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Health + Games Salon

Agile Development meets Randomized Controlled Trials: An exciting panel from inspiring industry professionals on the role of game development in medical and health industries.

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Join us on Tuesday, August 30th at Pier 17 and meet the innovators and leaders from the Bay area who are working on the cutting edge of Health + Gaming.

Games designed for health outcomes are nothing new and more are on their way. For everything from exercise routines to mental health, prescriptions for an app could be the new normal. Behind the scenes there is a culture clash between the agile, “move fast and break things” mantra and the rigor of the clinical trial. Developers eager to release the latest patch must navigate the painstaking process of releasing a new health product.

Join us on Tuesday, August 30th at Pier 17 and meet the innovators and leaders from the Bay area who are working on the cutting edge of Health + Gaming.

They will introduce us to their apps and share their insights about key trends shaping the future of Health, including a discussion on methods and opportunities for agile development in medical interventions.

Program

  • 6:30pm – Doors open
  • 7:00pm – Panel discussion
  • 7:30pm – Demos, networking, drinks + appetizers
  • 8:30pm – Event ends
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Event start time

  • Switzerland + San Francisco

    6:30PM

  • California

    6:30PM

  • USA

    8:30PM

  • Boston and New York

    9:30PM

  • Brazil

    10:30PM

  • China

    9:30AM

  • India

    7:00AM

  • Switzerland

    3:30AM

  • Boston

    9:30PM

  • San Francisco

    6:30PM

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    Bio

    Noah Falstein (Moderator)

    Game Designer

    A professional game developer since 1980, Falstein was among the first 10 employees at LucasArts, The 3DO Company, and Dreamworks Interactive, and was the first elected chairman of the IGDA. He served for four years as Google’s Chief Game Designer, working closely with their AR and VR projects. He is currently working with diverse health/neurogaming companies including Akili Interactive, Abbott Labs, Healium, TrainPain, Dopavision, and Level Ex.

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    Bio

    Caitlin Krause

    Chief Wellness Officer at TRIPP

    Caitlin Krause is a globally-recognized experience designer, speaker, author and the Chief Wellness Officer and TRIPP. Her works, including Mindful by Design and Designing Wonder, are considered textbooks in innovative learning & leadership design practices in XR. Founder of the MindWise consultancy and Stanford educator, teaching Digital Wellbeing, her mission is to promote meaningful human connection inspired by wonder and joy.

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    Matt Omernick

    Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Akili Interactive

Event Series During Agora Prize Winners' Residency

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