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SUMMARY:Games\, Play\, and Community
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:A playful summit at MLK Library.\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.inf
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Are you a community builder? Are you inter
 ested in how games and playfulness can bring people together? Do you love 
 playing games and learning about what play can do? There's a gathering of 
 fun makers coming to MLK Jr. Memorial Library\, and we want you to be ther
 e. If you are someone who is interested in how games and playfulness can h
 elp to build community.&nbsp\;Hosted by DC Public Library\, Playful City L
 ab at American University\, Labyrinth Games\, and the International Game D
 evelopers Association (IGDA)\, the event will be a day of workshops\, talk
 s\, and demonstrations designed to inspire our work and connect the DMV co
 mmunity through play. Register below for full schedule and details.</p>\n<
 p>Friday attendees are invited to join us on Saturday the 14th for Distric
 t Arcade where local independent video game developers will show off their
  projects.&nbsp\;Join for one or both days and come ready to interact\, ha
 ve fun\, and get new ideas.&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4>Confirmed 
 topics and speakers<br />&nbsp\;</h4>\n<h5>Keynote talk</h5>\n<p><strong>M
 ore Than a Game: Mahjong\, Culture\, and Connection</strong> with the 1882
  Foundation and the Capital Jewish Museum</p>\n<h5>Afternoon talks</h5>\n<
 ul>\n<li><strong>Talk Your Suit&nbsp\;</strong>with Cortnie Burriss: Democ
 ratizing hot topics and conversation with Talk Your Suit.</li>\n<li><stron
 g>Designed in the DMV</strong> with Deb Fuller: Building a local game desi
 gn community in the DMV</li>\n<li><strong>Serious Games and SimEscape</str
 ong> with Alex James: Gamifying case files for nursing students</li>\n<li>
 <strong>District Hunt</strong> with Peter Williamson: Lesson from the annu
 al District&nbsp\;<strong></strong></li>\n</ul>\n<h5>Table Top Showcase</h
 5>\n<p>Explore and play a range of table top games with DC's own<strong> L
 abyrinth Games</strong>.</p>\n<hr />\n<h4>Interested in exploring more gam
 ing and community?</h4>\n<p>Join the Washington\, D.C. chapter of the Inte
 rnational Game Developers Association and 30+ local game developers at Dis
 trict Arcade 2026 on Saturday\, November 14 from 1 -5 p.m.\, also at MLK L
 ibrary. <a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/17769959">Find inform
 ation + register here.</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.l
 ibnet.info/event/17769960
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