Pokemon 102: Controversy! Gender Roles & Violence
Here’s my Pokemon 102 class. LOL! I’ll be your Professor today. You can’t take this class until you’ve completed the requisite Pokemon 101! This is part of our 8bitlibrary.com series of classes on...
View ArticleVideo Game use in the Generation M2 Study
While the M2 Study has been burning up the tweets among librarians (and how much time youths are spending on phones and TV entertainment), very little focus has been placed on the gaming aspect of the...
View ArticleBoing Boing: Introducing our ‘Games To Get’ Page
The gang over at Boing Boing have started up a “Games to Get” page that I highly suggest you check out. I LOVE following Boing Boing when it comes to gaming because they seem to find all the...
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Open “Gaming Stations” in the Library
Hey all, Justin has really been killing it on here with his great posts on gaming programs, and I felt inspired to share an experience of my own. In 2005, in my previous job as head of a public library...
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Grown up gaming w/ DSi XL
The new Nintendo DSi XL dropped on Sunday, March 28. Larger screen size than the DSi, 93% larger than the DS lite Two locking viewing angles Speakers are louder and clearer Longer stylus comes with...
View ArticleSimple & Easy Shared Library Ideas (via Infolink)
Mary Martin, director of the Long Hill Public Library in NJ recently did a poll on the listserv for Infolink, one of our regional library cooperatives in NJ, and the results were so good I had to share...
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Retro Gaming is Fun for the Whole Family
Retro gaming display at Piscataway Public Library Retro Gaming events are great for public libraries. This program is fun, loud, and active. It presents an opportunity for everyone to connect through a...
View ArticleMore on violent video game U.S. Supreme Court case
Quote: Where do you stop? What about violent books, violent movies?
View ArticleThe Beauty of Halo
Head on over to Just a Bald Man… to read his excellent post “THE BEAUTY OF HALO” For those parents who believe that video games have no redeeming educational value, I simply ask you to sit down and...
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What it’s all about
I know I’m preaching to the choir with this one, but it made my day so I thought I’d share. As we’ve said before, games can bring people together. This is beautiful.
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