The document discusses a project by Carnegie Mellon University Libraries to create educational games. It notes that games can be effective learning tools as learning can be fun without consequences for failure. The project timeline included deciding on games from March 2006 to August 2006, designing and producing the games from September 2006 to February 2007, and testing and marketing the games from March 2007 to August 2007. The document provides references and links to other library gaming projects and information on game players and culture.

1. Donna Beck Rachel Callison John Fudrow Dan Hood Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

2. "..don't use force in training the children in the subjects, but rather games.” Plato, The Republic (421 BCE)

3. Project Overview Why Games Demo & Questions

4. Why Games?

5. Public Libraries Marketing Academic Libraries Teaching 2 Distinct Uses

6. 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.

7. Why ( not ) Edu-gaming ? Cons Integration Traditional assessment is boring Development tools The "Lame Factor“ Pros Learning = Fun?! No consequence for failure Master skills in demand by today’s employers Games offer attributes important for learning

8. Other Library Gaming Projects University of Calgary Hardplay (Future) Arizona State Quarantined (2005) UNC Greensboro The Information Literacy Game (2004)

9. Gaming & Culture History Progress New Audiences

10. As Easy as Pong

12. World of Information

15. Virtually Physical

16. Image used without permission from IGN.com http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/795/795126/big-brain-academy-wii-degree-20070608011557637.jpg

17. Mental Health

18. http://media.ds.ign.com/media/899/899492/img_4819084.html http://media.ds.ign.com/media/740/740437/img_3448533.html

19. Arcade or Home

21. What About the Web?

23. March 2006 to Present Project Timeline [Phase 1] Decide to make games/team forms (March 2006 ~ August 2006) [Phase 2] Design and Production of Games (September 2006 ~ February 2007) [Phase 3] Testing and Marketing Begins (March 2007 ~ August 2007)

24. Our Sites Library Arcade @ www.library.cmu.edu/Libraries/etc Play the games Learn about the developers Take the Survey Planning Blog cmlibrarygaming.wordpress.com/ Find references on gaming See the survey results Share your research on gaming

26. References Game Player Data- Fact Sheet, Entertainment Software Association, http://www.theesa.com/facts/gamer_data.php (Accessed November 5, 2007). UNC Greensboro, The Information Literacy Game (2004). Arizona State, Quarantined (2005). University of Calgary, Hardplay (2007). Pong Screenshot, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Pong.png , (2007). Pokemon Trading Card image taken from Ebay sale reference, http://mollybol.50megs.com/Mollyweb/Book/Diary%20Pics/pokthur.JPG , (2007). Big Brain Academy Screenshot, IGN.com, http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/795/795126/big-brain-academy-wii-degree-20070608011557637.jpg , (Accessed 11/05/2007). Flash Focus Screenshot, IGN.com, http://media.ds.ign.com/media/899/899492/img_4819084.html , (Accessed November 5, 2007). Brain Age Screenshot, IGN.com, http://media.ds.ign.com/media/740/740437/img_3448533.html , (Accessed November 5, 2007). All other images taken from their respective Wikipedia.com entries