gaming mls 2008

@ Orland Park Public Library

Orland Park Public Library ◘ Orland Park, IL ◘ www.orlandparklibrary.org

Gaming

Games at the OPPL• Tournaments

– Dance Dance Revolution– Guitar Hero– Chess– Super Smash Brothers– Wii-lympics

• Video Game Design Workshops

• Circulating Video Games

Orland Park Public Library ◘ Orland Park, IL ◘ www.orlandparklibrary.org

Our brackets were created in Publisher and printed out on

poster sized paper

Match Play Single Elimination

Prizes

• Prizes have included Best Buy Gift Cards and coupons for local vendors

• You have to have prizes for competitions!!!

Orland Park Public Library ◘ Orland Park, IL ◘ www.orlandparklibrary.org

Wii-lympics

• Audience: Grades 4 and up

• Supplies: Nintendo Wii

– at least 2 Wii remotes and nunchucks

– Wii Sports or Mario and Sonic at the Olympics

– LCD Projector or TV

– Laptop with Excel (optional)

Design your Own Video Game

• Take gaming to the next level-cognitively speaking

• scratch.mit.edu

• Somewhat intense program to design-may want to look for a local expert

Circulating Video Games

• Ratings

• http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp

• Which platforms:

• Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 2 and 3, Leapfrog

• Loan Rules

• Fines

• Security

• Your collection will probably be small

Resources for Circulating Video Games

• Beth Galloway's Core Collections for Video Gameshttp://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29/core-collections-videogames-for-libraries/

• Game Informer and Game Pro Magazines

• Mario Brothers Memorial Library

• http://www.mbmpl.org/

• Amazon.com

• Your patrons

Program Implemented by:

Kelly LaszczakAssistant Head of Youth Servicesklaszczak@orlandparklibrary.org

http://gamingbigvssmall.pbwiki.com/Other+Resources

Orland Park Public Library14921 Ravinia Ave

Orland Park, IL 60462708-428-5136 (Kelly’s direct line)

708-428-5127(General Youth Services Number)www.orlandparklibrary.org