Comments on: Video Games for Video Games’ Sake http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-19889 Steven Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:07:28 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/#comment-19889 Stephen: Have you seen this coordination (VG and reading) occur somewhere? I would love to read about that. Actually playing video games, IMO, does nothing to promote reading. Stephen: Have you seen this coordination (VG and reading) occur somewhere? I would love to read about that. Actually playing video games, IMO, does nothing to promote reading.

]]> By: Greg http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-19884 Greg Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:17:49 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/#comment-19884 "I wonder why I’ve never seen video game stores pushing books onto kids when they walk out the door." Sure they do. They're called strategy guides and cheat code books. “I wonder why I’ve never seen video game stores pushing books onto kids when they walk out the door.”

Sure they do. They’re called strategy guides and cheat code books.

]]> By: Stephen Maher http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-19880 Stephen Maher Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:45:23 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/02/23/video-games-for-video-games-sake/#comment-19880 There are several video games that are based on actual books (LOTR, Splinter Cell, immediately come to mind - plus all those games based on comics). One could coordinate readings with video games. Not to mention there's a fair amount of writing that comes with video games. I bet lots of kids would like to learn how video games are written and what better place to learn than at a library. There are several video games that are based on actual books (LOTR, Splinter Cell, immediately come to mind – plus all those games based on comics). One could coordinate readings with video games.

Not to mention there’s a fair amount of writing that comes with video games. I bet lots of kids would like to learn how video games are written and what better place to learn than at a library.

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