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November at the Game Garage: Build & Brew
Bring your ideas. Leave with momentum.
We've got a fantastic November lineup! From gamifying communities and designing for the next generation to creating games that bring families together, there's plenty to experiment with in the Brain Brew Café.
Wednesday, November 4 | 8–10 AM Central
Beyond Participation: Gamifying Communities of Practice
With Won Kiat
Can a Community of Practice be gamified? Go behind the scenes of Tavern by the Dock to discover how player identities, progression systems, social connections, and recognition can help a community thrive.
Wednesday, November 11 | 12–2 PM Central
Gameful Learning for the Next Generation: Matching Motivation, Mechanics, and Learning Design
With Jonathan Peters, PhD
What motivates the next generation of learners? Experiment with Sententia's 240+ game mechanics and Reiss Profile Motivator Cards to match motivation with meaningful gameful learning strategies.
Wednesday, November 18 | 5–7 PM Central
Holiday Family Games
With Renee Boisvert
Get ready to play! Discover easy-to-create, easy-to-play games that bring people together, spark laughter, and create memories throughout the holiday season.
Wednesday, November 25 | No Build & Brew
Gobble Till You Wobble!
We're taking a Thanksgiving break.
Here's a little challenge: Think of three people who have positively impacted your career. Then take a moment to tell them. Gratitude is better when it's shared.
All Build & Brews are FREE, LIVE, and open to everyone.
Join us as our guest in Sententia World's Brain Brew Café.
Beyond Participation
Gamifying Communities of Practice
Build & Brew with Won Kiat
Wednesday, November 4
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. CDT
Sententia World's Brain Brew Cafe
Can a Community of Practice be gamified? Join Won Kiat for an interactive exploration of Tavern by the Dock, a gamified community built around game-based learning and gamification.
Go behind the scenes to discover how player identities, progression systems, social connections, and recognition can build belonging, encourage contributions, and keep a community thriving.
Together, we'll examine the design decisions behind these features, challenge what works (and what doesn't), and explore how gameful design can turn a gathering of like-minded people into an active, sustainable Community of Practice.
Join Us in The Brain Brew Cafe in Sententia World: https://thebrainbrew.cafe
When prompted, simply enter your name and join as a guest.
Gameful Learning for the Next Generation
Build & Brew with Jonathan Peters, PhD
Wednesday, November 11
12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m. CT
Sententia World's Brain Brew Cafe
What motivates the next generation of learners? And how do we design learning experiences that speak to those motivations rather than simply adding points, badges, and leaderboards?
Join Jonathan Peters, PhD, for a hands-on Build & Brew where we'll experiment with Sententia's 240+ game mechanics and Reiss Profile Motivator Cards to match motivational drivers with gameful learning strategies.
We'll play with different combinations, challenge our assumptions about younger learners, and discover how understanding motivation can help us design learning experiences that are relevant, meaningful, and worth participating in.
Bring your curiosity. We'll bring the cards.
Join Us in The Brain Brew Cafe in Sententia World: https://thebrainbrew.cafe
When prompted, simply enter your name and join as a guest.
Holiday Family Games
Build & Brew with Renee Boisvert
Wednesday, November 18
Time: 5:00-7:00 p.m. CST
Sententia World's Brain Brew Cafe
Looking for some fresh ways to bring family and friends together over the holidays? Join Renee Boisvert for a playful Build & Brew packed with games you can enjoy with kids of all ages (including the grown-up ones!).
We'll explore a mix of holiday trivia, puzzles, building challenges, digital games, and creative activities inspired by Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and the winter season.
Bring a favorite game or activity to share, and come ready to play, experiment, and collect new ideas. You'll leave with a collection of easy-to-create, easy-to-play games that will keep everyone laughing, connecting, and making memories throughout the holiday season.
Free. Everyone welcome. Come ready to play!
Join Us in The Brain Brew Cafe in Sententia World: https://thebrainbrew.cafe
When prompted, simply enter your name and join as a guest.
Build & Brew with David Kolmer
Wednesday, December 9
The Brain Brew Café in Sententia World
9:00–11:00 a.m. CST
What happens when you combine podcasting, gamification, and a deck of cards?
Join David Kolmer for an interactive Build & Brew as we explore GAMELAYER.fm ALIVE, his evolving approach to game-enhanced podcast conversations.
David is experimenting with cards that help participants choose different perspectives, spark unexpected connections, and explore game-enhanced learning through authentic conversations.
Together, we'll explore possibilities, test ideas, and consider how digital tools and QR codes might improve the experience without losing the spontaneity that makes podcasting so interesting.
Join Us in The Brain Brew Cafe in Sententia World: https://thebrainbrew.cafe
When prompted, simply enter your name and join as a guest.
Bring your curiosity, your ideas, and your willingness to experiment!
Free and open to everyone.
Toolbox Tutorials
Go Beyond the Basics with In-Depth, Member-Only Learning
Practical, hands-on workshops designed to help you master today's most valuable learning technologies and design techniques.
Toolbox Tutorial:
COMING THIS FALL TO THE GAME GARAGE
Build Immersive Learning Worlds with Johanne Doty
What happens when learning stops feeling like a course and starts feeling like a world learners actually inhabit?
This September, Johanne Doty, Gamification Master Craftsman and creator of the immersive learning worlds Operation Shieldport and The Solis Campaign, will lead a special Toolbox Tutorial exploring how to design long-form narrative learning experiences that sustain engagement over weeks and months.
Participants will explore how role progression, recurring characters, mission structures, worldbuilding, and AI-supported interactions can transform asynchronous learning into deeply immersive experiences.
If you design online learning, simulations, onboarding programs, leadership development, or game-based learning experiences, this upcoming session will expand how you think about narrative, motivation, and learner engagement.
Registration information coming soon.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage Membership
Toolbox Tutorial:
COMING THIS FALL TO THE GAME GARAGE
Master of Wizards: Designing Motivation Through Play, Challenge, and Game-Based Dynamics
Winner of Best Use of Technology
GamiCon48V 2026 Throwdown Showcase
Thiago Barrinuevo
What if engagement was not something you added at the end of a learning program?
What if it was built directly into the experience itself?
In this interactive Toolbox Tutorial, Thiago Barrionuevo will show participants how game-based dynamics can be used to create meaningful engagement without relying on gimmicks or superficial rewards.
Through a fast-paced experiential game and guided reflection, participants will explore how motivation, challenge, feedback, and decision-making influence human behavior and participation.
This session is designed to move beyond theory and help participants translate motivational principles into practical workplace applications.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage Membership
Whether you design learning experiences, lead teams, facilitate workshops, or support organizational change, this session will give you practical tools for creating experiences people genuinely want to engage with.
Toolbox Tutorial:
Check Back: More practical, hands-on workshops are being scheduled for this fall.
If you’re looking to design an experience that fully draws learners in, we will show you how immersion can be used with intention.
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