Get Your Game On: Gaming at the Library
Presented by Beth Gallaway for CYPD,Indianapolis,IN
August30,2010
BethGallaway,Consultant• Email:[email protected]• Website:hAp://informa7ongoddess.info• Links:hAp://delicious.com/informa7ongoddess29/cypd
Gaming=Literacy
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WhatisLiteracy?
PrintLiteracy
readandwriteproficiently
21stCentury
usearangeoftoolsandskillsTocommunicateandparJcipate
Visual
interpret,assess,andprocessvisualimages
Media
criJcallyassessmessagespresentedbymediaoutlets
Science
TheabilitytounderstandandbefluentinthenatureofscienceandscienJficmethods.
Technology
usecreaJonandcommunicaJontools
Programming
understandandapplyprogrammingprinciplestocreatechangeintechnology
InformaJon,CommunicaJon,Technology(ICT)
learnandusesoJwareandhardwaretocommunicateknowledgeandideas
MulJmodal
“Integra7onofmulJplemodesofcommunica7onandexpressioncanenhance
ortransformthemeaningoftheworkbeyondillustra7onordecora7on.”
~NCTE
TheResearch
http://website.education.wisc.edu/steinkuehler/mmogresearch.html
Playing=Learning“Whengamersinteractwiththese[videogame]environments,theyarelearningthebasicprinciplesofthescien7ficmethod.” ~StevenJohnson
GameDesignElements*
TheSetup
Whatshouldhappen
WhatUsuallyHappens
Anotherchance
Atouchofinsight
Learning
SuccessLoop
FailureLoop
Probe,Hypothesize,Reprobe,Rethink
Games,Learning&Society
http://www.gameslearningsociety.org/research.php
PlayingtoLearn:VideoGamesintheClassroom
hAp://www.playingtolearn.org/
BestPracJces
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org
BoardGameLibrary
http://sls.gvboces.org/gaming/
ScrabbleClubWoburnPublicLibrary,MA
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/scrabbleclub.html
MonopolyTournamentPublicLibraryofCharloAe&MecklenbergCounty,SC
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/plcmcmonopoly.html
AceofGamesKellogg‐HubbardLibrary,MontpelierVT
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/montpelier.html
In‐HouseDSCirculaJonPierceCountyLibrarySystemSouthHill,OR
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/pierceds.html
DSGamesforCirculaJon
hAp://www.delicious.com/informa7ongoddess29/ds
LinktoSeriousGames
http://www.gamesforchange.org
Ayi<: The Cost of Life
hAp://costoflife.ning.com/
Darfur is Dying
www.darfurisdying.com
MarioKart/Super Smash Tournament AnnArborDistrictLibrary,AnnArbor,MI
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/aadlssbbkart.html
Madden NFL Tournament PLCMC,CharloAeNC
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/plcmcmadden.html
LANPartyUniversityofAlabama,HuntsvilleAL
hAp://lib.uah.edu/lanparty/
GolfingintheStacksUniversityofHardordLibrary,WestHardord,Connec7cut
hAp://libraryminigolf.org/
Rocket Boys BigGameReidlandHighSchoolPaduach,KY
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/rhsbiggame.html
WiiforSeniorsOldBridge(NJ)PublicLibrary
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/oldbridge.html
RuneScape ClubGlendalePublicLibraryGlendale,AZ
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/glendalevt.html
Library WoW CALSLiAleRock,AR
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/calswow.html
Civiliza<on IV UniversityofUrbana‐Champaign,IL
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/uiucciv.html
Civiliza<on III
“TheexperienceofplayingCiviliza,on III isacerebralblendofplanning,building,managing,andcompe7ngwithotherciviliza7ons;inthisstudy,thatexperienceappealedtostudentswhowereinterestedingeographyorenjoyedbuildingandmanagingvirtualsocie7esandusingmathema7csingameplay.”
Squire,K..2005.“Changingthegame:Whathappenswhenvideogamesentertheclassroom?”Innovate 1(6).hAp://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=ar7cle&id=82(accessedSeptember29,2009).
Ben10AlienForceGameCreatorCentennialHillsLibraryLasVegas,NV
hAp://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/
Career NightPhoenixCommunityCollegePhoenix,AZ
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/pcl.html
GameDesignGlendalePublicLibraryGlendale,AZ
hAp://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/
LibraryD&D
www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/Aw08/resourcesabcd/techguide_dnd.pdf
RecipeforSuccess
1. Advocacy
2. GoalSesng
3. Research
4. Marke7ng
5. Play
6. Evalua7on
SelecJngGames
Choosegamesthatare:• Easytolearn• Challengingtomaster
• Shortrounds• Widelyappealing
• Age‐appropriate
BecomeaStrategyGuide
• Don’tbealevelboss• Show,don’ttell• Makeitinterac7ve• Getthemstartedwithafree‐for‐all
• Askforademoofexper7se
InformaJonLiteracyInstrucJonUsingGamingStrategies
• SafetoFail• Mo7va7on• JustinTimeLearning• Interac7vity• Teamwork• Customize• LevelingUp• ShowTheirExper7se• Feedback• Update/Expand
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/uodinfolit.html
InformaJonLiteracyInstrucJonUsingFantasyFootball
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/uodfantasyfootball.html
GameDesign:CollegeStudentsCreaJngGameswithMiddleSchoolStudents
ManhaAanvilleCollege,NY
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/manhaAanville.html
Research
hAp://gamelab.syr.edu/publica7ons/
Research
hAp://researchquest.blogspot.com/
Research
hAp://cms.mit.edu/research/index.php
ALAConnect
http://connect.ala.org/gaming
NaJonalGamingDay11/13/10
hAp://ngd.ala.org
ThankYou!
Contact:
• BethGallaway• 603‐247‐3196• [email protected]
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