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Danforth |
20. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 10 2008, 3:11 PM EST
"Most of the "extra reading" I recommended was chosen to be lighter or popular reading because Baker's Dozen is only a light (and light-hearted) introduction. It doesn't mean the hard science, peer reviewed, material is lacking in any way. I do not have my source material at hand as I write this, but one example from the reading list (Grand Theft Childhood) was a study conducted by Harvard researchers: "In 2004, Drs. Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson, co-founders and directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, began a $1.5 million study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice on the effects of video games on young teenagers. In contrast to previous research, they studied real children and families in real situations." (from their website) The popular book is designed to reach a wider audience than the formal journals. Likewise, the Pew research team hardly conducts soft science. The full report is at: http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Games_and_Civics_Report_FINAL.pdf And IBM does not usually expend its resources on shoddy research, having produced "Virtual Worlds, Real Leaders" http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/www_innovate.nsf/pages/world.gio.gaming.html; I believe there has been further academic commentary on this particular study. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
lgriffi1 |
21. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 13 2008, 1:54 PM EST
Oh what a great job I have! I tried Simple (solitare and bookworm), Interactive (Free rice) and Virtual (Runescape and Puzzle Pirates). I simply do not have the time it would take to really play the virtual games. It took me 2 hours just to get to the first mission and I couldn't finish it. I do have a better understanding of what it is and would feel better talking with patrons about in now that I've become familiar with it. My favorite has been the interactive game site: Pogo.com. When I show up to work exhausted it's probably because I've been up all night playing on Pogo! You can earn badges and tokens to enter drawings for prizes and cash. My favorite Pogo game is Monopoly World Edition where you play/interact with other members. Learning and understanding the games the patrons are playing at the library may help us reach groups that normally would not "use" the library system for anything other than computers. While they are at the branch (waiting for the computers), they learn of our programs and the many other great things the library has to offer.
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ftorres1 |
22. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 14 2008, 12:46 PM EST
Well I went onto some of the sites to play Solitare and do some puzzles. I thought this activity was pretty neat as I completed the Spanish Gate Keeper puzzle. I don't think that I will use any of these sites in the future because I have a hectic schedule as it is. It is always good to learn about was is available to use on the computer though. Do you find this valuable? |
bookarino |
23. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 18 2008, 2:45 PM EST
I did it! And thanks for this one in particular! It was nice to learn that stat about MIT freshman v. jail inmates, but I bet your average MIT freshman was also more likely to have a computer or video game console (or access to one) while growing up than someone who eventually became incarcerated. Can't play games when you don't have a home/family/television/computer/food. The correlation between the lack of gaming and imprisonment is a bit of a stretch. I wonder if prisoners also never played hopscotch or ate lobster? But I play games and I like them.
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todomorocho |
24. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 19 2008, 2:25 AM EST
I love to play tetris and hangman online, fun fun fun .(childhood memories ) helps with my stress levelhttp://www.online-game.tv/play/tetris http://www.hangman-online.com Do you find this valuable? |
skentala |
25. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 19 2008, 3:39 PM EST
I love playing games online. My favorites are solitare, 3 towers, tetris, hangman and word searches. There are just so many games to chose from; however I usually do not do the interactive games. Now that I've seen what is available, I'll try this from home.Steph Do you find this valuable? |
Kataloger |
26. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 20 2008, 1:20 PM EST
This was a lot of fun. I tried Library Arcade for a casual game, but in the past several years I've played games on MSN, Yahoo, and Facebook for the more simple solitary and interactive games. I've played World of Warcraft and a bit of Eve Online for MMORPGing, which kind of satisfies my needs for more complex and more social gaming. (My guild in WoW is based in Brazil, but has members from India, the USA, and Singapore, too. I'm trying to learn Portuguese so that it'd be easier to communicate with some of the folks in the guild.) To be honest, while email from friends and family is okay, I much prefer normal letters for that kind of contact. The only reason I have a computer and broadband internet at home is for the gaming. In fact, I'm pretty overjoyed that the really great graphics card I wanted last year has dropped to a mere $260 this fall and will be watching the holiday sales to see if I can pick up the monitor I want for less than $200. Hmm, 22" flat panel LED screen, yay!
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njcurtis |
27. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 21 2008, 11:57 AM EST
I had fun with the puzzles & free rice (I'm at 2200 grains & counting :) ). Wish I had more time to do some of the virtual gaming - those look like fun, and I know a lot of our patrons are into them.
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librarylady22 |
28. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 21 2008, 6:46 PM EST
I played Hearts and Space Fight on Facebook. I love basic computer games and the applications feature Facebook. When I worked for Fletcher Library at ASU West we had many many students and community members getting on the computer to check their myspace or facebook, but we also had plenty of parents (students or otherwise) who would set their children up on computers and let them play basic games. Unfortunately our systems blocked community members from playing games on our computers (reserving them for student/faculty use) but I could see how this would be a wonderful draw to public libraries that only serve the public.
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libraryladylhc |
29. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 22 2008, 2:28 AM EST
Gaming is blocked on the staff computers where I work, but it's open to the public. We have a number of teens that have moved from Runescape (which I could help them with) to Worlds of Warfare (which I won't help them with!)Personally, I'm addicted to the Webkinz site. I play for an hour or so every evening to relax. I love that the games are totally meaningless--reminds me of the thousands of games of solitare my father used to play after work. I tried the library game. It was fun and almost as frustrating as working with real people. Do you find this valuable? |
evers13 |
30. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Nov 25 2008, 12:23 PM EST
I have played monjong and other card games. I think I may tackle a virtual game at home when I have more time. I wasn't as familar to how many different kinds of gamming there is online. I was also surprised to see some of the statistics about women over 30 and that more woman play online games than men. Very interesting...
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Natazsha |
31. RE: I did it! (Online Gaming)
Dec 8 2008, 1:45 PM EST
I liked the Free Rice game best. I tried the Puzzle Pirates and although it is really fun it takes more free time than I have so I prefer the instant gratification of the Free Rice game. I tried to get into Scrabulous but it wouldn't work. In my free time I may try some of the others so that I may have a few more to suggest to anyone who may ask about online games.
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