Category Archives: Conferences

Creating the GLS Museum of Natural History

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Barry

At this year’s Games, Learning and Society Conference (GLS), I worked with Nick Fortugno, Debra Everett-Lane, and Hannah Jaris to create a unique conference experience to explore what it means for contemporary museums to bring games to the public (Nick … Continue reading →

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The GLS (Games, Learning and Society) Museum of Natural History opens next week in Madison, Wisconsin

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Barry

The pop-up GLS Museum of Natural History will be opening next week, on July 8th, at 2:30 – 3:30. Everyone is invited to help build the museum and explore the relationship between museum design and game play. Donations are still … Continue reading →

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G4C15: Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Barry

I just found the video of the panel I was thrilled to moderate at Games For Change last April, on “Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design”. Please check out the fascinating conversation below: Meg Jayanth, writer of 80 Days (Time magazine’s … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming Culture Through Game Design: Sneak Peak at Our Games For Change Panel

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Barry

As an original co-founder of the Games For Change Festival, I am always excited to both attend the annual event and also bring new voices to this important forum. In past years that has often looked like bringing teenagers to … Continue reading →

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Slides and Twitterfall from the Elevator Pitch(fork) Death Battle at #MW2015

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Barry

This afternoon I had the pleasure of participating in this rocking panel to close out the Museums and the Web conference: A Creative Confluence: When Educational Products & Youth Programming Collide. I wrote earlier about the fun plans we had … Continue reading →

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A Hyperlapse Tour of Chicago’s Museums

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Barry

One of the great things about going to a conference like Museums and the Web, as I did in Chicago this week, are all the opportunities I get to LEAVE the conference to visit other museums – sometimes with the … Continue reading →

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Support #TeamAMNH at the @museweb Elevator Pitch(fork) Death Battle

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Barry

I can’t WAIT to go next week to the Museums and the Web Conference in Chicago. After years of being asked, “Are you going?” I can now finally say “Yes!” And if you are going to, I need your support. … Continue reading →

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Youth-led “Shark Tank” at ASTC Conference

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Barry

They started referring to it as the “Teen Shark Tank.” As in, “Did you survive the Teen Shark Tank?” or “I heard the Shark Tank went great.” I have NO IDEA where this came from. Certainly not the panel – … Continue reading →

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Youth-proof Your Program at ASTC14! Get vetted by a teen critique panel

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Barry

So you think you know how to design innovative youth-programs incorporating digital media? Then step up and prove it! Present your existing program (or one in development) to a panel of youth from museum education programs around the country and … Continue reading →

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Great New Video of Games For Change Family Day

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Barry

The Institute of Play produced this awesome new video from the Games For Change Public Arcade at the Tribeca Family Fair. AMNH had a great time participating (check our our post here) and we’re honored to have such a prominent … Continue reading →

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