Overview

Remix Play 2 will be held on Tuesday the 13th February 2018. With the theme of co-creativity in education, a range of speakers and practical sessions are available to attend. The summit will bring together academics, students, games industry professionals and gameful/playful pedagogies experts and practitioners to discuss the impact of co-creativity in higher education. Held in the Disruptive Media Learning Lab at Coventry University, the event encourages the input of students and staff alike to help shape the future of games and play in Universities.

Remix Play 2 is hosted by Coventry University’s, Disruptive Media Learning Lab. and powered up by HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council of England) and UK/Newton. The summit celebrates design and application of all things gameful, playful and creative in education. This year, we put co-creativity under the spotlight, and examine how we can help foster more co-operative play in higher education. Staff, students, industry professionals and academic practioners will come together for an interdisciplinary discussion and access to a range of hands-on practical workshops. Experiment, build and share creative ideas, and if all else fails… there is always cake (lie). 

Programme

9:00AM – Hill / Open Cafe
Registration, Tea, Coffee.

9:30AM – Open Cafe
Welcome and Introduction
Ian Dunn
(Deputy Vice Chancellor for Student Experience)

9:45AM – Open Cafe
Keynote Presentation
C. Ross Flatt
(Institute of Play)

10:35AM – Open Cafe
Keynote Presentation – Co-Creativity inspired by play
Prof. Sylvester Arnab
(Professor of Games Science)

11:20AM
Breakout Sessions and Workshops

VR Environments in Education is great!
Sean and Tsvetan

Games for Ethical Hacking
Hack the Box

14:30PM – Hill / Open Cafe
Refreshments

14:45PM – Open Cafe
MMORPG by Paul Flannery

15:45PM – Open Cafe
Closing Statements and Competition Winners

16:00 – 18:00
Join a Live Teaching Session
Oliver Wood

Teaching Social Media Marketing though the use of LEGO
DMLL Grass