The four-day convention isn't just about Tolkien, but its Tolkien Track will be a cluster of lectures, game demonstrations, films and panel discussions on topics from "Customizing Your Action Figures" to "Misconceptions of Copyright Law for the Creator of Fan Works".
For example, lecture, game, back to lecture, followed by a learning activity.
In each city curators will invite leaders in fields including architecture, art, design, technology, education and science to participate in programs: lectures, workshops, games, performances and film screenings.
After an expository lecture, the game group played a game called Orbis Pictus Bestialis while the control group received an extra lecture that used media-rich materials.
($4.95, or free if you agree to be lectured on game theory by an anonymous retiree with an egg avatar).
In fact, Gary, our driver, gave a lecture about game park etiquette after this incident; he even threatened to leave certain people at the next town if they didn't behave.
He looked a bit confused, and when he began his lecture on Game Theory the hall emptied because nobody understood what he was saying.
"At my own university," said Alan Tomlinson a professor at the University of Brighton, "because we've got a big sports studies program, we decided to have a series of lectures about the Games.
The 13-week course included lectures, video appraisal, games, simulations, films, books, assignments and group sharing.
