Archive for the 'Video Games' Category
Video Games
March 23rd, 2008New York Times - “And you thought libraries were supposed to be quiet. Not on Friday.”
Bring Your Video Game Skills…to the NY Public Library!
March 21st, 2008Gothamist - “The NYPL’s Assistant Coordinator of Young Adult Services, Jack Martin, explained, “Gaming at the library can bridge the gaps between children, teens and adults, bringing them together as families and friends under one space, or through dialog created through the users’ individual game playing.” (via)
Open Education Posts on Video Games
March 21st, 2008The other day, I received an e-mail from Tom Hanson, who blogs over at Open Education. He mentioned a few video game posts in his e-mail. Here they are:
1) Shoot-em Up Video Games - The Cause of Greater Anti-social Behaviors in Teens?
2) Author Reveals “The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games”
3) Experts State: [...]
State can’t restrict kids’ access to video games, court says
March 17th, 2008Star Trubine - “Minnesota may not enforce a law restricting the sale or rental of “adults only” or “mature” video games to minors, according to an opinion issued Monday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.” (via)
Blog vs. Peer Review Update: Interactivity Brings Some Surprises
March 15th, 2008Chronicle.com - “For the past several weeks, the scholar has posted a section of his draft each day to a popular blog he contributes to — called Grand Text Auto — and he has invited readers to praise it or tear it to shreds. They’ve done both. And by early next week, Mr. Wardrip-Fruin will [...]
ALA Adds Gaming Pavilion
March 11th, 2008ICv2 News - The American Library Association will launch a gaming pavilion at its 2008 annual conference in Anaheim this June. The pavilion will group both tabletop and electronic game exhibitors, who will show games that can be used for both curriculum-based instruction and recreation.”
(Thanks to John for sending the link)
Lapeer library shakes ho-hum image with “Rock Star” night
March 7th, 2008The Flint Journal - “We’ll either get one of two responses, either ‘this rocks’ or ‘this sucks.”
Opinion : If it takes Guitar Hero to bring kids to the library, let’s jam
February 27th, 2008Opinion - “Teenagers ought to feel welcome in our public libraries, which remain — even in the digital age — among our most hallowed public spaces. And anything that brings them into the fold and into close contact with the wealth of resources at the library is worthwhile and downright important to the democracy.”
Of course, [...]
Is Obama Against Video Games?
February 24th, 2008GamePolitics.com has a semi-round up.
Obama has said stuff like this before. He mentioned something similar in his amazing speech the day before MLK Day.
It doesn’t mean that he is against VGs. One could also assume, based on the words, that he is against TV. I think he was trying to make a [...]
Readers should get game-literate
February 9th, 2008Guardian Unlimited - “Far from spelling the end of proper storytelling, video games point towards its future.”
Adult Gaming @ Public Libraries
February 3rd, 2008The Last Librarian - “I love video games in libraries. But the whole concept of gaming programs in public libraries is often sold as a lure for reluctant patrons, and I think this is misguided.”
If video games are to use useful in libraries, don’t hide behind a lure. Say what they really are for. [...]
What should wii be promoting in libraries?
February 2nd, 2008Adventures in the Wild West Library Frontier - “I’m not trying to be a luddite here, or even really to play devil’s advocate. It’s an honest question. Does gaming fit in to our missions, or is it just something public libraries are flocking to in order to appear hip and relevant (look at us! We’re [...]
More on Video Games
January 22nd, 2008Library Attack (a new to me blog), deconstructs my post and Jenny Levine’s comments. I’m glad Jenny comnmented on the post instead of ignoring it. She’s right. Don’t like gaming? Don’t do gaming. I say stuff like that all of the time.
That said, that doesn’t mean I won’t post what [...]
Our Public Libraries Are Being Turned Into Video Game Arcades
January 22nd, 2008Dave Gibson - “[I]t appears that this country’s librarians have decided to their part in the dumbing-down of America. What has happened to this country?…All of the librarians I have known were in love with the written word and truly enjoyed opening the door to their world to young people. Perhaps, today’s crop of young [...]
Hillary and Violent Video Games
December 24th, 2007Probably why I won’t vote for Hillary. I’m not one for video games (I don’t “get” them - they seem like a an incredible waste of brain power and time, IMO), but Hillary should not be policing what private citizens do in their own home on their own time. Terrible.