Archive for the 'Gaming' Category
Shopping guide: Books for the gamer in your life
December 24th, 2009From USAToday.
For a day, ‘game on’ beats library’s quiet
November 16th, 2008Times Union – “Today, though, the teens are playing Yu-Gi-Oh (pronounced You-Ge-O) at Schenectady’s Mont Pleasant library as part of National Gaming Day, a three-hour event where libraries across the country compete simultaneously. Video games are the program’s primary focus, but card and board varieties are also part of the day. Nearly all of the [...]
Utah Library Now Even Less Cool as a Hangout
November 15th, 2008Kotaku – “This is a story about a library issuing a partial ban on the playing of video games, but really, it makes sense. Actually, it’s good news, because it means that kids still choose to hang out at libraries. Of course, this is in Utah, so such wholesomeness is unsurprising.”
Houston Public Library and Video Games
November 15th, 2008Houston Game Examiner – “I guess “Shh! This is a library” is going to become a thing of the past.”
It’s National Gaming Day @ Your Library today. Hopefully all stories and blog posts will be about building community and not how games make us more literate.
Planned phenomenon
September 7th, 2008Planned phenomenon – “A recent study by the American Library Association revealed that many librarians already use games to attract young people and, ideally, get them interested in books.”
Can someone please point me to this study? I know they are going to study gaming and literacy, but I didn’t know that they had done it [...]
Library Tricks Kids Into Reading By Promising Wiis
January 1st, 2008Kotaku – “In an effort to get the kids to read books, Cape Coral, Florida libraries are bringing in Wiis, in a classic bait and switch scam that will get the youth hooked on “learning.”
I’ll Drink To That ;-)
September 16th, 2007Wayne Bivens-Tatum – “If we really wanted to attract students and make the library fun, perhaps we should use library space for pubs.”
Really?
August 4th, 2007Brian Mathews – “If you are a librarian with a blog then you have to mention gaming from time to time.”
Gaming at Library Questioned
July 24th, 2007While many enjoyed the symposium, others aren’t happy about library-sponsored gaming nights.
Interesting quote from the director: “It’s the parents’ obligation to know what their kids are doing,” said Library Director Marilyn Genther. “It’s up to them to know (the rating). It’s not our responsibility.”
I don’t know the whole situation (and I’m not much into [...]
US Army Wants to Enlist a Few Good Gamers
April 12th, 2007For Jenny:
“In concert with online gaming news site Global Game League, the U.S. Army will sponsor a “national gaming” area in an effort to appeal to 17- to 24-year-old players. “We’re grappling with the challenge of how do we better use new media to tell the Army story. Online is probably the best way,” says [...]
