Post on 23-Jan-2016
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Playing the Game:Gaming and Libraries
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Ben Derr
Ray Haines
Alison Little
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Today’s Typical Gamers
Here they are…
…or
are
they??
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Meet today’s online gamers
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Gaming is nothing new.
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It’s just adapted to a new age.
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Today’s Information Consumers
Let’s say our typical Internet user and our typical gamer plan to buy a digital camera. Let’s compare strategy…
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Games
Now we have a short demo …
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Evolution of gaming resources
1978: first electronic bulletin board (CBBS)
1993: Countless thousands of dial-up BBS’s.
Landmark game Doom is released.
Today: Internet enabled collaboration~
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2004: 30 year anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons. It peaked in the 80’s, but 4 million still play regularly.
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Today’s information consumers
The gamer’s strategy is based on…
Multi-tasking
Social networking
Collaboration
Immediacy
Hands-on application
Blurred lines between work and play
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Comparison
Portal WebSites
PlanetQuake
WebJunction
http://webjunction.org
http://www.planetquake.com
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Layout comparisonTabbed pages
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Layout comparisonThree columns
Center column for news and information.
~Left/right columns, added features and
navigation.~
Contents clearly categorized and
interactive.
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Team collaboration
Gaming strategies for the library
Librarymoderation
LibrarymoderationOnline chat, blogs
Downloads, demostutorials
Community moderation
Onlineworking forums
Creative game play
Social networking
Peer collaboration
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Questions?