I’ll write something with a bit more substance and reflection in due course, but we’ve just ended the first ever archaeogaming virtual unconference.

Total bill:

• catering: $0
• space rental: $0
• airfare: $0
• hotel: $0
• registration fee: $0.

Time spent:

• me, in planning things out, setting up tech, writing about it: approximately 4-6 hours

Platforms:

• MIT ‘Unhangout’ https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/ to host the event
• All our ideas http://allourideas.org/ to plan the sessions
• Google spreadsheet to create the schedule
• Twitter to get the #archaeogaming word out

Things that worked really well:

• Having a schedule built before hand, to give people not only structure but sense of what the day is about
• Great facilitators in Andrew and Tara to keep conversations flowing, to close or open sessions on the fly as needed

Things that could’ve been better:

• Timing of the schedule. I closed one session out rather early
• Time slots don’t have to be all the same length; early in the day might’ve been better to have shorter sessions, etc. Something to think about.

Things that were *really* awesome:

• The nearly 30* people who participated at various times during the day! I can’t thank you all enough for coming out and contributing, however you did that.

Thank you!

 

*about 25 at our busiest. I’m an optimistic rounder. Most folks were grad or undergrad students I think!