Games 4 Rehab Seminar - Los Angeles 2012

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Event Name	Games 4 Rehab Seminar - Los Angeles 2012
Event Description	(Three Star Smoked Fish Co: host Games 4 Rehab Seminar) Be the first to see the games and projects developed by leading rehabilitation video game development companies like: Blue Marble Game Co., Institute for Creative Technology, Motion Fitness, and Jintronix. Observe how video games for X-Box, Playstation and Wii can be used in your clinic and at home to challenge player’s cognitive and physical domains. Multiple demo stations will be available for participants. Our stations will support: Android, iPad, X-Box, Playstation 2 & 3 as well as Windows XP/7. We expect the list to grow as we get closer to the seminar. We have three tracks for the seminar:   Video Game Production - What considerations do developers, programmers and artists keep in mind when developing games for rehabilitation? - What is performance tracking and why is it important? - What role does game plot play in the development?  The Gaming Business, Healthcare, and Rehabilitation current and emerging   Clinicians - How can clinicians use off-the-shelf games in their clinics today? - How do video games track outcomes and why should a clinician care?  Players - What are players looking for in a game?  Each track will be live streamed through the website: games4rehab.org  When: Friday, August 24 12pm - 7pm and Saturday, August 25 8am - 7pm Location: 1300 Factory Place #204 and #205, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Price: FREE  Can’t make it in person? Dang! Don’t fret. We will live stream each track over the Internet and make each presenter’s Power Point available during the seminar.  All invited guests are welcomed to volunteer to speak at the seminar and network with the people present. For more information please contact: Chris Ashford or Peter Lanccellotti 213.537.0771 9-5 PDT (Source: Vanderlinde03)
Event Date/Time	8/24/2012 12:00 PM to 8/25/2012 7:00 PM
Host	Blue Marble Game Co
Location	1300 Factory Place Los Angeles Ca 90013
Event Type	Seminars
Tracks:	Game Production Clinician Business Development Players Caregivers Parents
Program:	(Source: Vanderlinde03) Friday, August 24 Schedule 12:00 pm - Welcoming Reception 12:30 pm – Introduction – Peter Lancellotti 12:40 pm – Sheryl Flynn (15 minutes) 1:00 pm – Elizabeth Amini (10 Tips for Keeping your brain young - Anti-Aging Games – Q&A) (Sheryl Flynn for anytime left before 2pm – Blue Marble Game Co.) 2:00 pm – Dario Padilla (Blue Marble Game Co. - Information Architecture: Changing the Game – Q&A) 2:30 pm – Chris Ashford (Blue Marble Game Co – Biz Dev opportunities in a growing industry) 3:00 pm – Mark Felling (Gimp Gear – Q&A) – via Skype 4:00 pm – Joe France (Blue Marble Game Co. – 3, 2, 1 . . . Blast Off! Theme as Therapy) 4:30 pm – Peter Lancellotti - remind cyber-viewers of tab for interactive games (do Kognito intro – come back to it in 1 hour to do outro and current work) 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Game Demos (this activity will be throughout the day) Saturday, August 25 Schedule 8:00 – 8:45 am – Welcome Reception / Networking (beverages & snacks) 8:45am – Intro Day 2 – Peter Lancellotti 9:00 am – Fernando Van Delinde (Games4rehab Latin America Representative – Virtual Rehab) Skype 10:00 am – Elizabeth Amini (10 Tips for Keeping your brain young - Anti-Aging Games – Q&A) 11:00 am – Sheryl Flynn (Blue Marble Game Co. - TBD presentation) + (start game demos) 11:45 am – Chris Ashford (Blue Marble Game Co. – Biz Dev Opportunities in a growing industry) 12:15 pm – 12:30pm - Peter Lancellotti (thank speakers and talk about apps on other tabs for those in attendance in cyberspace) 12:30pm –1:30pm – Light Snacks/Networking Opportunity – start game demos 1:30pm - 7pm - Game Demos (Source: Vanderlinde03)
Host(s):	Games 4 Rehab staff
Who should attend?:	Video game designers, producers, programmers and artists. Clinicians who want to know more about how video games will transform their rehabilitation clinic. Caregivers wanting to know more about what is available in the market place. Anyone in the healthcare or video game industry that wants to see what is happening in the rehab space. Video games are poised to have a big impact on healthcare. This event will be a great opportunity to start to get your arms around what it all means to you.

Specials Games 4 Rehab Seminar Attendees

Several of the demoing companies are making their products available to Games 4 Rehab attendees. Please following the links below.

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Blue Marble Game Co: Treasure of Bell Island Windows Demo

Treasure of Bell Island challenges cognitive skills often impaired in individuals with post-concussion syndrome. Players can exercise their cognitive skills in the comfort of their own home while simultaneously allowing their therapist to monitor their progress from an Internet enabled browser. When used in conjunction with “Deep Ocean” (our proprietary clinician/user database), clinicians can monitor and advise thousands of players quickly and efficiently. Android Tablet and Windows demos available - here.

Kognito Interactive: Family of Heros Demo

Enter an online virtual environment and learn by engaging in conversations with avatars experiencing PTSD. Engage in role-play conversations with avatars. Learn to manage the challenges of adjusting to post-deployment life. Browser based application - here.

Anti-Aging Games: Start Free Trial

Our memory, concentration, focus, and relaxation games are designed by Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari and a team of scientists. Anti-AgingGames.com is the only site that is optimized for people who are mentally healthy and over 35 years of age (but can be used by healthy people over the age of 18) Browser based games - here.

Bit Gym: Bit Breaker

Brining motion gaming to mobile. Place down your device, take a few steps back and play the game with your body in this arcade inspired brick breaker. Step left or right to steer the paddle and jump for a power shot! Demos iPhone/iPad - here.

AssistiveWare: Bit Breaker

AssistiveWare works in close collaboration with end users and professionals to offer a portfolio of award-winning solutions for individuals with physical, vision, communication, and reading impairments. Mac based applications - here.

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