PLAY TIME Sessions
– A Series of Digital Conference Experiences on Gaming & Esports –
presented by GIMA Esports
The PLAY TIME Sessions are a series of online conferences, fireside chats and expositions bringing together some of the biggest names in the industry to open up about music, health, technology, future trends and their current projects. Gaming and Esports are two very different spaces and we are here to clear the air, giving Advertising & Marketing Agencies, Premium Brands, Game Developers and Players a tremendous opportunity to understand, learn and adapt to these bite-sized formats.
Key Themes of Today’s Session:
– Wellness in Gaming vs Esports and Health
– Gaming, Esports through health platform integrations
– The surfacing of AR and VR tech in the gaming space
– Power Surge and the next generation of girl gamers
– Medical technology innovations for gaming
PLAY TIME Session 01
Session #1: Health & Wellness x Esports
Session #2: Fireside Chat with Aerial Powers chatting about the Power Surge Movement, STEM and girl gamer empowerment
Panelist: Dr. Melita Moore, Dr. Khizer Khaderi, Aerial Powers
Melita N. Moore, MD is a quadruple board certified Sports/eSports Medicine physician and is a team physician for the NBA, WNBA and NBA 2K League. As a global thought leader on health and wellness of gamers and one of the few head team physicians of a professional esports team in the United States, Dr. Moore is uniquely aware of the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of the digital lifestyle of esports.
Aerial Powers is a professional athlete of the World Champion WNBA Washington Mystics. She is the most popular and visible gamer in the WNBA and has an international presence and influence. Aerial’s mission is to create space and make gaming accessible to all. She has a keen interest in promoting and elevating healthy gaming, girls in gaming, under-resourced youth and STEM engagement.
Dr. Khizer is a renowned Ophthalmologist with sub-specialization in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Orbital surgery. CEO of Vizzario Inc, a Perceptual AI company. Domain expertise in visual psychophysics, wearables, VR/AR/MxR, applied neuroscience, human factors, human-machine interaction and AI.Adjunct Associate Professor at Stanford University, Head of Stanford Performance Vision & Human Perception Lab, and faculty at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. Advisor to multiple companies including Magic Leap, NBA, Aerie Pharma, the World Health Organization and the World Bank.
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