Categories Gaming & Gamification

Crystal from Kansas City Public Library just asked “Where do I find the list of bloggers in the back row?” Here goes: Aaron: Walking Paper Chad: Hidden Peanuts Chris: Clam Chowder Jenny: The Shifted Librarian Kelly: Library web Diva Michael TTW AND: The Technorati Tag: http://technorati.com/tag/GaminginLibraries2005

In the grand tradition of Abram-isms: “We need to stop thinking we are Information Priests and Priestesses…” “If you wrap something up in the mantle of training, you’re going to turn them off..give them short cuts instead…” “Nobody ever died of bad cataloging…” “We need to get over the fact that libraries are not the first place people go for information and never have been…we need to be something else.” On change in Libraries: “We need to appeal to different learning styles…” “IM is the way people are communicating today..we need to use it.” “Bring Digital Natives into your planning […]

I’m sitting in Blogger’s Alley, listening to George Needham from OCLC talk about gamers and libraries. But inside I’m marvelling at what is actually happening in this room, in Chicago, in December of 2005. This is a moment of watershed proportion. I truly believe that. These are the conversations that need to be happening – now. These are the services and technologies that need to find their way into our meeting rooms, online presence and into our catalogs. Can you imagine the future ILS that includes components of gaming environments? Can you imagine library signage and services developed for all […]

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Les Gasser, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, opened the Gaming in Libraries Symposium. This spoke to me: “Libraries need to adopt a new model of service: where we are stirring up society, enhancing learning and contributing to communities of practice. Gaming offers this: a way to learn and participate in open communities, how to interact with the world and collaborate….We need to move our services into gaming environments, virtual spaces, and out into the community.”

The official tag of the day: gaminginlibraries2005 Chad at hidden Peanuts already posted to flickr: Photos from Hidden Peanuts And the room has wifi!

the set up Originally uploaded by librarianne.

While I was in Chicago, things really ramped up on the SJCPL Gaming front. I am happy to announce here at TTW that my library is implementing a gaming tournament program as well as a complimentary online presence allowing interactivity between the game organizers and the gamers we seek to serve. First: Read the Lifeline post about Gaming! “P” lays out what’s happening. “Starting in January of next year, the Main Library will be the site for video game tournaments featuring Mario Kart: Double Dash, Nintendo’s infamous multiplayer racer. Gamers will be able to play against each other using one […]

Via Maire, who gets it: http://www.aadl.org/node/629 registration is now open for AADL-GT Round 2, happening this Saturday, September 24th, from Noon – 5 PM in the Basement of the Downtown Library. Doors will open at 11:30 for players in grades 6-12, so be early to get checked in and start warming up. Winners of the Sur-Prize round game will take home $70, $50, and $30 giftcards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. We’ll have single-player and team events in both Mario Kart Double Dash and Super Smash Brothers: Melee, and the event will (really this time) be broadcast live on […]