VIDEO GAME ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION AND DEMO
PRESENTED BY:
LAURA GIUNTA
GARDEN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
JOSH FIRER
BELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
JAMES HUTTER
WESTBURY MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2015 – 9:30AM
STATE OF GAMING IN 2015
FOR YOUR LIVING ROOM:
NINTENDO Wii U
MICROSOFT XBOX ONE
SONY PLAYSTATION 4
PORTABLE GAMING:
NINTENDO 3DS
SONY PLAYSTATION VITA
&
PC GAMING
NINTENDO Wii U
MICROSOFT XBOX ONE
SONY PLAYSTATION 4
NINTENDO 3DS
PLAYSTATION VITA
MOBILE GAMING
PC GAMING
THE GAMES WE PLAY
ACTION / ADVENTURE
PUZZLE
FIGHTING
PLATFORM
FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (FPS)
SIMULATION
SPORTS
STRATEGY / TACTICS
RHYTHM AND DANCE
ROLE PLAYING GAME (RPG)
CASUAL / SOCIAL
THE GAMES WE PLAY
THE GAMES WE PLAY
WHO PLAYS VIDEO GAMES?
•
According to researcher NPD Group, the video game industry
netted over $21.33 billion in 2008, surpassing box office
ticket sales and CD sales. In fact, over 80 percent of the
population under the age of 34 has played a game, and the
average age of the gamer continues to rise-28 in 2003, 29 in
2004, and 35 in 2007. Gaming has become ubiquitous: it’s
something most people do, from 97 percent of teenagers to
26 percent of adults over 50. Video games have become a
permanent part of mainstream culture for all ages, classes,
races, and genders.
VIDEO GAME RATINGS
HOW TO DETERMINE
AGE LEVEL AND
APPROPRIATE
CONTENT
SUPREME COURT PROTECTION
RECENTLY, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CONSIDERED
ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF VIDEO
GAMES. THE COURT APPLIED FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION TO
VIDEO GAMES: “LIKE PROTECTED BOOKS, PLAYS, AND MOVIES,
THEY COMMUNICATE IDEAS THROUGH FAMILIAR LITERARY DEVICES
AND FEATURES DISTINCTIVE TO THE MEDIUM.” THE COURT
PREVENTED CALIFORNIA FROM RESTRICTING THE SALE OF VIDEO
GAMES TO MINORS. THEIR DECISION EFFECTIVELY HALTED SIMILAR
EFFORTS IN OTHER STATES. HOWEVER, JUSTICES WRITING BOTH IN
THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE NATURE
AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF A NEW MEDIUM LIKE VIDEO GAMES
CAN BE POORLY UNDERSTOOD. FOR EXAMPLE, JUSTICE SCALIA
RECOUNTED OUR NATION’S PAST CONFUSION AND ALARM ABOUT
THE POSSIBLE HARM TO MINORS CAUSED BY PENNY DREADFULS,
MOVIES, AND COMIC BOOKS.
HOW TO BUILD YOUR
LIBRARY’S COLLECTION
• TRY TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE POPULAR SYSTEMS:
NINTENDO WII U, XBOX ONE, PLAYSTATION 4
• THINK ABOUT CONTENT
• THINK ABOUT ONLINE CONNECTIVITY
• PURCHASE ALL OF THE HOT TITLES
• HOW WILL YOU DISPLAY AND CIRCULATE YOUR ITEMS?
• VENDORS – AMAZON, MICROCENTER, TARGET
WHAT’S HOT?
HOW TO KNOW WHAT TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION
• RESOURCES FOR REVIEWS
• http://www.ign.com/
• http://kotaku.com/
• http://www.giantbomb.com/
• http://www.metacritic.com/game
• ONLINE AND IN PRINT
• Game Informer
• MESSAGE BOARDS
• http://www.neogaf.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2
• http://www.gamefaqs.com/
• WORD OF MOUTH FROM PATRONS AND STAFF
HOW TO MAINTAIN
YOUR LIBRARY’S COLLECTION
• WEEDING
• WHEN NEW SYSTEMS COME OUT, YOU WILL NOTICE A
DROP IN CIRCULATION FOR OLD GAMES
• HOWEVER, OLD GAMES MAY SURPRISE YOU WITH THEIR
CIRCULATION STATS. THEY MAY BE WORTH KEEPING.
• SPORTS TITLES UPDATE EVERY YEAR 2013, 2014, 2015
VIDEO GAME EVENTS
@ YOUR LIBRARY
• MINECRAFT
• SUPER SMASH BROTHERS TOURNAMENT
• A CHILL OUT AND GAME PROGRAM – MULTIPLE SYSTEMS
AND TEENS CAN PLAY ON
• ESPORTS AND SPECTATING VIDEO GAMES (TWITCH.TV)
USING GAMES TO CREATE
@ YOUR LIBRARY
• MINECRAFT
• TERRARIA
• MARIOMAKER
• LITTLEBIGPLANET
• PROJECT SPARK
• SOUND SHAPES
• KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
&
DEMO TIME!
LAURA – LAURAG@GARDENCITYPL.ORG
JOSH – JOSHFIRER@BELLMORELIBRARY.ORG
JAMES – JAMESHUTTER@WESTBURYLIBRARY.ORG