To create a robust community of stakeholders within Michigan to focus and develop opportunities which will strengthen the educational environment, encourage impactful dialogue, foster global knowledge, and forge new partnerships of collaboration and support between educators and developers around the use of gaming within education. Topics of interest will be led by the group to explore the many aspects of learning through gaming. This group is open to developers, educators, designers, entreprene …

VNEXT ANN ARBOR'S  MISSION  ● Help us understand the role and benefits of technology and the shortening timeframes between game changing innovation. ● Create a bridge between the academic, business, and our local communities. ● Provide a unique forum locally with a global presence to build sustainable technology driven developer communities and networks with other VNEXT communities worldwide.  ● Provide an apolitical environment to bring together educators, business, and community leaders …

… The events you can expect to find are dinners, movies, concerts, cooking classes, festivals, tea tastings, tours, game night, pot luck dinners, book clubs, breakfast, crafts, and just about anything else that would require some good old fashioned fun!!  This group is "OUR" group and any and all suggestions for events are encouraged and welcomed. We have just two rules: One, NO DRAMA. Our group is based on courtesy, kindness and friendship and we act in that spirit. Two, Participate! We rea …