Get Your Game On!

GET YOUR GAME ON! VIDEOGAMING AT THE LIBRARY Presented for Youth Services Cooperative, Brantford Ontario Canada Beth Gallaway, http://informationgoddess.info May 16, 2008

CONTACT, SLIDES & LINKS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WHAT IS A GAME? ,[object Object],[object Object],Merriam-Webster Online. http://www.m-w.com

DO YOU PLAY GAMES OF ANY KIND? ,[object Object],[object Object]

GAME COMPONENTS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HOLO-DEK 8 MERRILL INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, HAMPTON NH “ HoloDek is all about Gaming. A unique virtual venue that offers customers the opportunity to play the games they love in a pleasant and comfortable social setting.” http://www.holo-dek.com

Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/xbox/

SONY 1 2 3 http://playstation.com/

NINTENDO http://www.nintendo.com

WHY GAMES AT THE LIBRARY? BECAUSE GAMES … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GAMES ARE LIKE BOOKS... THEY ARE JUST A NEW FORMAT

GAMING IS THE MEDIUM OF CHOICE FOR THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF A GAMER? * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 33

WHAT PERCENT OF PEOPLE OVER 50 PLAY GAMES?* * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 24%

GAMING BUILDS DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENTS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Search Institute. http://www.search-institute.org

GAMING MEETS DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF TEENS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],NMSA. NMSA Research Summaries. Young Adolescents Developmental Needs (1996) http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/Summary5/tabid/257/Default.aspx

WHAT DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS ARE BEING MET?

WHAT % OF GAMERS ARE FEMALE? * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 38%

GAMING = LITERACY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GAMING REINFORCES NEW LITERACIES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Warlick, David. ”The New Literacies.” Scholastic Administrator. Mar-Apr2005

1. EXPOSING KNOWLEDGE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2. EMPLOYING INFORMATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HOW MANY BILLIONS DID COMPUTER & VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY GROSS WORLDWIDE in 2007?* $40 billion * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php

3. EXPRESSING IDEAS COMPELLINGLY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WAYS GAMERS EXPRESS IDEAS COMPELLINGLY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ETHICS ON THE INTERNET ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GAMER GENERATION TM CHARACTERISTICS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game? Harvard Business School Press, 2004

LEARNING PRINCIPLES IN GAMES*** ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],*** Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy . Palgrave McMillan, 2003

HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED A GAME RATED “M” FOR MATURE? ,[object Object],[object Object]

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF GAMES SOLD IN 2006 WERE RATED M?* * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 15%

GRAND THEFT AUTO WAS THE #1 GAME MENTIONED BY BOYS 12-14 IN A STUDY ON VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES COMMISSIONED BY THE US DEPT OF JUSTICE Kutner, Lawrence and Cheryl Olson. Grand Theft Childhood. Simons & Schuster, 2008.

GTA WAS THE #2 GAME MENTIONED BY GIRLS. Kutner, Lawrence and Cheryl Olson. Grand Theft Childhood. Simons & Schuster, 2008.

HOW CAN LIBRARIES SERVE GAMERS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

USE GAMES IN READER'S ADVISORY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ROLEPLAYING/MMORPG GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HISTORICAL SIM GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SPORTS GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

STRATEGY & PUZZLE GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS (FPS) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SIMULATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

JAPANESE/MANGA TIE-IN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SUPERHERO GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THINK LIKE A GAMER ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BE A STRATEGY GUIDE... ...NOT A LEVEL BOSS! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IMMERSE IN VIDEOGAME CULTURE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

RESEARCH VIDEO GAME CULTURE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TRY SOME GAMES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DOES YOUR LIBRARY ALLOW PATRONS TO PLAY GAMES ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS? ,[object Object],[object Object]

WHAT % OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES ALLOW PATRONS TO PLAY COMPUTER GAMES?* 82% *Nicholson, Scott. (2007). The Role of Gaming in Libraries: Taking the Pulse. July 2007. http://boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf . Accessed October 8, 2007.

CREATE A GAMING EXPERIENCE! ,[object Object],[object Object]

DOES YOUR LIBRARY HOST VIDEO GAME PROGRAMS? ,[object Object],[object Object],*Nicholson, Scott. (2007). The Role of Gaming in Libraries: Taking the Pulse. July 2007. http://boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf . Accessed October 8, 2007.

WHAT % OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES HOST VIDEO GAME PROGRAMS?* 13% *Nicholson, Scott. (2007). The Role of Gaming in Libraries: Taking the Pulse. July 2007. http://boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf . Accessed October 8, 2007.

WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL GAMING PROGRAM? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CHOOSE A GAME THAT IS... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WHAT % OF GAMERS PLAY ON HANDHELDS? * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 32 % 32%

EASY, FREE PROGRAMS! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],32 %

MODEL GAMING PROGRAMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MODEL GAMING PROGRAMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DDR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ DDR+GUTIART HERO= FUN” ,[object Object],“ I liked this because there’s too few of the DDR community around. This is a good opportunity to meet people with like interests.” “ I LOVED DDR”

DOES YOUR LIBRARY CIRCULATE VIDEO GAMES?* *Nicholson, Scott. (2007). The Role of Gaming in Libraries: Taking the Pulse. July 2007. http://boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf . Accessed October 8, 2007. YES NO

WHAT % OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES CIRCULATE VIDEO GAMES?* 30% *Nicholson, Scott. (2007). The Role of Gaming in Libraries: Taking the Pulse. July 2007. http://boardgameswithscott.com/pulse2007.pdf . Accessed October 8, 2007.

GAMING COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

COLLECTION POLICY CONSIDERATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WHAT MAKES A GOOD GAME? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC

GAME AWARDS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OTHER RESOURCES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GAME REVIEWS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

EXERCISE #3 WHAT MAKES A GOOD GAME?

BEST PRACTICES: COLLECTIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WII GAMES FOR CHILDREN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WII GAMES FOR TEENS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PLAYSTATION 3 GAMES FOR CHILDREN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PLAYSTATION 3 GAMES FOR TEENS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

XBOX 360 GAMES FOR CHILDREN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

XBOX 360 GAMES FOR TEENS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CORE COLLECTIONS: ,[object Object],[object Object]

IN CONCLUSION… ,[object Object],[object Object]

THANK YOU! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Get Your Game On!

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