Location

The conference location is the New Media Commons, on the first floor of Moffitt Library on the UC Berkeley Main campus. This link takes you to a campus map. To access the library, you must register at the reception desk, and you will receive a Moffitt day pass. You can reach the Commons by foot, boat, train or car, as follows

By car from San Francisco, the San Francisco airport, and points south on northbound Highway 101:

  • Follow U.S. 101 north and then switch to I-80 east, and take it across the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
  • Stay left as you get off the Bay Bridge and take I-80 east heading to Berkeley & Sacramento
    Exit I-80 onto University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street at the western edge of the campus
  • Use public parking and walk towards the West Entrance of the Main campus on Center and Oxford. Beyond the gate, pass the West Circle and the Valley Life Sciences Building and proceed to the Moffitt building, due east. Enter on the 3rd floor main entrance, register at the reception desk, and proceed to the New Media Commons on the 1st floor.

By car from Oakland, the Oakland airport, Hayward or San Jose on northbound I-880:

  • Stay in left center lanes on I-880 when you reach downtown Oakland
  • Exit I-80 east (to Berkeley)
  • Exit I-80 at University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street
  • Use public parking and walk towards the West Entrance of the Main campus on Center and Oxford. Beyond the gate, pass the West Circle and the Valley Life Sciences Building and proceed to the Moffitt building, due east. Enter on the 3rd floor main entrance, register at the reception desk, and proceed to the New Media Commons on the 1st floor.

Using the BART public transport system:

  • Exit BART at the Downtown Berkeley Station
  • Walk uphill and east on Center Street for 1 block to the campus, towards the West entrance of the main campus on Center and Oxford. Beyond the gate, pass the West Circle and the Valley Life Sciences Building and proceed to the Moffitt building, due east. Enter on the 3rd floor main entrance, register at the reception desk, and proceed to the New Media Commons on the 1st floor.

Using a Boat from San Francisco:

  • Take the Ferry from San Francisco to Oakland - Jack London Square.
  • Ride the 72R or 72M from Jack London Square to the 12th Street/City Center BART Station.
  • Follow BART directions above.

Registration

The conference is free of charge. You can register on the day of the conference at the Moffitt Library reception desk. Please prepare to join one of our four teams and provide a paper copy of your game autobiography.

Speakers

The conference speakers will be selected by the teams from their teammates. This means you might be a speaker too, so please prepare your thoughts on serious games (see Schedule). Please also note that this conference excludes the use of PowerPoint presentations.