Wednesday, February 20, 2008

LibGaming-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 independent LibGaming Google group be moved to an ALA owned email discussion group?We can discuss here, but please take a moment to give me your feedback, in a 2-question survey at:http://tinyurl.com/

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Video 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.

Using 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 funded by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Games 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) Link:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18876925483Please note you may have to be logged into your Facebook account to see the page.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Video 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 Generation is Changing Business Forever. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2004.Cassell, Justine and Henry Jenkins (Eds). From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games. Cambridge

Sims Onstage, Formerly Singshot, adds new songs

Contemporary ones, even!http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/songList.html?sortBy=dateAdded&genreId=1&sourceid=email_bp_news1

Thursday, February 7, 2008

63% 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 about gaming. Once that happens, many of the industry's current PR problems are likely to be alleviated."Thanks to my friend Jason for the link to this post, which discusses the NPD Group's

Monday, February 4, 2008

Video of the Month



Take a look on new video from EA Mythic. You can see, how Warhammer Online look in Realm vs. Realm. After watching this video I think, game is looking very similar to World of Warcraft. Avatars are similar, buffs and even colors. Now it’s question, what kind of innovation game has to win struggle with Wow? I don’t know much about game, but I think game isn’t fresh. We are all waiting on special MMO RPG which will crush the glory of World of Warcraft. As an ex-WoW gamer I really want to see WoW destruction :P I don’t know why – I just feel hate when I watch these sweet candy looking videos on YouTube and excited noobs…blaaah…

Anyway even so I like very much Warhammer world so I will buy Warhammer Online even its crappy to find out more about this game. I always dreamed to play as powerful Chaos Warrior, wielding deadly weapon in armor of Dark Gods! I got in my special place all coolest chaos miniatures my friends ;-). I got whole army of Chaos, with Greater Daemon of Khorne – Bloodthirster, powerful Engrim Van Horstman on his Chaos Dragon or Archaon Lord of the End Times (Archaon is the most powerful Chaos Lord in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battle – hope to meet him in the game;-)). Of course I have large regiments of Chaos Warriors, Chaos Marauders, Chaos Knights and Chaos Marauders on steeds, several Chaos Spawns, several Chaos Chariots, Slaanesh Daemonette and powerful Chaos Cannon (oh yeah with this kinda weaponry, you can smash everone).

Anyway lets talk about Warhammer Online. Well, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning! This title will be hot I tell ya! We find out more later :-)

See you again

Friday, February 1, 2008

Bibliography 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 http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/tlmag/v_31/v_31_3_feature.html.American Library Association. (2007). TechSource: Gaming inlibraries. Retrieved August 29, 2007, from http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/Armstrong, Sara & David