Agenda

Friday, 25 February 2022 | TechCamp Day 1

09:00 – 11:00

Registration and Networking

11:00 – 11:25

Welcome and Opening Remarks - U.S. Ambassador Jeff Flake, BAU Rector Prof.Dr. Şirin Karadeniz, BAU Communcations Faculty Dean Prof.Dr. Kemal Süher and BAU Game Design Department Head Dr. Güven Çatak (BAU Galata Campus roof)

11:25 – 11:40

Introduction of the Mentors (12-15 mentors, 1 minute each)

11:40 – 11:55

What is TechCamp/Overview/What to Expect - Jenny Beth Aloys and Sam Gordon, U.S. State Department TechCamp Team

11:55 – 12:00

Opening Photo with U.S. Ambassador Flake

12:00 – 13:30

“Changing Hearts and Minds through Gameplay” Keynote Presentation with Q&A - Prof. Lindsay Grace

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:30

Icebreaker

15:30 – 16:30

NGOs Preliminary Session/Panel – Overview of Topics

NGOs representatives will give a short talk about the issue they’re working on.

  • Empower with Nature (Environment) 20 mins
  • Women in Games (Women’s Empowerment) 20 mins
  • Teyit.org (Disinformation) 20 mins

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 17:30 

Human Centered Design Training  (Share brainstorming tips)

17:30 – 18:30

What’s your challenge: 

Pick a topic below to form teams and work as a group to brainstorm ideas and discuss challenges in the field:

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment and GBV
  • Countering Disinformation

18:30 – 19:30 

Reception/Dinner

Saturday, 26 February 2022 | TechCamp Day 2

9:00 – 10:00

Breakfast

10:00 – 10:15

Morning Announcements

10:15 – 11:45

“Designing Transformational Games: Centering Ourselves, Others, and Society” Keynote Presentation with Q&A - Susan Rivers

11:45 – 12:00

Short Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00

Interactive Discussion with Local Trainers - (choose one trainer)

  • Dr. Çakır Aker (Psychology for Game Design)

  • Dr. Tirşe Filibeli (Contemporary New Media Topics)

  • Oytun Kal (XR Gaming)

13:00 – 14:00

Interactive Discussion with Local Trainers – (choose one trainer)

  • Tuna Pamir & Atakan Cankorur (Game Design Pipeline)

  • Dr. Yavuz Samur (Educational Game Design)

  • Tuğba Çanşalı (Learning with Games)

14:00 – 15:00

Lunch Break

15:00 – 15:30

Kickstart of the Ideathon with case studies from NGOs accompanied by trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

15:30 – 16:30

Ideathon in teams with NGOs and trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:30

Ideathon continues in teams with NGOs and trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

18:30 – 19:30

Dinner

Sunday, 27 February 2022 | TechCamp Day 3

09:30 – 10:30

Breakfast

10:30 – 10:45

Morning Announcements

10:45 – 13:30

Ideathon continues in teams with NGOs and trainers/mentors

  • Environment
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Disinformation

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 16:30

Participant Presentations - Each group conducts 10 min presentation and receives 5 mins feedback from NGOs and Mentors 

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

14:30 – 18:30

Participant Presentations - Each group conducts 10 min presentation and receives 5 mins feedback from NGOs and Mentors 

18:30 – 18:45

Follow-on Announcement and Surveys - Jenny Beth Aloys and Sam Gordon, U.S. State Department TechCamp Team

18:45 – 19:00

Closing Remarks, Certificates, and Photo - David Panetti and Dr. Güven Çatak