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Jess Wii proposal...

Well, I gave my proposal to the advisory board of our branch. It didn't go over too well. They are very concerned with getting value for the money spent. I have offered to provide more literature at the next meeting along with a demo. I hope the demo shows them that the Wii is different, more active, and fun for them as well as cool for teens. Any advice? Continue

Posted by Jess on May 20, 2008 at 10:12am — 3 Comments

Jess What do I need to start Gaming programs with the Wii?

I've been looking around online for the Wii and accessories, but it's beginning to confuse me. I want to purchase a Wii and want to play with 4 players at a time. Here are some things that are confusing me: Do I need 4 remotes and 4 nunchucks? Or can nunchucks act as remotes? Which games are best and/or more popular and appropriate for library? I'm thinking DDR, Guitar Hero, and MarioKart, on top of the Wii Sports and Wii Play games. Where can I get the best price? If anyone has any info, le… Continue

Posted by Jess on May 13, 2008 at 10:28am — 5 Comments

Nicholas Schiller Why I'm interested in researching gaming and pedagogy

For quite a while, I was very happy to keep my pastimes and my work separate. Bicycling, motorcycle travel, GPS geekery, and zombie survival strategy don't really intersect with my professional life, so why should computer games? So during the day (and often into the nights) I would be an instruction librarian and in my free time I'd play games and contribute to an on-line gaming community. In fact, being on the tenure track meant that my gaming had to be strictly rationed. There wasn't (and isn… Continue

Posted by Nicholas Schiller on February 22, 2008 at 6:11pm — 3 Comments

Brian Mayer Gaming, School Libraries and the Curriculum

Games engage students with authentic leisure experiences while reinforcing a variety of social, literary and curricular skills. When an educational concept is introduced and reinforced during a game, it is internalized as part of an enjoyable experience and further utilized as one aspect of a strategy to attain success. Games also carry other benefits. They help students connect and build social skills, working as part of a team or negotiating the most advantageous situation for themselves. It… Continue

Posted by Brian Mayer on February 13, 2008 at 9:22pm — No Comments

Brian Mayer Started a new gaming blog

Although I was reticent to start the writing process, I have begun a blog talking about board games in school libraries. Library Gamer - http://librarygamer.wordpress.com/ I will be reviewing many of the modern boardgames that we purchase for the game library that we are developing at the School Library System of Genesee Valley BOCES. We are building a collection of authentic gaming experiences that hold some connection to the curriculum. If yo… Continue

Posted by Brian Mayer on January 30, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Liz Danforth Preaching to the choir

Although I've been published in fiction and non-fiction heretofore, this link takes you to my first official library-related publication -- for the LSO Bibliotech magazine from UA where I'm completing my degree.

Games, Gaming, and Gamers: Why You Want Them in Your Libraries
http://lsobibliotech.blogspot.com/2007/10/games-gaming-and-gamers-why-you-want.html …
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Posted by Liz Danforth on October 4, 2007 at 8:15pm — No Comments

johnfudrow New Games for Information Literacy at Carnegie Mellon

Thanks to a wonderful team of library members, game design students, and the support of the Buhl Foundation; the first library games have been made live at Carnegie Mellon University.

The games are meant to address concerns related to Information Literacy and aim to help students develop those skills without the confines of a classroom. The short finish time and addictive game…

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Posted by johnfudrow on September 26, 2007 at 9:43pm — 1 Comment

Liz Danforth Free role playing games?

The game industry ... the paper+pencil, board, and card game side of it anyway -- tried out something new and special last June: "Free RPG Day." Manufacturers created small, easy-start versions of their best and most popular games, and they were given away free at game stores throughout the country. By all accounts, the response was excellent.

Hello?

Libraries need to get in on this promotion. I'm going to look into it for my library; what about you?

What abo… Continue

Posted by Liz Danforth on September 7, 2007 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Brian Myers A Henry Jenkins Omnibus

Well, not really. But in recognition of his interview in this month's issue of Game Informer, he's flagged most of his recent posts on video games as art, narrative, meaningful play, etc., plus the many interesting interviews he's conducted with the likes of Greg Costikyan, Eric Zimmerman, David William Schaffer and others.Definitely worth checking out, particularly for those of us with an interest in games studies:
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Posted by Brian Myers on September 4, 2007 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Gin Webkinz

I work full time as a domestic engineer and life coach for two daughters, ages 8 and 10. My part-time job as a library assistant in Youth Services keeps me busy in my spare time. And now I have Webkinz to deal with.

My girls gave me my own Webkinz as a gift. I didn't want to hurt their feelings so I took the time to sit down at the computer with them to get my little critter all set up. They held my hand through the whole process, telling me where to click and what to type (because an…

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Posted by Gin on September 1, 2007 at 11:53am — 1 Comment

Liz Danforth Games from Gamers

My library is working in cooperation with the local science fiction fan community, who put on a November science fiction convention that's been around for 34 years. The library is doing a series of "Sci-Fi Pros on Sci-Fi Prose" writing workshops*, with an aim (among other things) of encouraging people to write for the adult and the teen writing contests the convention holds.

Why am I talking about science fiction on a games board? Because in my experience, SF and games go hand in hand,… Continue

Posted by Liz Danforth on August 29, 2007 at 12:52pm — 1 Comment

MacMama Prey, my second favorite game is on Sale

New Year Brings More Great Mac Games
"Tommy is a Cherokee garage mechanic, refuting his heritage and undecided about his next step in life. His world comes to a halt when an extraterrestria…
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Posted by MacMama on August 29, 2007 at 8:01am — No Comments

Brandon A Free 10 Day Supply...You'll Be Back for More...

Me and a couple of friends are at an Irish pub here in town Friday night. One of them is a WoW junkie and library volunteer; one a co-worker and hopeless sports fan who refuses to admit that he really, really, really wants to play WoW.

We're trying to get the sports fan into WoW, bribing him with our free 10-day guess passes. He then says "So you'll give me a free 10 day supply?"

My fellow hopeless WoW addict says "Yeah, we'll give you a free 10 day supply. You'll come back for… Continue

Posted by Brandon on August 28, 2007 at 12:05pm — 2 Comments

Liz Danforth Independent Study

I am incredibly excited to be able to write that I will be doing a two-semester gaming-related independent study to finish off my MLS. How can libraries create an environment that encourages gaming? We need to know what brings people to gaming as a hobby in the first place. How do you convince Admin and The General Public of gaming's value? We need to know what skills, abilities, knowledge and creative insights get developed in virtual worlds and carried out into the real world.

Many p… Continue

Posted by Liz Danforth on August 19, 2007 at 9:14am — 2 Comments

Liz Danforth World of Warcraft

Liz Lawley mentioned, at her closing ceremonies speech at the Techsource Symposium, that it's crazy for libraries not to have things like the World of Warcraft Atlas (ISBN 0744004411) on our shelves. It's hardback, practical, desirable.

I just attended Blizzcon (convention for the World of Warcraft community, as well as Blizzard's other games Diablo and Starcraft) where it was pointed out that 9 MILLION people are playing WoW. And that that translates to a population in Azeroth… Continue

Posted by Liz Danforth on August 19, 2007 at 8:55am — 6 Comments

Brandon First Day of Geeks and Gamers a Success!

We did the first day of our Geeks and Gamers Festival today and it was a smash success! About sixty people showed up, huge numbers for us, most of them teens.

I'll be putting up videos and photos soon.
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Posted by Brandon on August 11, 2007 at 6:50pm — 1 Comment

Beth Gallaway Forward from Jenny:

Hello, Fellow Gamers!
At ALA, we are attempting to create a "gaming pavilion" on the exhibit floor for Annual 2008, much like the successful "graphic novels" and "DVD" pavilions. To do this, we have to convince vendors in the gaming industry that there is a library market for them to market to at our conferences. We got some great support for this from Scott Nicholson's data that he presented at last month's TechSourc…
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Posted by Beth Gallaway on August 8, 2007 at 9:47pm — 1 Comment

Brandon I Am NOT Awesome. This Guy Is.

However awesome it was to the ego, a good number of GLLS attendees thought I was this awesome Guitar Hero 2 player. People, I can play well on Medium. MEDIUM. Here's a video of David Briers playing. David Briers is the current leader on the X-Box Live leader boards, holding the top spot on 17 songs and a top ten position on most of the others. Not to mention he has the highest Career Mode score on Live.

Check out YouTube to see some of his videos. Look "wulfe."… Continue

Posted by Brandon on August 8, 2007 at 9:33pm — No Comments

Brandon All Your Base Are Belong to ME!

Hello everybody! I was at the Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, where I laid down some pwnage on Guitar Hero II...and oh yeah, I learned stuff too. I picked up some great ideas to implement to our gaming-centered programs and our library services in general. All of that will come in handy in my new position as a Young Adult Librarian.

I work at a smallish-mediumish library in North Carolina, specifically the main branch of the Wayne County system. We serve an interesting mix of… Continue

Posted by Brandon on August 7, 2007 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Gin It was Christmas of 1973 when my family received the Maganavox Odyssey video game system. I remember…

It was Christmas of 1973 when my family received the Maganavox Odyssey video game system. I remember the plastic screen overlays that held to the TV screen magically, and the blip, blip, blip sound of the little white dot bouncing across the screen. So began my video game love affair.

Seven years later I was visiting my aunt and uncle in a suburb of Las Vegas the first time I saw one. As we left the local grocery store I noticed the line of five people watching and waiting at the tall…

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Posted by Gin on August 5, 2007 at 4:33pm — 1 Comment

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