9:00 AM – 9:50 AM [LIGHT BREAKFAST]

• Open Play Arcade Center

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM

• Welcoming Words by Erik X. Raj

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM [INVITED KEYNOTE]

• Lindsay Cesari (Level Up Your Curriculum with Video Game Integration)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM [LIGHTNING TALKS]

• Patricia Dennis (Bridging K-12 and Higher Ed Nursing Education through Game-Based Learning with LEGO Fortnite: A School Library Initiative)

• Kelly Peña (Functional Video Game Integration in Interdisciplinary Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Adults Post-Brain Injury)

• Felicita Chipak (Leveling Up Speech Therapy: How Immersive Experiences with Green Screen Technology Increases Engagement in Students with Communication Disorders)

• Patricia Swasey Washington (Video Games: Sparking Interest, Promoting Cultural and Linguistic Engagement)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM [LUNCH]

• Open Play Arcade Center

• Video Game Tournaments (Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 64, Flappy Bird)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM [POSTER PRESENTATIONS]

• Poster Presentations by individuals representing the following affiliations (in alphabetical order): Communicate to Connect Speech Language Services (NY), Forest Street Community School (NJ), Garden State Esports (NJ), Georgian Court University (NJ), MDXR LAB (NJ), Misericordia University (PA), Monmouth University (NJ), New Jersey City University (NJ), NYC Department of Education, Rutgers University (NJ), South Brunswick High School (NJ), Tablespoon Talk PLLC (NY), and West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

• Open Play Arcade Center

• Video Game Tournaments (Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 64, Flappy Bird)

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM [ESPORTS PANEL]

• Anthony Santangelo, Wendy Gray Morales, and Bettyann Monteleone (Harnessing the Power of Esports to Foster Skill Development in Students with Autism)

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM [EXTENDED REALITY PLAYTESTING]

• Taj Rauch and Matt Ballas (Encouraging Real World Interaction through XR Gaming)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM [REAL-TIME PLAYTHROUGHS]

• Lindsay Rossillo, Larissa De Araujo Fortunato, and Paula Thomson Schiappa w/Erik X. Raj (Showcasing a Collection of Video Games for Teaching and Therapy)

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM

• Closing Words by Erik X. Raj

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM

• Open Play Arcade Center