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A Method for Developing Simulations in the Classroom

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A Seat at the Table: Making TTRPGs Accessible Online

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Accessibility is Not a Bolt-On: Universally Designed Games

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Beyond Design: The Business of Games

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Beyond the Board: Designing Games Beyond Dice & Cardboard

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Beyond the Counter: IP Law for Game Retailers

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Beyond the spreadsheet: Cataloging Games

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Beyond the Table: How TRPGs Are Being Used to Build Real-World Teams and Leaders

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Bringing History to Life: Teen Murder Mystery Programs Inspired by Local Stories

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Build the Game You Wish Existed: Designing Lessons as Games

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Building a Community Around Games

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Building a Library Collection of Serious Games and What to Do with It

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Building the Perfect Pitch: Sell Sheets, Videos & Prototypes

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Building Your Brand: Creating Characters From Abstract to Embodied Identity

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Campaigns Of Connection: How TTRPGs impact Loneliness and Social Support in Adult Players

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Chaos in Game Design, Two Random Opinions

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Collaborative Play, Collaborative Work: Using D&D and Personality Theory to Enhance Teamwork

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Community Playtest Night

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Connecting with Publishers: Getting Your Foot in the Door, Not in Your Mouth

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Cosplay Corner: Using Your Library’s Makerspace for Cosplay

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Cosplay for High School Students

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Cosplaying…for science! How to design outreach scientific activities using cosplay and roleplay.

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Create Game Mechanics with more "Feel"

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Creating Classroom Learning Games With AI

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Creating Games from Great IP: How to Create Games for Fans

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Crowdfunding Education-Focused TTRPGs: From Ideation to the IRS

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Cultures of Play: Teaching Humanities with Games

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CyberRoll- The Tabletop Game

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Decisions in Games: The Good & the Bad Kind

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Demo Games that Build Communication

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Demo Night & Social Mixer

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Designing for All Ages — Prototypes, Playtests, & Practical Rules

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Designing for Belonging: Bringing Tabletop Games to Under-Resourced Communities

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Designing Serious Games

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Designing Together: Collaborating with Others

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Designing “Aha!” Moments

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Destructing Instruction: Search&Destroy Blasts a Path to its Future Selves

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Development: What It Is, How to Do It, & Why It's Important

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Dexterity Games - Striking the Balance

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Dungeons, Dragons and Science!: Creating educational TTRPG materials for classrooms and clubs.

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Empowering Creativity: Creating inclusion, community and confidence in game design classes.

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Epic Success Or Critical Fail: Which Is Your Financial Plan?

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Escape the Escape Room: Scalable Puzzle Play for Libraries & Large Spaces

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Escape the Ordinary: Engage Your Learners with Physical Lockbox Activities

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Failing is Good! How Failing in Game Design Taught Me to Succeed

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Finance 101 - Numbers matter!

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Finance 201 - Cash Flow Analysis & Planning

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Forum on Games and Gamification in University Courses

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From Campaign to Community: Scaling Your Gaming Club for the Long Haul

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From Idea to Shelf — The Publishing Path for Accessible Games

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From Pitch to Partnership: Pitching & Follow-Up

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Fun and Games with Topographic Maps

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Game Accessibility; creating a space where everyone can play!

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Game Theory in the Classroom or Boardroom

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Games and Activities for Intercultural Skills

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Games as Pedagogy: Using board games as standards-aligned curriculum and assessment tools

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Games that Boost Cognitive Skills and how to Implement them in the Classroom

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Gaming at your library on a shoestring budget

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Gaming Events for Non-Gamers

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Gaming for Readers Advisory

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Gaming in the Social Studies

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Get in the Game (at the library!)

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Global Insights for Hobby Retail Success

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Growing Communities

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Guide Your Students to Make Games

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How to get involved with GAMA: The Tabletop Game Association

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How to Incorporate Cosplay Content into Library and LGS Programming

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Human Habits & Emerging Technology: The CARE Framework Game

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Immersion is the Best Medicine: Designing Games from Lived Experiences

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Improving Communication & Social Skills Through Gaming

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Integrating TTRPG Systems, Design Goals, and Player Narratives

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Intellectual Property 101 for Game Designers

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Intro to Shipping and Distribution in Asia

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It's been seven days since the last werewolf attack in this classroom.

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Iterative Design for Board Games

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Iterative Design for Board Games

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LARPs and Murder Mysteries for Your Store or Library

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Learning Logic Through Board Gaming

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Les Gobelins Attaquent! TTRPGs in the World Language Classroom: A Magical Fit New Insights

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Let's Fix a Contract: Publishing Agreements & Creative Contracts

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Level Up Your Compliance: Payroll, Sales Tax, and Nexus for Creators

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Level Up Your Game Creation

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Level Up! Unlocking the Power of Board Games for Child Development 2.0

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Leveling Up Learning: Innovating Games for Education & Workforce Training

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Licensing in Tabletop Gaming

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Live Play at Your Library

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Making Room at the Table: Fostering Inclusive Play

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Manufacturing 101: Make It On Purpose

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Mapping Out The Future With Loke Battle Mats

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Marketing On A Shoestring Budget

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Matching Game Mechanics to What Motivates Your Students

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Modeling Real-World Topics in Games

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Modifying Games to Fit Lessons

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Navigating Relationships in Creative Collaborations

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Not Just Game Night: Designing Events Adults Actually Show Up For

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Organized Play, Community Events & Game Nights

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Play as Pedagogy: Why Analog RPGs Transform Learning Experiences

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Playtest Like a Rockstar! How to Run a Playtest of Your Game

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Playtest Like a Rockstar! How to Run a Playtest of Your Game that's Constructive & Fun for All

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Reading Dragon and Friends

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Redesign a Magic Card

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Retail Merchandising - Stocking Shelves & Store Layout

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Retailer Roundtable & Q&A

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Roll for Communication: Using ttrpgs and aac to Build Inclusive Spaces for Diverse Communicators

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Rolling a Critical Success on the Financial Side of Business

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Run the Rules: Get your Rulebook in Shape for Game Time

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Running RPGs for Rotating Groups: Practical Strategies for Gaming with All Ages.

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Sharing the Inspiration Dice: How We Embedded Games Schoolwide

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So You Want to Build a Circulating Board Game Collection

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Story Games for Future-Ready Learning

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Student Journey, 2e: Centering Play, Joy, and Purpose in Your Curriculum

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Systems Engineering for Designers

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Teaching Game Based Learning for Engineering Courses

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Teaching Monumental Consequence

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The Aesthetics of Chance

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The Architect of Play: Game Design as a Catalyst for K-8 Learning

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The Art of Balance

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The British Are Coming: Using TTRPGs to Teach History

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The Impact of Familiarity on Cooperative Performance

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The loneliness epidemic and how games can help

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The Running of Intro and Advanced TTRPG Courses at the Collegiate Level: A Retrospective

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The Science of Fun: Applying Game Design Principles to Create Engaging Learning Experiences

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The Tax Man Cometh: A Tax Planning Seminar

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This is By Design: Applying Key Insights from the Public Sphere to Games, Gamers, & Game Creators

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Traditional & Abstract Game Design

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Using Games and Simulations

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Using Games as a Gateway to Robotics

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Using games to work on ADHD and self esteem

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Using games to work on depression and anxiety

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Utopia 2026 - Balancing a Game’s Core System

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Who Isn’t at Your Table Yet? Programming That Grows Your Gaming Community

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World Building for Game Masters, Game Designers, & Authors

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Wrestling with Historically Fraught Topics

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Writing, Running, & Publishing Table Top RPGs For Classrooms

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You Too Can Miniature Paint

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Zombie Town - World Building through Gameplay

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