Gaming In Libraries: Who & Why

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Slide 3: see themselves as a hero on a quest.   are willing to experiment and keep trying.  are willing to seek expertise and ask for help.  desire to collaborate.  learn from their mistakes and can adapt quickly. Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

Slide 4: thrive on fast decision-making & good at  prioritizing.  are willing to take risks.  are very good at multitasking and continuous partial attention.  are constantly seeking to be challenged.  are proactive rather than reactive. Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

Slide 5: are format-agnostic.   want to do their own research and figure things out for themselves (no spoon- feeding).  are used to creating content.  expect interaction, rewards, customization, and multiple paths.  have an inherent distrust of bosses. Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

Slide 6: Whack Your Boss @ http://www.doodie.com/anger_management.php

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Slide 8: http://www.theesa.com/facts/gamer_data.php

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Slide 15: a place to store stacks of paper  a place where people can take books off  of the shelves a collection of fiction  a place where children can learn to read  a music store  a movie theatre/movie rental store  a computer lab  a café 

Slide 16: \"One kid told us videogames are gateway drugs for libraries.“ ─Eli Neiburger, Ann Arbor District Library author of Gamers… in the Library?!

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Slide 21: Teen After-Hours Game Night Chatfield Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/66422613@N00/sets/72157594586744066/

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Slide 23: If your library is no place for games and http://www.flickr.com/photos/arahsae/2068258/ entertainment then you must get rid of all of these…

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Slide 25: msauers@nlc.state.ne.us www.travelinlibrarian.info del.icio.us/travelinlibrarian/gaming