Tags: gaming in libraries
Tags: gaming in libraries
Literally, Where I?ll Be Gaming at ALA
Posted Wednesday June 25, 2008, 12:34 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
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Where I?ll Be Gaming at ALA
Posted Monday June 23, 2008, 5:33 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
The biggest one is the - wait for it - “big” game, “ California Dreaming.” I posted about this on the ALA Marginalia blog so you can get the details there, but I’m thrilled to see that more than 100 people have already signed up.
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Gaming Gone Wild
Posted Tuesday June 10, 2008, 12:33 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
In fact, at work, I’m probably going to have to get a third whiteboard just to track all of the partnerships around gaming that are forming for us. Instead, they get a game based around Promethean myths and the work of Ayn Rand, set in an abandoned art-deco Atlantis.
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In a World Where Chaos Reigns?.
Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008, 12:32 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
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Present at GLLS2008!
Posted Friday May 9, 2008, 12:32 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
I have a lot going on at work right now, which is one reason I haven’t been posting much to my blog. We’re also going to have another open gaming night for video and board games, some hands-on workshops (and not for playing videogames), and much more.
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How School Libraries Can Use Board Games
Posted Tuesday April 22, 2008, 12:32 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
Back in February, I was excited that Brian Mayer had tied the New York state curriculum standards to board games and that the School Library System of Genesee Valley BOCES had invested in a board game collection for use by its member libraries.
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More on How Gaming Promotes Reading and Library Usage
Posted Monday April 21, 2008, 12:31 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
But the games are age-appropriate and can help to interest kids in books, Wyant said. The library has restricted gaming hours to between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. because parents complained that their children were spending too much time at the library and not focusing on their studies.
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Gaming Presentation in Second Life
Posted Friday April 18, 2008, 12:32 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
Then afterwards, I get to play games at work, as ALA staff celebrate gaming by taking a break to play board, video, and social games. To celebrate gaming in libraries, you can also listen to the first episode of the new Games in Libraries Podcast.
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Another Great CiL Conference
Posted Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:44 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
I want to give a special thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and made gaming night such a huge success that we’ve already been asked to do it again at Internet Librarian. Spending time with old friends is always special, and I love getting to meet online friends in person.
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Game Night at CiL on Sunday!
Posted Thursday April 3, 2008, 1:37 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
Night Where : CIL 2008, Jefferson Room When : Sunday, April 6th, 5:30-8:00 pm How much : FREE Who : You and other people interested in gaming Aaron Schmidt and I have given a few gaming workshops at past Computers in Libraries and Internet Librarian conferences.
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