http://gaming.ala.org/news News from ALA's Games and Gaming Member Interest Group Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:25:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Listen up at http://www.gamesinlibraries.org/ Kelly Czarnecki reviews The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning (MIT Press, 2008) edited by Katie Salen and discusses contributions by Katie,  Jane McGonagall, and Barry Joseph. Paul Waelchli relates information literacy and the research process to Fantasy Football, the practice of taking on the role ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/09/02/games-in-libraries-episode-5/ Collectible Card Games (CCG) and other new collectible games are being discussed by a group of retailers and manufacturers at Gen Con. Jon Huston, Owner of Troll and Toad CCGs have hit the mainstream for American consumers. They don't think about game stores, but rather Wal-Mart as a place for CCGs. These ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/08/13/collectible-card-games-panel/ Waiting to present at the Gen Con professional/trade day, I must admit to having a few butterflies about the prospect of flipping from my comfortable role of talking about games to librarians, to talking about libraries to gamers. Gen Con, billed as "The best four days in gaming" is a ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/08/13/ala-gen-con/ Scott Nicholson discusses "Reframing Gaming" and Jenny Levine rounds up 'The Games People Play" in the August issue of American Libraries. Rafael C. Alvardo, Director of Academic Technology Services at Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA), writes about Overcoming the Fear of Gaming: A Strategy for Incorporating Games into Teaching and Learning in ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/08/12/gaming-in-libraries-in-the-news-8/ Gary (IN) Public Library's Game Time Galore program offer high and low tech games ranging from Operation to Wii Bowling. Registered participants had to check out two books to get into each session.Librarians at the Montgomery Public Library responded in writing to a political cartoon criticizing gaming at the library. ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/08/04/gaming-in-libraries-in-the-news-7/ Runescape Club Runescape is a massively multiplayer online role playing game, set in a medieval fantasy style world. It's fairly easy to master, it's a long and deep game, and there are lots of ways to play (focus on chat, focus on quests, focus on leveling, focus on crafting, focus ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/07/28/runescape-club/ Listen up at http://www.gamesinlibraries.org/ In the aftermath of the open gaming night at ALA, Scott Nicholson, Christopher Harris, Brian Mayer, Beth Gallaway, Paul Waelchli and Jenny Levine chatted and shared anecdotes about the evening's events, which included: Wits and Wagers Ingenious Can't Stop TransAmerica Hamsterrolle Rock Band Mario Kart Dance Dance Revolution Boom Blocks Some questions raised: How do you keep people ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/07/21/games-in-libraries-episode-4/ The Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation has just awarded to the Georgetown County Library a grant of $600,000 to expand their successful interactive gaming/computer program for teens throughout the county. The library will receive $200,000 per year for the next three years to continue their work at Carvers Bay while establishing ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/07/21/gaming-in-libraries-in-the-news-6/ The Entertainment Software Association's Electronic Entertainment Expo ran this week in Los Angeles, CA. It's an annual computer and videogame expo for developers, publishers, programmers and other industry types. Since it's become invitation only, a event for the public -- Entertainment for All-- takes place October 3-5, 2008. What happens at ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/07/21/e-3/ Of possible interest, to any of you attending Comic-Con: Saturday, July 26; 6:30-7:30 Gamers in the Library? Did you know that at least 7 out of 10 libraries support gaming? From consoles to D20, board games to CCG's, gaming in libraries is a hot topic. Find out about this seemingly odd combination ... http://gaming.ala.org/news/2008/07/15/gamers-in-the-library-panel-at-comiccon/