health in virtual worlds from those that took the plunge...

John Lester, Linden Labs

10:00 am - 10:15 am 15 Minute Break

10:15 am - 11:20 am Landscape of Virtual World Systems : What's available and how do you work with it?

Tim Holt

11:20 am - 11:30 am 10 Minute Break

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Virtual Worlds for the NEMSPI (National Emergency Medical Standards Preparedness Initiative)

Going from Single Player to Many Players

Kimberly D. Acquaviva & Virtual Heroes

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm The D.I.D.I. Initiative : Using virtual worlds to promote good health

Adam Aberman, Ashoka Youth Ventures

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch + Demos

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Virtual Worlds & Forterra Systems

Bart Barlett

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm 15 Minute Break

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Health Projects in Whyville : Whypox and more

Numedeon, Whyville
James Bower

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm 15 Minute Break

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm The Play 2 Train Framework : Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program

Rameshsharma (Ramesh) Ramioll
Play 2 Train

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm 15 Minute Break

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Virtual Worlds for Education & Training of Health Professionals

John Miller, RN

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm 15 Minute Break

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Closing Discussion Panel

Tim Holt, John Lester, Bart Barlet, James Bower

5:30 pm End of Day