GAMING IN THE LIBRARY Staff Day 2008

THREE 7 TH GENERATION SYSTEMS X box 360 Nintendo Wii Playstation 3 Image by Flickr user: wili licensed under Creative Commons

X box 360

Nintendo Wii

Playstation 3

X-BOX 360 Image by Flickr User: emelgeek licensed under Creative Commons

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NINTENDO WII Image by Flickr user: wili licensed under Creative Commons

PLAYSTATION 3 Image by Flickr user: wili licensed under Creative Commons

WHY GAMING AT THE LIBRARY? Image by Flickr user: Jenny Levine licensed under Creative Commons

EDUCATED WORKFORCE Education system invented during industrial revolution American students falling behind and unable to offer skills desirable in modern workforce

Education system invented during industrial revolution

American students falling behind and unable to offer skills desirable in modern workforce

21 ST CENTURY SKILLS Teamwork/Collaboration Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving Creativity/Innovation

Teamwork/Collaboration

Critical Thinking/

Problem Solving

Creativity/Innovation

JAMES PAUL GEE-THE PHRR CYCLE Playing a good video game well requires players to engage in this cycle: Probe the virtual world Form hypothesis based on probing Reprobe the world with hypothesis in mind, tests what happens Rethink or Accept hypothesis

Playing a good video game well requires players to engage in this cycle:

Probe the virtual world

Form hypothesis based on probing

Reprobe the world with hypothesis in mind, tests what happens

Rethink or Accept hypothesis

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED…

… TRY SOMETHING ELSE

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION Studies show it can help improve memory and concentration Studies also show it provides users with a health benefit. It is being used in some gym classes

Studies show it can help improve memory and concentration

Studies also show it provides users with a health benefit. It is being used in some gym classes

RESOURCES Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy . Palgrave McMillan, 2007. (Revised and Updated) Shaffer, David Williamson. How Computer Games Help Children Learn . Palgrave McMillan, 2006. Are They Really Ready To Work? Employer’s Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21 st Century U.S. Workforce. (2006) Study conducted by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management

Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy . Palgrave McMillan, 2007. (Revised and Updated)

Shaffer, David Williamson. How Computer Games Help Children Learn . Palgrave McMillan, 2006.

Are They Really Ready To Work? Employer’s Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21 st Century U.S. Workforce. (2006)

Study conducted by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management

DON’T FORGET TO TRY OUT SOME VIDEO GAMES AT LUNCH!