Twofivesix is where games and culture meet. We have an amazing lineup of speakers from within the world of games and from without. The idea is to do pairings: one person from inside the games world and one person from the outside, to talk about common ideas — Education, Design, Online Communities, Story-Telling, and a bunch more!

It’s happening May 11th at the Invisible Dog Arts Center and we’re happy to announce the schedule!

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9-10 am

Registration

10-10:15am

Welcome and Introduction

Jamin Warren (Kill Screen)

10:15-10:45am

Playful Creativity

Yancey Strickler (Kickstarter)

Dennis Crowley (Foursquare)

10:45-11:15am

Games as Interaction

Robin Hunicke (Funomena, Journey)

Paola Antonelli (MoMA)

11:20-11:35am

Break

11:35am – 12:10pm

Online Communities and Growing Pains

Jeffrey Lin (Riot Games, League of Legends)

Chris Poole (DrawQuest, 4chan)

12:10-12:50pm

Keynote

Rod Humble (Linden Lab)

1-2:30pm

Lunch

2:30-3pm

Sport and Digital Domains

Mike Sepso (Major League Gaming)

Bill Squadron (Bloomberg Sports)

3-3:30pm

The Education Sandbox

Constance Steinkuehler (University of Wisconsin-Madison, White House)

Zach Klein (DIY, Vimeo)

3:30-4pm

Can Good Design Give Us What We Want?

Christopher Paretti (GREE, Nokia)

Nicholas Felton (Facebook, Daytum)

4-4:15pm

Break

4:15-4:45pm

The Controller is Dead

Matt Boch (Harmonix, Rock Band)

Palmer Luckey (Oculus Rift)

4:45-5:05

Enchanting Everyday Things

Dave Merril (Sifteo)

5:05-5:35

Story-Telling for the Next 100 Years

Jeffrey Yohalem (Ubisoft, Far Cry 3)

Andy Hunter (Electric Literature)

5:35-5:50

Break

5:50-6:30pm

Tim Schafer (Double Fine)

6:30-8:30pm

Cocktail Reception