Step inside an immersive experience where curriculum and instructional design make friends with fun! Our community leverages gamified and game-based strategies to make learning engaging, memorable, and impactful. Elevate your skills, boost your portfolio, and create exceptional learning experiences within our vibrant community.
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From Digital to Dirty
Breaking Functional Fixedness Through Play
April 24, 2026
5:00-6:30 p.m. CDT
Included in your Game Garage MembershipÂ
In this playful, hands on session, Cybility founder Michala Liavaag shares her own level 3 journey of how moving from polished digital designs to “dirty” pen and paper prototypes transformed her approach. You’ll see her prototyping kit in action, use the Protoscope™ to turn an everyday object into a mechanic, and leave with a play tested prototype and a repeatable design method.
Game Garage membership is available monthly, or you can save with an annual plan that includes additional benefits for you and your team.
Toolbox Tutorial:
AI Video Creation Made Simple: From Idea to Finished Video
May 11, 2026
10am-1pm CT
You don’t need a production team to create effective video content.
In this 3-hour Toolbox Tutorial, Sue Peahl will show you how to create polished, usable videos using two simple AI tools. You’ll learn how to move from idea to finished video quickly, without getting stuck in complex software or long production cycles.
Sue will walk through the exact process she used to create videos for GamiCon48V, then guide you as you build your own. This is not a demo. It’s a working session designed to help you create something you can actually use in your programs, your marketing, or your client work.
If video has been sitting on your list but never quite gets done, this session gives you a clear place to start.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Monday, May 11, 2026
10am-1pm CT
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage MembershipÂ
Toolbox Tutorial:
Best High Tech
Thiago Barrinuevo – Survivors
If you’ve ever tried to design an immersive learning experience and felt like the technology was doing more distracting than helping, you’re not alone.
In this 3-hour hands-on Toolbox Tutorial, Thiago breaks down how to use technology with purpose to create experiences where learners must think, respond, and adapt in real time.
You’ll see how Survivors was designed to make decisions matter and create meaningful consequences.
This is not about more tech. It is about better design with technology.
This session is part of the Game Garage and is included with membership.
If you’re not yet a member, join here:
https://www.sententiagamification.com/game-garage
Date and time coming soon.
This is the kind of session that’s difficult to get right on your own and much easier when you can see it broken down step by step.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Date and Time TBD
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage MembershipÂ
Toolbox Tutorial:
Best Low Tech
Jak Kahn & Jolina Kahn – Monsters & Heroes
If you’ve ever tried to facilitate honest conversations about behavior and found people holding back, this session offers a different approach.
In this 3-hour hands-on Toolbox Tutorial, you’ll explore how Monsters & Heroes creates space for participants to recognize unproductive behaviors under stress and choose more effective responses.
You’ll learn how to design experiences that support real conversation, reflection, and growth without relying on complex technology.
This is human-centered design in practice.
This session is part of the Game Garage and is included with membership.
If you’re not yet a member, join here:
https://www.sententiagamification.com/game-garage
Date and time coming soon.
These are the kinds of conversations that are hard to facilitate well and much easier when you have a structure that supports them.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Date and Time TBD
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage MembershipÂ
Toolbox Tutorial:
People’s Choice – Best High Tech
Tom Zacharski & Brian Slattery – Submerged
If you’re looking to design an experience that fully draws learners in, this session will show you how immersion can be used with intention.
In this 3-hour hands-on Toolbox Tutorial, Tom and Brian walk through the design of Submerged, an experience that captured the attention of participants and earned People’s Choice recognition.
You’ll explore how to structure experiences that hold attention, create tension, and keep learners engaged from start to finish.
This is about designing experiences that people don’t just attend, but stay with and remember.
This session is part of the Game Garage and is included with membership.
If you’re not yet a member, join here:
https://www.sententiagamification.com/game-garage
Date and time coming soon.
This is the kind of immersive experience that’s hard to design from scratch and much easier when you understand how the pieces come together.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Date and Time TBD
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage MembershipÂ
Toolbox Tutorial:
Best Use of Narrative
Paula Yavomal Uebunkul – AstroLead
If you’ve ever tried to incorporate storytelling into learning and weren’t sure how to make it work, this session will give you a clear approach.
In this 3-hour hands-on Toolbox Tutorial, Paula shares how AstroLead uses narrative to guide participants through decisions and create a more meaningful learning experience.
You’ll learn how to structure story so it supports the learning, rather than distracting from it, and how to use narrative as a driver of engagement and meaning.
This is storytelling with purpose, built into the design from the start.
This session is part of the Game Garage and is included with membership.
If you’re not yet a member, join here:
https://www.sententiagamification.com/game-garage
Date and time coming soon.
This is the kind of storytelling that’s hard to apply in learning design and much easier when you see how it’s built into the experience.
TOOLBOX TUTORIAL
Date and Time TBD
Tuition: $99
Included in your Game Garage MembershipÂ
New to Sententia? Most people start with the Game Garage to experience the work live.
It's a vibrant hub where learning, innovation, and connection converge.
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Generosity:Â We are generous with our knowledge, our energy, and each other
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Risk: We are willing to take risks and step playfully into the unknown, knowing that we cannot learn without failing
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Respect: We respect our shared purpose, our time, each other’s uniqueness, and ourselves
Your invitation to join our community of practice.
We are a community of Learning Development Professionals focused on eliminating dull, dry, boring learning experiences.
Here at Game Garage, it's all about rolling up your sleeves and getting into the nitty-gritty of creating, running, and reflecting on your own game-based learning adventures.
You're not just learning; you're joining a bunch of game-changers eager to innovate and share in the world of educational gaming.
Plus, you've got a whole community backing you up, ready to cheer on your successes and help you tackle any challenges. Let's make learning an adventure together!
Are you curious to leave the beaten tracks of education and grow beyond what has been done before, but don't know where to start? This community gives space to everyone to learn, share, connect, and explore. Will you join us?Â
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