Falstein, Noah (The Inspiracy)

Thema: "Corporate Training for the Internet Generation"

Noah Falstein has been designing and producing award winning entertainment and serious games since 1980, and is the President of The Inspiracy (www.theinspiracy.com), a consulting firm specializing in game design and production.

The Inspiracy does original design and design review projects for clients on five continents, ranging from corporate training (Cisco, Microsoft) to medical education (Hopelab, Health Media Lab) to entertainment (LucasArts, Disney, DTP, Sunflowers).

Summary of the talk:
Many large multinational companies are starting to harness the power of serious games for corporate training, consumer outreach, and other applications.

This presentation will cover some of the past, present, and future uses of such games, including a European premiere demonstration of the brand new Cisco Mind Share Game.  This game was built by award-winning game developers in cooperation with Cisco Systems Inc. to provide compelling and enjoyable training for their CCENT certification program, as a complement to book, laboratory, and classroom instruction. 

The demonstration and talk will illustrate how principles of good game design and sound educational theory can combine to provide a learning experience adapted to the modern work force.

Noah Falstein
http://www.theinspiracy.com/