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    • June 05, 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • June 08, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Barnard College, New York City
    Register


    Our 25th annual flagship event returns to Barnard College where we'll meet for pedagogy-packed days in New York, and we hope you'll join us. We share a minimal overview below. For full event details, including lodging, FAQs, and more, visit our Summer Institute page.
     Email jworth@barnard.edu for registration codes to register at the grad student, staff, or special funded rates. 



    PROGRAM

    THURSDAY-FRIDAY GAME WORKSHOPS
    Full-length games played over four sessions

    SATURDAY-SUNDAY GAMES OR NEWBIE WORKSHOP
    Short games played over three sessions or a "New to Reacting" workshop 

    We suggest that newcomers to Reacting opt for our "Newbie Workshop" to best prepare you to run your own first game.

    PRICING

       Early Bird  
    Feb 20-Mar 31
     Regular  
    Apr 1-Apr 30
     Late
    May 1-Jun 4
     Grad Student/TA*  $555  $605

     $655

     Consortium Member    $585  $635

     $685

     Non-Member  $685  $735  $785




    *These rates, while not in reach of all people, are below cost; higher rates for non-members subsidize participation for faculty-in-training. Become a member and save money on your registration! Individual memberships start at just $25. 

    FUNDED REGISTRATION FOR DEI ADVANCEMENT 
    The Reacting Consortium offers funded registration for instructors who are members of historically underrepresented and marginalized identity groups, and/or those teaching at minority-serving institutions. Applications have now closed for this year's Institute. Please apply for future events. 

    HOUSING
    Beds in Sulzberger Tower can be booked at a rate of $95/night, with basic linens provided.  Reservations are available only for the nights of June 4-7. Check-in begins at 4:30pm on Wednesday, June 4 and all participants must be checked out by 2pm on Sunday June 8.

    • July 10, 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • July 12, 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • Ferris State University
    Register

    2025 Game Development Conference

    at Ferris State University


    The annual Game Development Conference is travelling this year to Big Rapids, Michigan, hosted by Ferris State University from July 10-12, 2025. Interested in helping members of our community refine their games and add new titles to the Reacting catalog? Join us for playtests, game pitches, mechanics workshops, and more at what we've come to refer to as "RTTP summer camp."  Registration is open now!

    PROGRAMMING 

    GAME PLAYTESTS are held each morning.  Six games are being playtested this year, from which you'll choose three to play; one each on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

    WORKSHOPS,  PRESENTATIONS  & PITCH SESSIONS take place in the afternoons. In these  sessions, you'll have the chance to explore mechanics and design principles, hear from your colleagues on their current projects, and  help troubleshoot new games-in-development.

    GAME NIGHTS and other social opportunities happen after dinner--stay tuned for more information on this aspect!

    SCHEDULE

    Regular GDC events will run from 9:00 AM through 6:00 PM each day, with breaks included. Game Nights happen on Thursday and Friday nights from 7:30 until you tap out.

    FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PLAYTEST GAMES AND A DETAILED SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK.

    PRICING

    Become a member to save money on your registration! Individual memberships start at just $25. 

    CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

    Consortium Member   $50
    Non-Member   $75

    There is no early discount or late fee, regardless of when you register, but we ask that you sign up for the conference by Friday, June 27, 2025.

    ROOM & BOARD & TRAVEL

    The closest airport is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, about one hour away from the Ferris State Campus. 

    Unlike years past, housing and meals will be off-campus, and at your discretion. For lodging, choose any of the nearby hotels (see a map here),

    Coffee and beverages will be available during the conference, but breakfast (before 9:00 am), lunch (12:30-2:00) and dinner (6:00-7:30) will be on your own at any of the fast food or casual restaurants nearby. This map shows many options within a 15-minute walk of campus.

    The Reacting Consortium Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to bar any person from the Reacting Faculty Lounge on Facebook and from participation in any Reacting Consortium event.

    • July 10, 2025
    • 6:30 PM
    • July 12, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan


    Save the date for the 2025 Game Development Conference hosted by Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan July 10-12, 2025. While we're still finalizing details, we encourage you to hold these dates to plan accordingly so you can be sure to join these exciting game development opportunities. Start working on your new game pitches now!

    See our 2024 Conference event page for previous programming and pricing details. 

    Though unlikely, these dates may still be subject to change. 

PAST EVENTS

March 21, 2025 Spring Online Workshop: 1204: The Fourth Crusade
January 17, 2025 2025 Winter Conference
November 07, 2024 Reacting at Grand Valley State University: Thresholds of Democracy
October 25, 2024 Online Workshop: Confucianism in China, 1587
July 30, 2024 Reacting in High Schools Working Group
July 11, 2024 Game Development Conference 2024
June 06, 2024 2024 Annual Institute
June 05, 2024 Livestreamed Playtest of Eyeball to Eyeball
May 31, 2024 Pre-Annual Institute Reacting Happy Hour 5/31
April 26, 2024 Reacting Happy Hour 4/26
April 19, 2024 Reacting Happy Hour 4/19
January 12, 2024 2024 Winter Conference
December 08, 2023 Happy Hour
December 07, 2023 December Reacting High School Happy Hour
November 28, 2023 Happy Hour
November 10, 2023 Happy Hour
November 09, 2023 November Reacting High School Happy Hour
November 03, 2023 Happy Hour
October 20, 2023 Happy Hour
October 12, 2023 October Reacting High School Happy Hour
October 10, 2023 Happy Hour
October 06, 2023 Happy Hour
September 29, 2023 Happy Hour
September 20, 2023 Happy Hour (Post Universal Design Discussion)
September 20, 2023 Universal Design and Reacting
August 14, 2023 Play it Safe: Safety Tools for Your Reacting Games
June 07, 2023 2023 Annual Institute
January 13, 2023 2023 Winter Conference
September 30, 2022 Campus Workshop for Virginia Commonwealth University
September 09, 2022 Weekly Faculty Happy Hour
August 24, 2022 Game Development Workshop: Prototype to Game Library
August 16, 2022 Game Development Workshop: Concept to Prototype
August 11, 2022 Online Workshop: Making History, the Breakup Microgame
July 13, 2022 Game Development Conference 2022
June 13, 2022 2022 Summer Conference at University of Colorado, Boulder
January 14, 2022 2022 Winter Conference
August 09, 2021 Summer of Reacting II: 1349: Plague
August 05, 2021 Summer of Reacting II: The Trial of Galileo
August 02, 2021 Summer of Reacting II: Title IX
July 29, 2021 Summer of Reacting II: Athens in 403 BCE
July 19, 2021 Summer of Reacting II: Bacon's Rebellion
July 19, 2021 Summer of Reacting Part II
May 24, 2021 Game Development Workshop: Concept to Prototype
April 21, 2021 Game Development Workshop: Prototype to Game Library
April 07, 2021 Game Development Workshop: Concept to Prototype
March 31, 2021 Game Development Workshop: Concept to Prototype
March 22, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Slack for Reacting
March 16, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Slack for Reacting
February 09, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Zoom for Reacting
February 05, 2021 Faculty Lounge Live Happy Hour
February 03, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Slack for Reacting
January 29, 2021 Faculty Lounge Live Happy Hour
January 27, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Flipgrid for Reacting
January 27, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Slack for Reacting
January 26, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Gather.town for Reacting
January 21, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Discord for Reacting
January 21, 2021 Game On Tutorial: Slack for Reacting
January 19, 2021 Game On Panel: Tech Solutions for Remote Reacting
November 19, 2020 Curriculum Change in Trying Times
October 14, 2020 Slack for Reacting
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