Gaming in Special Libraries Presented by Dan Hood and John Fudrow

Who We Are Dan Hood Information Literacy Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University John Fudrow Soon to be Assessment Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh

Dan Hood

Information Literacy Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University

John Fudrow

Soon to be Assessment Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh

Who We Are Virtually…

Who We Are Virtually…

Public Libraries Marketing 3 Distinct Uses Academic Libraries Teaching Special Libraries Skill Building

Public Libraries

Marketing

Academic Libraries

Teaching

Special Libraries

Skill Building

Everyone’s a Gamer Average Game Player Age is: 33 25% -- 50+ yrs. 44% -- 18-49 yrs. 31% -- under 18 yrs From Entertainment Software Assocation , 2007.

How can it help? Benefits Increases Productivity An active mind is a happy mind Relieves Stress Meditative States Builds Friendships Community and competitive relations

Benefits

Increases Productivity

An active mind is a happy mind

Relieves Stress

Meditative States

Builds Friendships

Community and competitive relations

MMORPG’s (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games) Teamwork & Communication through

MMORPG’s World of Warcraft Guild Wars 10 Million Subscribers 5 Million Subscribers

MMORPG’s Pros Teamwork Communication Fast paced Team goals - task oriented Cons Causes rather than relieves Addicting - too immersive Steep learning curve

Pros

Teamwork

Communication

Fast paced

Team goals - task oriented

Cons

Causes rather than relieves

Addicting - too immersive

Steep learning curve

In MMORPG’s and Squad Based Games, communication is key to completing tasks. Communication Those same communication skills are highly sought after traits in the business world.

Halo 2 Communication Tabula Rasa

Communication Pros Cooperation and Planning Leaders emerge Verbal and Emoted Signals Cons Language Embarassment

Pros

Cooperation and Planning

Leaders emerge

Verbal and Emoted Signals

Cons

Language

Embarassment

Games can provide stress relief, similar to meditation. Stress Relief

Endless Ocean Stress Relief

Tetris Stress Relief Bejeweled 2

Stress Relief Pros Psychomotor Rather than Cognitive Easily Attainable Tasks Enjoyment through process Single or Multiplayer Cons Can be Addicting Not for Everyone Different Audiences

Pros

Psychomotor Rather than Cognitive

Easily Attainable Tasks

Enjoyment through process

Single or Multiplayer

Cons

Can be Addicting

Not for Everyone

Different Audiences

Skill Building Games often help players develop hand/eye coordination and fine-motor skills.

Skill Building Trauma Center

Skill Building Pros Fine Motor Skill Honing Pure Enjoyment of Training Quick – Yet Effective Cons Not All Games are Equal Limited in Scope

Pros

Fine Motor Skill Honing

Pure Enjoyment of Training

Quick – Yet Effective

Cons

Not All Games are Equal

Limited in Scope

References Game Player Data- Fact Sheet, Entertainment Software Association, http://www.theesa.com/facts/gamer_data.php (Accessed November 5, 2007 Nardi, B. and Harris, J. 2006. Strangers and friends: collaborative play in world of warcraft. In Proceedings of the 2006 20th Anniversary Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (Banff, Alberta, Canada, November 04 - 08, 2006). CSCW '06. ACM, New York, NY, 149-158. DOI= http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1180875.1180898 Richard Wray, Communications editor 2007. Financial: Corporate world makes haste to get in step with the virtual world: The digital universe: Business sees new ways of reaching consumers - and their own workers. The Guardian, July 14, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed March 25, 2008). KAMAU HIGH 2004. How playing power drives lessons home: CORPORATE TRAINING: The fast- growing US business e-learning market is an unlikely beneficiary of gaming technology, writes Kamau High: :[LONDON 2ND EDITION]. Financial Times, September 8, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed March 25, 2008). WoW is the New MUD: Social Gaming from Text to Video. Mortensen, Torill Elvira. Games and Culture, Oct 2006; vol. 1: pp. 397-413. Williams, D., N. Ducheneaut, L. Xiong, Y. Zhang, N. Yee, and E. Nickell (2006, October). From tree house to barracks: The social life of guilds in world of warcraft. Games and Culture 1 (4), 338-361.

Game Player Data- Fact Sheet, Entertainment Software Association, http://www.theesa.com/facts/gamer_data.php (Accessed November 5, 2007

Nardi, B. and Harris, J. 2006. Strangers and friends: collaborative play in world of warcraft. In Proceedings of the 2006 20th Anniversary Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (Banff, Alberta, Canada, November 04 - 08, 2006). CSCW '06. ACM, New York, NY, 149-158. DOI= http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1180875.1180898

Richard Wray, Communications editor 2007. Financial: Corporate world makes haste to get in step with the virtual world: The digital universe: Business sees new ways of reaching consumers - and their own workers. The Guardian, July 14, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed March 25, 2008).

KAMAU HIGH 2004. How playing power drives lessons home: CORPORATE TRAINING: The fast- growing US business e-learning market is an unlikely beneficiary of gaming technology, writes Kamau High: :[LONDON 2ND EDITION]. Financial Times, September 8, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed March 25, 2008).

WoW is the New MUD: Social Gaming from Text to Video. Mortensen, Torill Elvira. Games and Culture, Oct 2006; vol. 1: pp. 397-413.

Williams, D., N. Ducheneaut, L. Xiong, Y. Zhang, N. Yee, and E. Nickell (2006, October). From tree house to barracks: The social life of guilds in world of warcraft. Games and Culture 1 (4), 338-361.