AzLA 2010 final

GET LUCKY Gaming Beyond Monopoly and Rock Band Liz Danforth [email_address] Don Dehm [email_address] Arizona Library Association Annual Meeting Phoenix, Arizona November 15, 2010

Lucky?

LUCKY! Preparedness + Opportunity

DON: Media maven, game designer, entrepreneur, advocate. We are:

LIZ: Artist, editor, game developer, writer... Hall of Fame 1995 We are:

...and stealth librarian.

GAMES + BENEFITS + FOR WHOM Beyond Monopoly and Rock Band??

Let's Play!

Preparedness... got game?

So many games So little time

Tabletop games RPGs LARPs Boxed games Card games Miniatures games Leisure games Strategy games Wargames Family games Hobby games Party games ARGs Format

Format FPS games RTS games MMOs Indie games Embedded games Traditional games in an electronic format Social games Console games PC games Handhelds Puzzle games ARGs, again!

Age and Gender

Intensity of Engagement

Luck or Strategy

Number of Players

Time Commitment

Themes

Content Style

Let's Play!

Opportunity More than just the game

Academic and life skills "Games are the most elevated form of investigation." - Albert Einstein

#@X&$%@(%?!

Social Computing Sharing knowledge Computer Skills Problem solving Cooperation Creative Arts Accountability Time management Economics Civic engagement Language Critical thinking Scientific method Global awareness Flexibility Collaboration Social awareness

Integrity and honesty Reading for pleasure Creative activities Cultural competence Planning and Decision making Achievement motivation

Creative activities

Teachable moments

...using the game to explore: Writing/Literacy Mathematics Digital Citizenship Online Safety... ...and projects and lessons intended to develop 21st-Century skills.” http://wowinschool.pbworks.com “ An after-school program targeting at-risk students ...

Transmedia “ ...storytelling across multiple forms of media with each element making distinctive contributions to a fan's understanding of the story world.” – Henry Jenkins, Convergence Culture

Serious Games and ARGs

App reciation

Community

Community is us Los Altos Public Library Monterey Public Library San Jose Public Library

Gaming is all of us. “ Gaming can make a better world.” – Jane McGonigal

[email_address] Twitter: @LizDanforth Slideshare: Liz Danforth http://www.lizdanforth.com [email_address] Twitter: @PulpGamer Twitter: @DonDehm http://www.pulpgamer.com Questions?

Picture Credits: Creative Commons-licensed content Slide 1: (Monopoly) http://flic.kr/p/7qbhHU , (guitar) http://flic.kr/p/6cM1vb Slide 2: (dice) http://flic.kr/p/Brnou Slide 3: (badge) http://flic.kr/p/6pVmw4 , (knocker) http://flic.kr/p/4Rbk93 Slide 8: (werewolf) http://flic.kr/p/78TSqc Slides with sphere and variations: http://flic.kr/p/LAjsT Slide 10: (chess) http://flic.kr/p/4B9WJX Slide 15: (monkey) http://bit.ly/a2QuXo , (orangutan) http://flic.kr/p/21zxY3 Slide 16: (girls) http://flic.kr/p/81fmFg , (chess) http://flic.kr/p/6DwQge Slide 21: (wrestling) http://flic.kr/p/nfMex , (up the wall) http://flic.kr/p/52LnUR Slide 23: (papillon) http://flic.kr/p/7e7m24 Slide 25: (graduates) http://flic.kr/p/ikv4u , (probability) http://flic.kr/p/5X7uCT Slide 30: (surprise) http://flic.kr/p/4xGRpo Slide 34: (Gandalf) http://flic.kr/p/Ui2Bg Slide 36: (gallery) http://flic.kr/p/6vKEnZ , (butterfly girls) http://flic.kr/p/3EFpzN Slide 37: (chess) http://flic.kr/p/6DwQge , (epic geeks) http://flic.kr/p/3aRdrL , (professional players) http://flic.kr/p/8rzT43 Slide 38: (Monterey Public Library) http://flic.kr/p/7gshGC , (Los Altos Public Library) http://flic.kr/p/8UPXD , (San Jose Public Library) http://flic.kr/p/8i6MEk , My thanks to all who make their images available!

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