Traveling Technology
Petting Zoo
Summer 2008
Instructor: Cheryl Gould
gouldc@infopeople.org
This Workshop Brought to You by the Infopeople
Project
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supported by the California State Library. It provides
a wide variety of training to California libraries.
Infopeople workshops are offered around the state
and are open registration on a first-come, first-served
basis.
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information about the project, go to the Infopeople
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Why Use Audio and Video Now?
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Devices are small
Devices are inexpensive
No technical abilities required
Can get decent quality
They are easy to use
Customers have devices for playback
Ways to Make Audio and Video
Available to Users
– On a device for in library use
– At a self-serve kiosk
– Download from website to portable players
– On a computer
• from your library website
• from a blog or podcast or media (youtube) site
Audio, Video, and Digital Camera
• Digital Voice Recorder
• Flip Video Camera
• Canon Digital Camera
• USB Headset with Microphone
What is a Game?
• Game: activity engaged in for
diversion or amusement; synonym:
see FUN
• Video Game: an electronic game
played by means of images on a video
screen and often emphasizing fast
action
Merriam-Webster Online. http://www.m-w.com
Video Game Sales Figures
• Who’s on top
• Hardware and software
• Weekly and totals
– www.vgchartz.com/
Video
Games
Multi Media
Gadgets
eBook
Reader
• Wii
– Sports
– Big Brain Academy
• Play Station 2
– Guitar Hero
– Namco Museum
– Dance Dance
Revolution
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Sansa
Zune
Ipod
Itouch
• Kindle
How Can Libraries
Serve Gamers?
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Connect games with “traditional” materials
through Reader’s Advisory
Research video game culture
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Support gaming
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Create game collections
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Host gaming programs
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Try some games!
Game Collections
• Best Practices Wiki on Libraries
Circulating Games
– http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Libraries
_Circulating_Games
• Beth Gallaway’s Core Collection List from
Infopeople
– http://infopeople.org/resources/gaming/gamin
gcorecollections.doc
Use Games in
Reader's Advisory
INSTEAD OF:
What authors do you like to read?
• What are the last three books
you read and enjoyed?
• What did you like about them?
ASK:
What movies do you like?
What TV shows do you watch?
• What games do you play?
Research Video Game
Culture: Ideas from Beth Gallaway
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Watch Red vs. Blue
Read Penny Acade or PvP
Skim gaming magazines
Link to game and cheat code sites
Pay attention to gaming around you
Attend GLLS2008
Join the LibGaming Google group
Host Game Tournaments
• Jeff Wyner from Escondido does game
tournament and has tournament forms
with detailed explanations
• jwyner@escondido.org
Program Idea
Bring in a Video Game Designer
– Career in game design
• Education + experience
• Game tester opportunities
– Speaker sources
• Video Game Companies
http://www.GameDev.net
• Game Developer Magazine
http://www.gdmag.com
• Game Developer Conferences
http://www.gdconf.com
From: Kimberly Bishop
Programs & Outreach Librarian at Redondo Beach Library
Brainstorm
Ways to Use Tech Zoo Devices
for
Library Programs
Check out http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Gaming
to see what other libraries are doing.