Gaming In Libraries

Gaming in LibrariesReaching Out & TeachingBy John Fudrow

PSTG 11.14.2008

Nostalgia

•1952 – Noughts and Crosses developed at Cambridge

•1958 – William Higginbotham develops Tennis for Two on an oscilloscope

•1976/1980 – Atari 2600 released/ Pac Man arrives stateside

•1986/1990 – NES and Sega Master System/SNES vs Genesis

•1991 – Sid Meier’s Civilization released

•1995/1996/1998 – Sony Playstation/Nintendo 64/Pokemon

•2000 – Playstation 2/Phantasy Star Online

•2004/2006 – World of Warcraft/Nintendo Wii

Brief History of Video Gaming

History

Progression

New Paths

25%

49%

26%50+

Under 18

18 - 49

Average Age of

Game Players

The Facts

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Cultural Influences

Why the Library?

Outreach

Community

Staff Development

Instruction

I’ll Get It Within Range

Information Literacy

Collection

Preservation

Future Possibilities

Questions?

Harris, Amy, and Scott E. Rice. Gaming in Academic Libraries: Collections, Marketing, and Information Literacy. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008.

Quarantined: Axl Wise and the Information Outbreak http://gaming.techsource.ala.org/images/e/ec/Quarantined_techsource.pdf

Hard Play at UCalgaryhttp://www.ucalgary.ca/hardplay/

IL Game at UNChttp://library.uncg.edu/game/

Library Arcadehttp://www.library.cmu.edu/Libraries/etc/index.html

Library Game Links

Library Game Blogs

Library Gameshttp://librarygames.blogspot.com/

LibGaminghttp://libgaming.blogspot.com/

Research Questhttp://researchquest.blogspot.com/

ALA Techsourcehttp://gaming.techsource.ala.org/

Resources & Game Info

Entertainment Software Associationhttp://www.theesa.com/

Gaming Bibliographyhttp://www.refworks.com/refshare?site=045671184310000000/RWWS6A1113260/gaming%20in%20libraries

Worldcat.org Listhttp://www.worldcat.org/profiles/johnfudrow/lists/42713

History of Video Gaminghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games