No Coast SciComm
Fun and Games Symposium
September 17th, 2025
We’re thrilled to announce the No Coast SciComm Fun and Games Symposium, happening Wednesday, September 17 from 1–5 p.m. CDT, with an exciting in-person evening game night to follow. Building on a panel of the same name during the 2024 conference, the SciComm Fun and Games Symposium is all about using games in science communication—interactive science storytelling from tabletop to video games, from virtual reality to live-action roleplay.
If you want to enrich, enhance, and engage your understanding of how games can be used to engage non-experts with scientific content and thinking, this event is for you. The symposium will include an afternoon of dynamic virtual talks and hands-on workshops for science communicators, plus an in-person game night and pizza party on campus.
The symposium is virtual; the fun is real!
Featured Speakers and Presenters
Schedule
All times are in Central Time Zone. Schedule is subject to change.
Time | Topic/Speaker(s) |
1:00 – 1:50 p.m. | Keynote Jenny Keshwani |
2:00 – 2:25 p.m. | Concurrent Talks Ash Smith Matt Montrose |
2:30 – 2:55 p.m. | Concurrent Talks Ryan Tan JD Madsen |
3:00 – 3:25 p.m. | Break |
3:30–5:00 p.m. | Workshop: How to Develop a Game Jillian Kurovski V.B. |
| 5:00-5:30 p.m. | Break |
| 5:30-6:00 p.m. | Virtual game: Share Your Stance Robin Bowman |
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | In-person Game Night 213 Pope Edwards Hall |