Grandma’s Got a Wii! ALA Gaming Symposium Presented by Allan M. Kleiman November 3, 2008

Grandpa's Got a Wii!, Too!

Grandma's Got a Wii! Gaming Discussion/Research/Funding/Interest Centers Around Children, Tweens, Teens Great Interest Linking to Education, Learning Pew Internet Research Fastest Growing Gaming Segment is Older Adults Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, etc. Gaming For Seniors is MORE Important

Gaming Discussion/Research/Funding/Interest

Centers Around Children, Tweens, Teens

Great Interest Linking to Education, Learning

Pew Internet Research

Fastest Growing Gaming Segment is Older Adults

Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, etc.

Gaming For Seniors is MORE Important

Grandma's Got a Wii! Older Adults are my BUSINESS! 30+ Years Working With Older Adults Past Chair, ALA RUSA RSS Library Service to an Aging Population Committee Worked on All 4 Editions of Guidelines for Library Service to Older Adults for RUSA Workshops, Programs, Lectures, Courses

Older Adults are my BUSINESS!

30+ Years Working With Older Adults

Past Chair, ALA RUSA RSS Library Service to an Aging Population Committee

Worked on All 4 Editions of Guidelines for Library Service to Older Adults for RUSA

Workshops, Programs, Lectures, Courses

Grandma's Got a Wii! Why Wii Gaming in the Library for Seniors? Mental Stimulation (Using the Brain) Eye/Hand Coordination Social Interaction Inter-Generational Activity Group/Lifelong Learning Exposure to New Technology

Why Wii Gaming in the Library for Seniors?

Mental Stimulation (Using the Brain)

Eye/Hand Coordination

Social Interaction

Inter-Generational Activity

Group/Lifelong Learning

Exposure to New Technology

Grandma's Got a Wii! The Second-annual “Evercare 100 @ 100 Survey,” sponsored by Evercare, polled 100 Americans turning 100 and older in 2007 1 in 7 had played Video Games 47% of online Games are Downloaded by 55+ Population

The Second-annual “Evercare 100 @ 100 Survey,” sponsored by Evercare, polled 100 Americans turning 100 and older in 2007

1 in 7 had played Video Games

47% of online Games are Downloaded by 55+ Population

Grandma's Got a Wii! June 2007: Opening of “Senior Space: The Library Place for Baby Boomers, Older Adults, the Elderly and Their Families” Key Component: Experiment, Expose Seniors to New Technology, Web 2.0 Develop a Curriculum That Supports Lifelong Learn, Engagement, and FUN!

June 2007: Opening of “Senior Space: The Library Place for Baby Boomers, Older Adults, the Elderly and Their Families”

Key Component: Experiment, Expose Seniors to New Technology, Web 2.0

Develop a Curriculum That Supports Lifelong Learn, Engagement, and FUN!

Grandma's Got a Wii! Trace Steps – My Personal Experience Last June 2007, ALA Conference Internet Librarian, October 2007 First Gaming Day with Teens and Seniors, November 2007

Trace Steps – My Personal Experience

Last June 2007, ALA Conference

Internet Librarian, October 2007

First Gaming Day with Teens and Seniors, November 2007

Grandma's Got a Wii! How Did we do It? Used Teen Advisory Board Basic Training on how Older Adults Learn Pretend Your Teaching Your Grandma Be Patient, Expect Questions, Keep Your Cool! After Senior Done—Open Play

How Did we do It?

Used Teen Advisory Board

Basic Training on how Older Adults Learn

Pretend Your Teaching Your Grandma

Be Patient, Expect Questions, Keep Your Cool!

After Senior Done—Open Play

Grandma's Got a Wii! First Session: 2 Play Stations Wii Bowling on Large Screen Big Brain Academy Second Session: Added Guitar Hero Results: FANTASTIC!

First Session: 2 Play Stations

Wii Bowling on Large Screen

Big Brain Academy

Second Session: Added Guitar Hero

Results: FANTASTIC!

Grandma's Got a Wii! Open Gaming Competition Play Seniors Not Interested in TRUE Competition One Event Seniors vs. Teens in Bowling Seniors, WON!

Open Gaming

Competition Play

Seniors Not Interested in TRUE Competition

One Event Seniors vs. Teens in Bowling

Seniors, WON!

Grandma's Got a Wii! What Have “Wii” Found— Great Social Interaction Helping Each Other Learn Great Relationships Between Teens and Seniors Feeling of Accomplishment at Learning New Technology

What Have “Wii” Found—

Great Social Interaction

Helping Each Other Learn

Great Relationships Between Teens and Seniors

Feeling of Accomplishment at Learning New Technology

Grandma's Got a Wii! Best Games Wii Sports (Bowling, Tennis, etc) Big Brain Academy

Best Games

Wii Sports (Bowling, Tennis, etc)

Big Brain Academy

Grandma's Got a Wii! Not So Successful-- Endless Ocean American Idol

Not So Successful--

Endless Ocean

American Idol

Grandma's Got a Wii! Staff Buy-in Staff Day 2008 Gaming in Our Library Gaming For Children, Tweens, Teens Gaming for Seniors Gaming @ Laurence Harbor Branch

Staff Buy-in

Staff Day 2008

Gaming in Our Library

Gaming For Children, Tweens, Teens

Gaming for Seniors

Gaming @ Laurence Harbor Branch

Grandma's Got a Wii! June 2007: Opening of “Senior Space: The Library Place for Baby Boomers, Older Adults, the Elderly and Their Families” Key Component: Experiment, Expose Seniors to New Technology, Web 2.0 Develop a Curriculum That Supports Lifelong Learn, Engagement, and FUN!

June 2007: Opening of “Senior Space: The Library Place for Baby Boomers, Older Adults, the Elderly and Their Families”

Key Component: Experiment, Expose Seniors to New Technology, Web 2.0

Develop a Curriculum That Supports Lifelong Learn, Engagement, and FUN!

Grandma's Got a Wii! Wii and Persons With Disabilities Visually Impaired (Large Screen) Wheelchair Bound Used in Wiihabilitation, with Persons who Have had a stroke, surgery, etc. Interactive and Entertaining

Wii and Persons With Disabilities

Visually Impaired (Large Screen)

Wheelchair Bound

Used in Wiihabilitation, with Persons who Have had a stroke, surgery, etc.

Interactive and Entertaining

Grandma's Got a Wii! Wii and Persons With Disabilities

Wii and Persons With Disabilities

Grandma's Got a Wii!

Grandma's Got a Wii! What are Libraries Doing? Receive an Average 2-3 Inquiries Per Week How to Set-up a Wii Event for Seniors Cost, Equipment, Staffing How to Train the Teenagers Funding for the Wii and Games Why do I Think They are not Getting Seniors in?

What are Libraries Doing?

Receive an Average 2-3 Inquiries Per Week

How to Set-up a Wii Event for Seniors

Cost, Equipment, Staffing

How to Train the Teenagers

Funding for the Wii and Games

Why do I Think They are not Getting Seniors in?

Grandma's Got a Wii! What are Libraries Doing? Two Brief Listserv Surveys, Total 50 Responses Research Online (Google Search) Feedback, Anecdotal, Not Statistical More Formal Surveys are Needed More Research Release of Pew Study

What are Libraries Doing?

Two Brief Listserv Surveys, Total 50 Responses

Research Online (Google Search)

Feedback, Anecdotal, Not Statistical

More Formal Surveys are Needed

More Research

Release of Pew Study

Grandma's Got a Wii! What are Libraries Doing? Wii on the Move! Bowling, Golfing, Tennis Tournaments with Senior Groups, Other Libraries Seniors are Playing With Their Grandchildren Library, Nursing Homes & Retirement Centers State Libraries Giving Grants LSTA Funding in NYState

What are Libraries Doing? Wii on the Move!

Bowling, Golfing, Tennis

Tournaments with Senior Groups, Other Libraries

Seniors are Playing With Their Grandchildren

Library, Nursing Homes & Retirement Centers

State Libraries Giving Grants

LSTA Funding in NYState

Grandma's Got a Wii! Schedule on a Regular Basis Get the Staff Involved! Publicize the Programs Serve Refreshments Create a “Fun” Atmosphere Seek “Senior” Input – What Works? What Does Not

Schedule on a Regular Basis

Get the Staff Involved!

Publicize the Programs

Serve Refreshments

Create a “Fun” Atmosphere

Seek “Senior” Input – What Works? What Does Not

Grandma's Got a Wii! Make the Experience Inviting Make the Experience Interactive Make the Experience Fun Now---Let’s Wii!

Make the Experience Inviting

Make the Experience Interactive

Make the Experience Fun

Now---Let’s Wii!

Grandma's Got a Wii! Questions? Comments?

Questions?

Comments?

Grandma's Got a Wii! Allan M. Kleiman [email_address] ; amkleiman@aol.com libraryolderadults.blogspot.com 732-738-5183

Allan M. Kleiman

[email_address] ; amkleiman@aol.com

libraryolderadults.blogspot.com

732-738-5183