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The Sixth Annual Game Design Think Tank
Project Horseshoe 2011
horseshoe Schedule
November 3rd-6th, 2011, Ye Kendall Inn, Boerne, Texas
Thursday, November 3rd:

6:00-7:00 Opening Reception
7:00-7:45 Welcome
Informal Introductions
7:45-9:00 Texas-Sized BBQ Feast
9:00-9:20 Stephane Bura: Opening Talk -
"Pushing the Envelope Beyond the Pale and Into the Blue Ocean"
9:20-??? Games!


Friday, November 4th:


7:30-9:00 Reveille and Breakfast
9:00-9:10 Official Howdy, Overview and Welcome
9:10-9:30 Edward Castronova -
"Speaking truth to power: Within 20 years, game designers will be the main advisors of government"
9:30-9:50 Ken Rolston -
"The Computer Game Design Profession: A Framework for Discussion"
9:50-11:45 Presenting Workgroup Topics and Roundtable Discussion
11:45-12:45 Dividing into Groups
12:45-2:00 Lunch
2:00-7:00 Facilitated Group BreakoutSession
4:00-4:15 Drinks and Snacks
7:00-8:00 Evening Break
8:00-8:30 Happy Hour
8:30-9:30 Dinner Under the Stars
9:30-??? Bonfire, Fine Cognac, & Games
Saturday, November 5th:

7:30-9:00 Morning Grub
9:00-9:30 Informal Discussion over Breakfast
9:30-10:30 Group Breakout Session
10:30-10:45 Morning Break
10:45-12:30 Group Breakout Session
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-4:00 Group Breakout Session - report work
4:00-5:30 Group Breakout Session - presentation work
5:30-7:00 Groups Gather to Present Results - Formal Reports, Final Discussions, Wrap-up, and Evaluation
7:00-8:00 Break
8:00-8:30 Happy Hour
8:30-??? Awards Ceremony & Dinner, More Games

Sunday, November 6th:


8:00-9:30 Breakfast
8:00-1:00 Shuttles to the Airport
9:30-11:00 Town Hall Meeting
Input from Attendees, Planning for Next Year's Project Horseshoe

 

Special Thanks to the Project Horseshoe 2011 Platinum Sponsor
ZeeGee Games

ZeeGeeGames

ZeeGee Games creates imaginative and entertaining games that craft the playing environment for the client as well as the player.  Our experience with Unity, Flash, iOS & virtual worlds couple with a motivated drive to please the consumer, ensuring quality of product in a timely manner.  At ZeeGee, we help make your idea better than you expected.

They Made Project Horseshoe 2011 Possible

 

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select a section:
1. Introduction
2. Workgroup Reports Overview
3. Practical Psychological Manifesto
4. How to Reinvent a Genre
5. Topics, Tactics and Tools for Building Authentic Long-term Engagement Mechanisms
6. Emotions Through Rules And Systems
7. Location-Based Games
8. Schedule & Sponsors