Keynote Session: “ Rick Van Sant Professor of Technology and Learning@ Ferris State University Neuroscience and game and simulation design and development as separate disciplines have advanced considerably in recent years. Join Rick Van Sant as he explores synergies between the disciplines to consider how neuroscience findings can enhance game and simulation design.

1. The Impact of Brain Research on Game and Simulation Design Rick Van Sant, Ph.D. Ferris State University

4. Neurons Making Connections

9. Gender Differences

10. Gender and Gaming Red and Yellow are regions that showed greater activation for males compared to females. No regions showed greater activation for females compared to males. This is what your brain looks like while gaming

11. E-Learning Conundrum: We are social learners sitting alone at computers

12. E-Learning Conundrum: How do you elicit the correct amount of arousal from a learner sitting alone at computers

14. Implications for E-Learning Design

15. Implications for E-Learning Design