A presentation for the Alaska Library Association Conference (March 2010)

1. Service Issues of Gaming in Libraries Jenny Levine American Library Association [email_address] The Shifted Librarian http://theshiftedlibrarian.pbwiki.com/

2. ? http://flickr.com/photos/crashmaster/3158179532/

3. Fiat Lux, Fiat Latebra: A Celebration of Historical Library Functions by D. W. Krummel (1999)

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehw/243631365

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryner/2466244515/

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sacred_destinations/1315556896

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamthebestartist/2327851317

8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mezzaninerex/650073844/

9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-o/1858881720 http://flickr.com/photos/tomsaint/3208843018/

10. http://flickr.com/photos/goldengirl/171644295/ http://flickr.com/photos/julishannon/2622032637/ http://flickr.com/photos/lobsterboy1980/3265437614/

11. EIGHT 8. AD 2005? VIII. Instrument for People Access to all communications Particpatory Social Participation media in the interest of social participation and user-generated content http://flickr.com/photos/sari-coche/3269008301/

12. Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson What if…. “ Books are also tragically isolating . While games have for many years engaged the young in complex social relationships with their peers, building and exploring worlds together, books force the child to sequester him or herself in a quiet space, shut off from the interaction with other children. These new ‘libraries’ that have arisen in recent years to facilitate reading activities are a frightening sight : dozens of young children, normally so vivacious and socially interactive, sitting alone in cubicles , reading silently, oblivious to their peers.” (p.19-20)

15. Civic Engagement/Socialization The Civic Potential of Video Games - http://www.civicsurvey.org/White_paper_link_text.pdf

16. Civic Engagement/Socialization Teens, Video Games, and Civics - http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/263/report_display.asp “ Teens who play games socially (a majority of teens) are more likely to be civically and politically engaged than teens who play games primarily alone. Interestingly, this relationship only holds when teens play alongside others in the same room ." http://flickr.com/photos/skokiepl/3209743871/

23. Board Video Children Pictureka!, Snorta, HamsterRolle, 7 Ate 9 Mario Kart, New Super Mario Brothers, LittleBigPlanet Teens Hungry Hungry Hippos, Ticket to Ride Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rock Band, Just Dance 20-30somethings Say Anything, Wits & Wagers Rock Band, Smarty Pants, Mario Kart Families Apples to Apples, Say Anything Boom Blox, Rock Band, Wii Sports Seniors Mahjong, Trivial Pursuit, Wits & Wagers Smarty Pants, Wii Sports Intergenerational Pictureka!, Apples to Apples, HamsterRolle Wii Sports, Rock Band Beatles, Mario Kart

24. http://flickr.com/photos/skokiepl/2698677559/ http://flickr.com/photos/skokiepl/2653342693

26. Issues

35. Ratings 84% of all games sold in 2008

40. Beyond Open Gaming Programs

47. Jenny Levine American Library Association [email_address] The Shifted Librarian AIM: cybrarygal Questions ? http://theshiftedlibrarian.pbwiki.com/