One of our favorite things to do is connect in person with fellow gamers, educators, and mental health professionals at conventions and conferences throughout the year. This year, we’re learning to connect in new ways, and have discovered several benefits that come from connecting with others from one’s couch. These include, but are not limited […]
Game to Grow’s founders were invited on the Mental Health & Socializing Distantly Roundtable to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and some recommendations for how individuals can respond to the evolving corona virus situation. Check out the video below!
I was invited to join Marian McBrine, Megan Culver, and Cyra Benedict on GenCon’s Twitch stream, moderated by Lauren Bond, to discuss the educational use of games. We discussed academic outcomes, how games can support math, literacy, and geography education, as well as how games can support the development of social skills and other 21st […]
Game to Grow is headed back to PAX East! This year members from Game to Grow will be on six panels, so make sure to mark your calendar! Also be sure to follow @GametoGrow on Twitter for all of the updates on where to find us throughout the weekend! Game to Grow representatives at this […]
I’m excited to be returning to California this week to be a featured panelist at GameSchoolCon! GameSchoolCon is a local con in Irvine, California dedicated to the concept of “Gameschooling,” a practice very close to Game to Grow’s mission: We can learn more when we’re fully engaged, and we can be more fully engaged when […]
PAX South was a great success! Thank you to everyone who made it out who came by to say hello at our table, stopped us if you saw us around the convention, or attended one of the three panels on which Game to Grow staff were featured! Many people came to our table in PAX’s […]
We’ll be at PAX South this weekend! We’ll be presenting a panel about Critical Core and sharing about our mission at our table in the Diversity Lounge, so make sure to come connect with us over the weekend! We’ll also have LifeCogs and Pinny Pins at our table, so make sure to pick them up […]
We have a table at Orcacon this weekend, so come say hello, hear about our mission and our services, make a donation, and pick up some Game to Grow swag, like pins and LifeCogs! OrcaCon is a fantastic organization with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion in gaming. The con has free-play areas, food […]
We had a fantastic PAX West! We had a table again, thanks to Table Titans, and we were happy with the positive response to our Pinny Pin and Life Cog. Our panel, Roll for Healing: Therapuetic Game Master Round Table, was filmed! The panel features Game to Grow’s executive director Adam Johns, Tacoma-based Game to […]
We are looking forward to being at PAX West again this year! We have some exciting things in line for this year! We’ll have a table with Table Titans again, thanks to their generosity. You can find the map and mobile app at west.paxsite.com. Game to Grow will be featured on five panels […]