Teens and Technology: Video Games Presented for YALSA by Beth Gallaway Teens & Technology Midwinter Institute San Antonio TX January 20, 2006

Why are games, teens and libraries such a good match? Gaming is the medium of choice for the millennial generation Games are like books, they are just another new format Gaming has potential to meet developmental assets of young adults Gaming reinforces new literacies It’s a winning combination!

Gaming is the medium of choice for the millennial generation

Games are like books, they are just another new format

Gaming has potential to meet developmental assets of young adults

Gaming reinforces new literacies

It’s a winning combination!

Gaming reinforces new literacies Exposing Knowledge Employing Information Expressing Ideas Compellingly Ethics on the Internet

Exposing Knowledge

Employing Information

Expressing Ideas Compellingly

Ethics on the Internet

Exposing Knowledge Find information Understand and explain found information regardless of its format Evaluate information Organize information

Find information

Understand and explain found information regardless of its format

Evaluate information

Organize information

World of Warcraft Example of information gathering in game

http://www.runescape.com Runescape

Employing Information Computation Measurement Analysis Application

Computation

Measurement

Analysis

Application

Lemonade Stand http://www.leamonadegame.com Set Game http://www. setgame .com

Expressing Ideas Compellingly Mechanics matter Creativity & efficiency highly rated Text, images, audio, and video are used to express ideas in many digital formats

Mechanics matter

Creativity & efficiency highly rated

Text, images, audio, and video are used to express ideas in many digital formats

http://www.fanfiction.net/cat/209/

Warcraft Tutorial: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=258304929613212293&q=warcraft+tutorial Warcraft Movies: www.warcraftmovies.com Red Vs. Blue : http://www.rvb.com Machina

Ethics on the Internet Modding – recreating game content FanFic – writing stories about characters created/owner by someone else Machina – films/videos created through recording video game play

Modding – recreating game content

FanFic – writing stories about characters created/owner by someone else

Machina – films/videos created through recording video game play

IT WORKS! Success Stories

Success Stories Santa Monica Public Library (CA) held a Counterstrike LAN party Ann Arbor District Library (MI) hosts Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and DDR tournaments for teens, adults and children North Hunterdon High School (NJ) hosts a student-run game night in the cafeteria Kansas City Public Library (Central) hosts a Runescape Marathon

Santa Monica Public Library (CA) held a Counterstrike LAN party

Ann Arbor District Library (MI) hosts Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and DDR tournaments for teens, adults and children

North Hunterdon High School (NJ) hosts a student-run game night in the cafeteria

Kansas City Public Library (Central) hosts a Runescape Marathon

Success Stories East Brunswick Public Library (NJ) has been circulating games for 16 years Austin Public Library (TX) Wired for Youth hosted a Video Game Design Camp University of Waterloo Library uses a video game to train library staff in GovInfo Reference questions Carencro High School (LA) hosts a Game Academy for future game designers

East Brunswick Public Library (NJ) has been circulating games for 16 years

Austin Public Library (TX) Wired for Youth hosted a Video Game Design Camp

University of Waterloo Library uses a video game to train library staff in GovInfo Reference questions

Carencro High School (LA) hosts a Game Academy for future game designers

Success Stories Jervis Public Library (NY) incorporated games into the Teen Summer Reading Program Flint Memorial Library (MA) had a Game Night program Tulsa City-County Library (OK) has a Gaming Council Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (NC) hosted a Halo Tournament for adults 18+

Jervis Public Library (NY) incorporated games into the Teen Summer Reading Program

Flint Memorial Library (MA) had a Game Night program

Tulsa City-County Library (OK) has a Gaming Council

Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (NC) hosted a Halo Tournament for adults 18+

Dance Dance Revolution Free Play & Tournaments Sellers Library (PA) Thomas Ford Memorial Library (IL) Tipton County Public Library (IN) Bloomington Public Library (IL) Ann Arbor District Library (MI) In MA: Haverhill and Lynn, coming soon to Lexington, Stoneham and Oxford!

Sellers Library (PA)

Thomas Ford Memorial Library (IL)

Tipton County Public Library (IN)

Bloomington Public Library (IL)

Ann Arbor District Library (MI)

In MA: Haverhill and Lynn, coming soon to Lexington, Stoneham and Oxford!

Your Success Story In Print! Game On! Gaming and Libraries Neal-Schuman email Beth Gallaway [email_address]

Game On! Gaming and Libraries

Neal-Schuman

email Beth Gallaway

[email_address]

Video Games Teach, Encourage and/or Reward: Hand-eye coordination Pattern Recognition Reading & Writing Physics Math History Geography/Map Reading Social Skills Mentoring & Leadership Critical Thinking Problem Solving Creativity High self-esteem Loyalty Teamwork Calculated, Strategic Risk-taking Fun

Hand-eye coordination

Pattern Recognition

Reading & Writing

Physics

Math

History

Geography/Map Reading

Social Skills

Mentoring & Leadership

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Creativity

High self-esteem

Loyalty

Teamwork

Calculated, Strategic Risk-taking

Fun

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee (Palgrave McMillan, 2003) Identifies 36 learning principles found in games that encourage active and critical (not passive) learning, including: risk –tasking in a “safe” environment rewarding of practice use of affinity groups probing cycles situated meaning self-knowledge formation of identity

Identifies 36 learning principles found in games that encourage active and critical (not passive) learning, including:

risk –tasking in a “safe” environment

rewarding of practice

use of affinity groups

probing cycles

situated meaning

self-knowledge

formation of identity

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TOMORROW TO MAKE YOUR LIBRARY MORE WELCOMING TO GAMERS Use games to do readers advisory Be a strategy guide Embrace your inner technogeek Be flexible Plan change Immerse yourself in pop culture … especially video game culture Try some games!

Use games to do readers advisory

Be a strategy guide

Embrace your inner technogeek

Be flexible

Plan change

Immerse yourself in pop culture … especially video game culture

Try some games!

1. USE GAMES TO DO READER’S ADVISORY INSTEAD OF: What authors do you like to read? What are the last 3 books you read and enjoyed? What did you like about them? ASK: What movies do you like? What TV shows do you watch? What games do you play?

INSTEAD OF:

What authors do you like to read?

What are the last 3 books you read and enjoyed?

What did you like about them?

ASK:

What movies do you like?

What TV shows do you watch?

What games do you play?

Roleplaying/MMORPG Games GAMES: Everquest Runescape World of Warcraft Dark Age of Camelot Ultima SUGGEST: epic fantasy historical war Authurian legend fractured fairy tales

GAMES:

Everquest

Runescape

World of Warcraft

Dark Age of Camelot

Ultima

SUGGEST:

epic fantasy

historical

war

Authurian legend

fractured fairy tales

Historical Simulation Games GAMES: Civilization Caesar Age of Empires Oregon Trail America’s Army? SUGGEST: biographies historical fiction mythology

GAMES:

Civilization

Caesar

Age of Empires

Oregon Trail

America’s Army?

SUGGEST:

biographies

historical fiction

mythology

Sports Games GAMES: Madden Football NBA Street Need for Speed Tiger Woods Golf WWF SUGGEST: sports adventure biographies

GAMES:

Madden Football

NBA Street

Need for Speed

Tiger Woods

Golf

WWF

SUGGEST:

sports

adventure

biographies

Strategy & Puzzle Games GAMES: Myst Tetris Bejeweled Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? SUGGEST: mystery thrillers travel puzzle books

GAMES:

Myst

Tetris

Bejeweled

Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?

SUGGEST:

mystery

thrillers

travel

puzzle books

First Person Shooters (FPS) GAMES: Doom Quake Halo SUGGEST: military fiction horror apocalyptic fiction science fiction

GAMES:

Doom

Quake

Halo

SUGGEST:

military fiction

horror

apocalyptic fiction

science fiction

Simulations GAMES: The Sims The Urbz SUGGEST: sociology dysfunction relationships romance architecture

GAMES:

The Sims

The Urbz

SUGGEST:

sociology

dysfunction

relationships

romance

architecture

Japanese/Manga tie-in GAMES: Katamari Damacy Final Fantasy Dragonball Z Pokemon SUGGEST: manga Japanese culture graphic novels drawing books anime films

GAMES:

Katamari Damacy

Final Fantasy

Dragonball Z

Pokemon

SUGGEST:

manga

Japanese culture

graphic novels

drawing books

anime films

Superhero Games GAMES: Spider-Man Fantastic Four City of Heros SUGGEST: comic books graphic novels biographies mythology

GAMES:

Spider-Man

Fantastic Four

City of Heros

SUGGEST:

comic books

graphic novels

biographies

mythology

10 YOUNG ADULT NOVELS WITH GAMING PLOTS Bloor, Edward. Crusader . Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game . Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike . Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game . Skurzynski, Gloria. The Virtual War . Tangherlini, Arne. [email_address] . Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent . Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly . Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside . Wieler, Diana. Ran Van series.

Bloor, Edward. Crusader .

Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game .

Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike .

Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game .

Skurzynski, Gloria. The Virtual War .

Tangherlini, Arne. [email_address] .

Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent .

Vande Velde, Vivian. User Unfriendly .

Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside .

Wieler, Diana. Ran Van series.

NONFICTION Compton, Shanna. Gamers: DeMaria, Russel & Johnny L. Wilson. High Score! Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy . Official Prima Strategy Guides. Prima. AD&D Player’s Handbook . Moursund, Beth. Magic: The Gathering: Official Strategy Guide .

Compton, Shanna. Gamers:

DeMaria, Russel & Johnny L. Wilson. High Score!

Weiss, D. B. Lucky Wander Boy .

Official Prima Strategy Guides. Prima.

AD&D Player’s Handbook .

Moursund, Beth. Magic: The Gathering: Official Strategy Guide .

GAMING MAGAZINES Computer Gaming World Dragon Electronic Gaming Monthly Game Informer Game Pro Nintendo Power Official X-Box PC Gamer Play Playstation & PS2 Tips & Tricks

Computer Gaming World

Dragon

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Game Informer

Game Pro

Nintendo Power

Official X-Box

PC Gamer

Play

Playstation & PS2

Tips & Tricks

FOR LIBRARIANS Beck, John C. & Mitchell Wade. Got Game? How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever . Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy . Howe, Neil. Millenials Rising: The Next Great Generation . Jenkins, Henry III and Justine Cassell. From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games . Katz, John. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho . Broadway, 2001. Tapscott, Don. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation .

Beck, John C. & Mitchell Wade. Got Game? How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever .

Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy .

Howe, Neil. Millenials Rising: The Next Great Generation .

Jenkins, Henry III and Justine Cassell. From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games .

Katz, John. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho . Broadway, 2001.

Tapscott, Don. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation .

2. BE A STRATEGY GUIDE Don’t be a level boss. Show, don’t tell. Make it interactive. Get them started. Have a free-for-all. Ask for a demo of expertise Be open-minded

Don’t be a level boss.

Show, don’t tell.

Make it interactive.

Get them started.

Have a free-for-all.

Ask for a demo of expertise

Be open-minded

3. EMBRACE YOUR INNER TECHNOGEEK Upgrade. Get a screen name. You can’t break it. Pilot projects. Read tech news.

Upgrade.

Get a screen name.

You can’t break it.

Pilot projects.

Read tech news.

4. BE FLEXIBLE Change the space. Flexible furnishings. it’s a stool, it’s a tray video rocker armchair with swivel tray cubes, beanbags, floor cushions storage ottoman Say yes. Go meta. Customize. Change yourself.

Change the space.

Flexible furnishings.

it’s a stool, it’s a tray

video rocker

armchair with swivel tray

cubes, beanbags, floor cushions

storage ottoman

Say yes.

Go meta.

Customize.

Change yourself.

5. PLAN CHANGE Sticky content: web facility Accept change. Plan.

Sticky content:

web

facility

Accept change.

Plan.

6. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN POP CULTURE Know what’s hot/what’s not . Pop goes the library. Know about crossovers.

Know what’s hot/what’s not .

Pop goes the library.

Know about crossovers.

… ESPECIALLY VIDEO GAME CULTURE Watch Red Vs. Blue . Read Penny Acade or PvP . View PBS’s Culture Shock You Decide: Video Games . Skim gaming magazines. Link . Pay attention to gaming.

Watch Red Vs. Blue .

Read Penny Acade or PvP .

View PBS’s Culture Shock You Decide: Video Games .

Skim gaming magazines.

Link .

Pay attention to gaming.

… MORE VIDEO GAME CULTURE Join the LibGaming Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/libgaming Read the Game On! Video Games in Libraries blog at http://libgaming.blogspot.com Take an online class on Video Games and Libraries from Simmons, YALSA or another organization.

Join the LibGaming Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/libgaming

Read the Game On! Video Games in Libraries blog at http://libgaming.blogspot.com

Take an online class on Video Games and Libraries from Simmons, YALSA or another organization.

Sign the petition for a YALSA gaming interest group. Attend Gaming Institutes like Teens & Technology Midwinter Institute (save the date! Gaming Learning & Libraries 2006 Dec 3-5 Chicago IL)

Sign the petition for a YALSA gaming interest group.

Attend Gaming Institutes like Teens & Technology Midwinter Institute (save the date! Gaming Learning & Libraries 2006 Dec 3-5 Chicago IL)

7. TRY SOME GAMES SET GAME: DAILY PUZZLE PENGUIN BASEBALL BEJEWELED CHICKTIONARY BOB THE BLOB NEOPETS RUNESCAPE DINER DASH CABOODLE SNOOD

SET GAME: DAILY PUZZLE

PENGUIN BASEBALL

BEJEWELED

CHICKTIONARY

BOB THE BLOB

NEOPETS

RUNESCAPE

DINER DASH

CABOODLE

SNOOD

OTHER GAMING SITES APPLECORE BONUS CITYCAFE FUNBRAIN GAIAM GIRLS GO TECH GIRL TECH GAMES CAFÉ: PLAYFIRST POGO QUEEN BEE GAMES J OTTO SEIBOLD SHOCKWAVE WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

APPLECORE

BONUS

CITYCAFE

FUNBRAIN

GAIAM

GIRLS GO TECH

GIRL TECH GAMES CAFÉ:

PLAYFIRST

POGO

QUEEN BEE GAMES

J OTTO SEIBOLD

SHOCKWAVE

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?