July Lunch with NEMA
WHEN: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, Noon- 1pm
WHAT: Learn out loud: Bringing history to life through live-action role-play
WHO: Greg Trefry and Jenny Lim, VOXPOP, and Lane Sparkman, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs, RI Department of State
FORMAT: Webinar
VOXPOP worked with the Rhode Island State House to develop a media-rich role-playing experience about a key moment in Rhode Island history. During the Lunch with NEMA, we will discuss the process of creating a role-play about a local historical moment, and how museums can both produce an engaging in-house program and expand their reach into classrooms around the country.
In this session we will talk about:
- The engagement value of live-action role-playing experiences.
- The challenges and upsides of creating experiences that can be used both in-house and outside the walls of the museum.
- Translating rich historical content into clear and concise role-plays that fit within the time constraints of the classroom.
- Leveraging software platforms like VOXPOP to extend an organization's reach beyond the walls, expanding the role of a museum into new spaces.
Presenters:
Greg Trefry has designed everything live-action simulations for museums to documentary video games. He co-founded the Come Out & Play Festival. Greg teaches at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and NYU Game Center. He wrote the book, Casual Game Design: Designing Play for the Gamer in All of Us.
Jenny Lim is a game designer and producer interested in education and play. Her work has shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of the Moving Image, and on HBO. She teaches at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program and NYU Game Center.
Lane Sparkman is the Associate Director of Education and Public Programs for the RI Department of State (DOS). She develops public programs, curates exhibitions, and creates educational materials for teachers, students, and the general public. Before working for the DOS Sparkman ran Sense of Pride, a heritage education program for 4th graders in the Bristol/Warren Regional School District.