Literary Festival in Second Life
Stay tuned to the literary festival in Second Life and Teen Second Life to be held on Saturday, February 2 from 4am PST until 6pm PST. Games such as scavenger hunts with literary clues and solve the...
View ArticleHelp Form an ALA Games and Gaming Member Interest Group
Please take a moment to show your support for Scott Nicholson's initiative to start a Gaming and Gamer Member Interest Group of ALA!Petition online at http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/ggmig.pdfPrint,...
View ArticleVideo Games Make History in 2007
12/31/07, BBC News"The last 12 months have been one of the best years in video game history, both critically and commercially." Judges pick out the best games of the year.
View ArticleGames and Gaming Member Initiative Group-ALA
On January 16th, the ALA Council approved the formation of the Games and Gaming Member Initiative Group. The charge for the group, is:To engage those interested in games and gaming activities in...
View ArticleYour Input Needed on GLLS2008 Location!
forwarded from Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian and ALA Strategy Guide"We're at the point where we can finally pick a location for the 2008 ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium,...
View ArticleNintendo Donates 21 Wii's
Norman Oder, Library Journal, 1/25/08"Nintendo has decided to donate 21 of the popular games (valued at $250 each) to encourage library gaming. The recipients are the Alpena County Library, MI; the...
View Article2008 Texas Teen Read! Manual: Game On! TTR.08
"The Texas Teens Read! Advisory Committee selected the theme Game On! TTR.08 for the first Texas Teens Read! and nominated artist Rod Espinosa to design the manual."
View ArticleBibliography of Suggested Reading for LibGaming Listserv
Agosto, D. (2004). Girls and gaming: A summary of the research withimplications for practice [Electronic Version]. Teacher Librarian, 31.Retrieved December 1, 2006 from...
View Article63% of the US Population Plays Games
"Gaming is already a mass-market hobby, with people of all ages picking up controllers and portables. Unfortunately, the mainstream media does not seem fully aware of how the mainstream itself thinks...
View ArticleSims Onstage, Formerly Singshot, adds new songs
Contemporary ones, even!http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/songList.html?sortBy=dateAdded&genreId=1&sourceid=email_bp_news1
View ArticleVideo Games: Selected Resources for School Librarians
I had a consulting request this week for articles specific to gaming in the school library environment - additions welcome!BooksBeck, John C. and Mitchell Wade. The Kids Are Alright: How the Gamer...
View ArticleGames and Gaming in Libraries Facebook Group
"This group is for people wanting to talk about games and gaming in libraries. It's one extension of the Games and Gaming Member Initiative Group of the ALA."(edit 4-10-08)...
View ArticleUsing Unreal Tournament to Simulate a Nuclear Plant
2/17/2008 by Greg Kline, Champaign-Urbana News GazetteEngineering students at the University of Illinois are using 'Unreal Editor' a tool for Unreal Tournament to modify the environment. The grant is...
View ArticleVideo Games and Michigan, NPR
2/18/08 NPRSix minute podcast: Libraries Woo Kids with Video Games. Twenty nine second podcast: Michigan Libraries Stocking Video Games.
View ArticleLibGaming-ALA Merger: What do you think?
Greetings, gaming librarians and supportive of gaming librarians!Our list is just over 3 years old, and we've just hit 500 members.Now that there is a Gaming Member Interest Group in ALA, should the...
View Article2008 Presidential Gaming Citations
2/11/08 by the American Library Association"Gaming has been given the presidential seal at the American Library Association (ALA). And that means a chance for libraries to shine a spotlight on their...
View ArticleGrand Theft Childhood?
With the release of Grand Theft Auto VI on the horizon, Terry Bosky of Game Couch interviews Dr. Cheryl Olson, co-author of Grand Theft Childhood? The Suprising Truth About Violent Video Games, to...
View ArticleInanimate Alice
"Inanimate Alice' tells the story of Alice, a young girl growing up in the first half of the 21st century, and her imaginary digital friend, Brad. Over ten episodes, each a self contained story, we see...
View ArticleLibGaming-ALA Merger Results
Thanks for participating in the survey the was posted here. 47% would like the blog merged, 53% do not.
View Articlegaming @ your library 2008
"During National Library Week, libraries of all types will host special gaming programs in support of a new literacy initiative called gaming @ your library."Check out ALA's new page!
View ArticleAASL Standards align with Gaming
April 2008, Genesee Valley BOCES"The new AASL standards are very supportive of the ideas and skills that make up gaming as can be seen in the gaming alignment below. This document, created by the...
View ArticleBlue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds
"The Association of Virtual Worlds has just released its new title The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds listing over 250 virtual worlds and is pleased to offer it free to anyone who is...
View ArticleSecond Skin
"Second Skin is a documentary that takes an intimate look at people whose lives have become transformed by virtual worlds."
View ArticleALA Gaming News Blog!
Game On: Games in Libraries was created in 2005 as a supplement to the Google LibGaming email group, a forum for discussion of gaming in libraries. Thanks to our contributors, who included Kelly...
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