Gaming in libraries

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Gaming in libraries
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GAMING is BIG

• Huge trend
• Tournaments, intergenerational programs
• Collections

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Benefits of games

• Games are educational.
• Games meet developmental needs.
• They may have a cathartic effect in releasing
  emotions.
  
• Games promote fitness and health
• (well some do...)
• They are simply fun and entertaining and social.
  ..

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Who is playing?
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What is being played?

• 64 - console games
• 53 - board games
• 13 - computer games

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Consoles

• PlayStation2 and 3
• Wii
• Gamecube
• X-box360

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The types of games were spread between

• Racing (74) - Mario Kart, Nascar
• Puzzle (72)- Tetris, Solitaire, Bejeweled
• Sports (68)- Madden, FiFa
• Action (67)- GTA, Ratchet Clank
• Adventure (66)- Legend of Zelda, Tomb Raider
• Rhythm (61)- Guitar Hero, DDR
• Strategy (59)- Civilization, StarCraft
• Simulations (49)- Sims, Rollercoaster Tycoon

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There are even more games

• Play fighting (49)- Super Smash Bros, Mortal
  Kombat
  
• First person shooters (47) Halo,
  Counter-Strike
  
• Role Playing (36) Final Fantasy, Knights of
  the Old Republic
  
• Survival Horror (32) Resident Evil, Silent
  Hill
  
• MMOGs (21) Massive Multiplayer On-line games,
  on-line games Runescape
  
• Virtual worlds (10) Second Life

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The most popular games with teens are not
violent.

• Guitar Hero
• Halo 3
• Madden NFL
• Solitaire
• Dance Dance Revolution
• Madden NFL 08
• Tetris
• Grand Theft Auto
• Halo
• The Sims

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Gaming benefits learning
Role Playing Games

• Promotes
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Creative problem solving
• Critical thinking

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Sounds like social networking

• Willingness to learn
• Supportive presence for experts and novices
• Library as a place for learning, playing and
  gaming
  

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Getting a gaming program started in your library

• Familiarize yourself with gaming and games.
• Play the games yourself.
• Consult with knowledgeable people-staff, youth in
  library groups, gaming stores

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Getting a gaming program started in your library

• Decide what equipment is required TV,
  projectors, consoles, controllers, games etc.
  
• Select a system and choose appropriate games

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What you need to start

• Or if you have

• Starter kit need not be fancy
• 1 station for DDR
• (Dance Dance Revolution)
• 1 Play Station 2
• and 2 pads (to dance on)
• 1 projector
• and 1amplifier.

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Tournment vs Open Play

• Choose games with easy, simple moves
• To move things along choose games with time limit
  or set number of lives
  

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Board games
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Explosion in board game choice
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Marketing your events
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Traditional flyer

• With a twist
• Posted to the home page and flyer format

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Video games are bad for you? Thats what they
said about rock-n-roll - Shigeru Miyamoto, G
eneral Manager, Nintendo Co Ltd.
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Life is a video game. No matter how good
you get, you are always zapped in the end

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To find out more

• Eli Neiburger. Gamers in the Library?! ALA
  publication 2007.
  
• The Librarian's Guide to Gaming An Online
  Toolkit for Building Gaming
  
• http//librarygamingtoolkit.org/
• Developmental assets
• http//www.search-institute.org/assets/
• http//www.cheapass.com/
• http//www.otb-games.com/

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• Merci beaucoup!
• Presentation par
• Katherine Palmer, Toronto Public Library

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