1. Get Your Game On:
Gaming
at the
Library
Presented by Beth Gallaway for
CYPD, Indianapolis, IN
August 30, 2010

2. Beth Gallaway, Consultant
• Email: informa7ongoddess29@gmail.com
• Website: hAp://informa7ongoddess.info
• Links: hAp://delicious.com/informa7ongoddess29/cypd

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4. What is Literacy?

5. Print Literacy
read and write proficiently

6. 21st Century
use a range of tools and skills
To communicate and parJcipate

7. Visual
interpret, assess, and process visual images

8. Media
criJcally assess messages
presented by media outlets

9. Science
The ability to understand and be fluent in the
nature of science and scienJfic methods.

10. Technology
use creaJon and communicaJon tools

11. Programming
understand and apply programming principles
to create change in technology

12. InformaJon, CommunicaJon,
Technology (ICT)
learn and use soJware and hardware to
communicate knowledge and ideas

13. MulJmodal
“Integra7on of mulJple modes of
communica7on and expression can enhance
or transform the meaning of the work
beyond illustra7on or decora7on.”
~NCTE

14. The Research
http://website.education.wisc.edu/steinkuehler/mmogresearch.html

15. Playing = Learning
“When gamers interact with
these [video game]
environments, they are
learning the basic principles
of the scien7fic method.”
~Steven Johnson

16. Game Design Elements*
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

17. The Setup
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

18. What should happen
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

19. What Usually Happens
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

20. Another chance
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

21. A touch of insight
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

22. Learning
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

23. Success Loop
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

24. Failure Loop
* Slides provided courtesy of Chris Castaldi chris.castaldi@gmail.com

25. Probe, Hypothesize, Reprobe, Rethink

26. Games, Learning & Society
http://www.gameslearningsociety.org/research.php

27. Playing to Learn:
Video Games in the Classroom
hAp://www.playingtolearn.org/

28. Best PracJces
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org

29. Board Game Library
http://sls.gvboces.org/gaming/

30. Scrabble Club
Woburn Public Library, MA
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/scrabbleclub.html

31. Monopoly Tournament
Public Library of CharloAe & Mecklenberg County, SC
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/plcmcmonopoly.html

32. Ace of Games
Kellogg‐Hubbard Library, Montpelier VT
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/montpelier.html

33. In‐House DS CirculaJon
Pierce County Library System South Hill, OR
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/pierceds.html

34. DS Games for
CirculaJon
hAp://www.delicious.com/informa7ongoddess29/ds

35. Link to Serious Games
http://www.gamesforchange.org

36. Ayi<: The Cost of Life
hAp://costoflife.ning.com/

37. Darfur is Dying
www.darfurisdying.com

38. MarioKart/Super Smash Tournament
Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, MI
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/aadlssbbkart.html

39. Madden NFL Tournament
PLCMC, CharloAe NC
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/plcmcmadden.html

40. LAN Party
University of Alabama, Huntsville AL
hAp://lib.uah.edu/lanparty/

41. Golfing in the Stacks
University of Hardord Library, West Hardord, Connec7cut
hAp://libraryminigolf.org/

42. Rocket Boys Big Game
Reidland High School Paduach, KY
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/rhsbiggame.html

43. Wii for Seniors
Old Bridge (NJ) Public Library
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/oldbridge.html

44. RuneScape Club
Glendale Public Library Glendale, AZ
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/glendalevt.html

45. Library WoW
CALS LiAle Rock, AR
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/calswow.html

46. Civiliza<on IV
University of Urbana‐Champaign, IL
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/uiucciv.html

47. Civiliza<on III
“The experience of playing
Civiliza,on III is a cerebral
blend of planning, building,
managing, and compe7ng
with other civiliza7ons; in this
study, that experience
appealed to students who
were interested in geography
or enjoyed building and
managing virtual socie7es and
using mathema7cs in game
play.”
Squire, K.. 2005. “Changing the game: What happens when video games enter the classroom?”
Innovate 1 (6). hAp://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=ar7cle&id=82 (accessed
September 29, 2009).

48. Ben 10 Alien Force Game Creator
Centennial Hills Library Las Vegas, NV
hAp://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/

49. Career Night
Phoenix Community College Phoenix, AZ
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/pcl.html

50. Game Design
Glendale Public Library Glendale, AZ
hAp://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/

51. Library D&D
www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/Aw08/resourcesabcd/techguide_dnd.pdf

52. Recipe for Success
1. Advocacy
2. Goal Sesng
3. Research
4. Marke7ng
5. Play
6. Evalua7on

53. SelecJng Games
Choose games that are:
• Easy to learn
• Challenging to master
• Short rounds
• Widely appealing
• Age‐appropriate

54. Become a Strategy Guide
• Don’t be a level boss
• Show, don’t tell
• Make it interac7ve
• Get them started with a free‐for‐all
• Ask for a demo of exper7se

55. InformaJon Literacy InstrucJon Using
Gaming Strategies
• Safe to Fail
• Mo7va7on
• Just in Time Learning
• Interac7vity
• Teamwork
• Customize
• Leveling Up
• Show Their Exper7se
• Feedback
• Update/Expand
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/uodinfolit.html

56. InformaJon Literacy InstrucJon Using
Fantasy Football
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/uodfantasyfootball.html

57. Game Design: College Students CreaJng
Games with Middle School Students
ManhaAanville College, NY
hAp://librarygamingtoolkit.org/manhaAanville.html

58. Research
hAp://gamelab.syr.edu/publica7ons/

59. Research
hAp://researchquest.blogspot.com/

60. Research
hAp://cms.mit.edu/research/index.php

61. ALA Connect
http://connect.ala.org/gaming

62. NaJonal Gaming Day 11/13/10
hAp://ngd.ala.org

63. Thank You!
Contact:
• Beth Gallaway
• 603‐247‐3196
• informa7ongoddess29@gmail.com
• hAp://informa7ongoddess.info
• Slides, Links, Handouts:
• hAp://infogdss.wordpress.com/
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