Metro Oct 2007

Gaming, Learning & Literacy Presenter Beth Gallaway [email_address] An METRO Workshop Fall 2007

Introductions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Workshop Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[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

Game Components ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Game Play Devices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Game Controllers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Game Screens ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ways to Play Video Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Plug ‘n’ Play ,[object Object],[object Object]

PC/Mac Gaming ,[object Object],[object Object]

Console Sales ,[object Object]

Handheld Sales ,[object Object]

Mobile Gaming Devices ,[object Object]

Gaming by the Numbers: An Interactive Quiz

1. What is the average age of a gamer? * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 33

2. What % of teens report playing games online*? * Pew Internet & American Life Project. Teens and Technology, July 2005. 81 %

3. What percent of people over 50 play games?* * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 24% 24 %

4. What % of gamers are female? * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 38%

5. How much money did computer & video game sales gross in 2006?* $7.6 Billion * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php

6. What % of gamers play on handhelds? * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 32 %

7. What percentage of games sold in 2005 were rated M?* * Entertainment Software Association. Top 10 Facts. http://www.theesa.com/facts/top_10_facts.php 15%

8. X% fewer mistakes are made by laproscopic surgeons.* 37% * James C. Rosser, Jr, MD; Paul J. Lynch, MD; Laurie Cuddihy, MD; Douglas A. Gentile, PhD; Jonathan Klonsky, MD; Ronald Merrell, MD. “The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21st Century.” Beth Israel Medical Center, Iowa State University. Arch Surg. 2007;142:181-186. . Accessed October 8, 2007.

9. Laproscopic surgery is completed X% faster by surgeons who play video games.* 27% * James C. Rosser, Jr, MD; Paul J. Lynch, MD; Laurie Cuddihy, MD; Douglas A. Gentile, PhD; Jonathan Klonsky, MD; Ronald Merrell, MD. “The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21st Century.” Beth Israel Medical Center, Iowa State University. Arch Surg. 2007;142:181-186. . Accessed October 8, 2007.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

For Discussion: What Are Some Benefits of Games?

Why Games at the Library? Games … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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]

“ Leet” & 4 /3 I2 5 G A M E R S

Gaming Meets Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents ,[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/Assets Are Being Met?

Gaming Builds Developmental Assets of Adolescents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Search Institute. http://www.search-institute.org

Does This Sound Like Any Gamers You Know? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Beck, John and Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever . 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

Gaming Reinforces New Literacies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Warlick, David. ”The New Literacies.” Scholastic Administrator. Mar-Apr2005 http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/marapr05/articles.asp?article= newlit

1. Exposing Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2. Employing Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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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]

How Can Libraries Serve Gamers? ,[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]

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]

Research Video Game Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Try Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

And... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Games are like books, they are just another format

Gaming is the medium of choice for the millennial generation

1. Reader’s Advisory to Gamers ,[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]

Historical Sim Games ,[object Object],[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]

Strategy & Puzzle Games ,[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]

Japanese/Manga tie-in ,[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]

Gaming Collection Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Link to.. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Prima Strategy Guides ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GameTap ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Games On Demand: Unlimited ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://gamesoduser.comcast.net/gamesondemand/unlimited.html

Games On Demand: Kids Play ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://gamesoduser.comcast.net/gamesondemand/unlimited.html

PlayFirst ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.playfirst.com/

Direct To Drive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.direct2drive.com

Shockwave Unlimited ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Overdrive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.overdrive.com/products/dlr/mediaformats/games.asp

What Makes a Good Game? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Asteroids Vector graphics in Asteroids

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Katamari Damacy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Character Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Graphics and Game Physics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sound ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Finding Good Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

W hat Makes a Good Game? 1.Who is this magazine for? How can you tell? 2.What is appealing about the magazine? unappealing? 3.What can you learn from the ads? 4.What can you learn from the articles? 5.What are clues in the reviews that indicate the game is well-executed? poorly executed? 6.How might you narrow down purchasing decisions? 7.Would you buy this magazine for your library?

Collection Policy Considerations ,[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]

Best Practices: Collections in CA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Best Practices: Collections in US ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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]

Program Planning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Model Gaming Programs: CA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Model Gaming Programs: US ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Ddr+gutiart hero= fun” ,[object Object]

“ I loved ddr” ,[object Object]

Librarian Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thank You! ,[object Object],[object Object]

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