lilrc fall conference

Talking ‘bout Y Generation

Using Technology & Gaming to Engage Youth

at the LibraryPresented by Beth Gallaway

October 2008

Contact

Beth Gallaway603-247-3196informationgoddess29@gmail.comhttp://informationgoddess.info

• Slides: Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29

• Links: Delicioushttp://www.delicious.com/informationgoddess29/lilrc

What is Web 2.0?

• Web as platform (Face Your Manga)• Collective intelligence (Sims OnStage)• Data driven (Online Summer Reading)• Everything is in beta (meebo)• Simple programming (Facebook)• Cross platform (Twitter) • Rich user experience

What is Social Software?

ajax.phpmagazine.net/2006/02/great_collection_of_web_20_log.html

Social Software Assumptions

• Everything is meant to be shared(“public” is the default)

• Everything is meant to be critiqued(commenting “ON” is the default)

• Everything is meant to be remixed(Creative Commons licensing is the default)

How do you feel about Social Networking

sites? “Libraries cannot afford to ignore the social networking potential to attract new, younger and more technologically interested customers.”

"It's where the patrons are so we need to be visible to them-marketing, information and building community online. Not all patrons have to walk through the door. We can make connections with and serve online those patrons who, for whatever reason, won't be physically in the library."

“At this time we feel the drawbacks outweigh the benefits"

“not sure--need more info"

Why are Social Networks

so popular?• It’s all about ME!• Customizable• Music-heavy• Social• Meets Developmental Assets

Teen Brain Development

•Risk Takers•Consequences•Impulse

Developmental Assets

• Support• Empowerment• Boundaries & Expectations• Constructive Use of Time• Commitment to Learn• Positive Values• Social Competencies• Positive Identity

The Search Institute. 40 Developmental Assets of Adolescents/Middle Childhood/Early Childhood. http://search-institute.org

Gamers

• Risk-takers• Social• Competitive• Global• Technical

Beck, John & Mitchell Wade. The Kids are Alright. Harvard Business School Press, 2007.http://www.nslg.net/gotgamebook/index.html

P E A C E F I R E

http://www.peacefire.org

When Creating a Username, DO Use…

• Something original and creative

• A nickname

• A favorite character's name

• A name that references a band, animal, food, hobby...

When Creating a Username,DON’T use

• Your real first or last name Your age Your phone number Your zip code or location A suggestive name or word Pornographic or obscene words Derogatory terms

Can't Get Your Username?

• Try adding a double letter to the beginning (i.e., Hhermione)

• Add a number (i.e. Hermione9999)

• Separate words with an underscore (i.e., Hermione_Granger)

• Change the spelling or spell in LEET (i.e., H3rm10n3)

Password Tips

• Choose passwords that are:– At least 6 to 8 characters – Combinations of letters and numbers– Personally meaningful for easy

remembering–Not obvious to the rest of the world– Former address is a good one to try!

• Use a password generator for help• Write the password down and

store in a safe place

Web As Platform:Face Your Manga

• Create a digital representation of yourself

• Use in a variety of applications

Face Your Mangahttp://www.faceyourmanga.com

Face Your Manga: Uses

• Contest: create a personal

• Contest: create a celebrity, author, character…

• Internet safety session

Face Your Mangahttp://www.faceyourmanga.com

Face Your Manga

Face Your Mangahttp://www.faceyourmanga.com

Collective Intelligence: Sims OnStage

• Record something: a song, a poem, a story

• Create a slideshow to accompany your creation, with still photos or video or machinima

• Post for contests, rating, review

Sims OnStagehttp://thesimsonstage.ea.com/

Library Relevant Uses for Sims OnStage

• Online Contest• Poetry Slam• Joke Contest• Machinima

Contest• Karaoke Contest• Book Review!

Sims OnStagehttp://thesimsonstage.ea.com/

SimsOnStage screenshot

Data Driven:Online Summer

Reading• Online registration• Online book logs• Online book reviewing/rating

MA 2008 Statewide Summer Reading Program: Wild Readshttp://www.readsinMA.org

Online Summer Reading screenshot

MA 2008 Statewide Summer Reading Program: Wild Readshttp://www.readsinMA.org

Everything’s in Beta:Meebo

Meebo

http://www.meebo.com

Meebo Me!

• Instant Messager Aggregator

• Cross platform• Icons• Chat Rooms

Virtual Author Visits: Public Library

BeththeLibrarian: What did it take to publish the book? (That's from Brandy & Alex)

MBLundgren: Another good question. It took me 2 years to write it, then 6 months to find an agent, then a few days to find an editor, then months of revisions. A Loooooonnnggg process.

Virtual Author Visits: Regional Library

System• AIM chat with MT

Anderson

• Skype Chat with Ned Vizzinihttp://www.metrowestce.org/Materials/cemeettheauthor06.html

audio:

http://ia331321.us.archive.org/1/items/BethGallaway_NedVizziniskypewithned/nedvizzini110606.mp3

Cheshire Public Library

CPL Podcast

http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm

Light ProgrammingFacebook

• Status Updates• Instant Messaging• Email• Social Networking• Affinity Groups• Applications

“Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.”

My Facebook

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=503559230

Millis Teen Loft

Millis Teen Loft

http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Millis-MA/Millis-Teen-Loft/19602739181

Hennepin County Library

HCLIB

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minnetonka-MN/Hennepin-County-Library/7223112325

Thunder Bay YAC

Thunder Bay Youth Advisory Council

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2317537625

The Bard of Avon on Facebook

Schmelling, Sarah. “Hamlet.” The Bard of Avon on Facebook.

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/antwerplettuce/hamlet.html

Cross Platform:Twitter

• Record what you are reading, viewing, doing, thinking

• Connect with friends and colleagues to share information

Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com

Twitter Uses

• Record reading• Log reference

questions• Take notes• Update location• Converse• De-stress

Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/infogdss29

Twitter screenshot

http://www.twitter.com

Rich User Experience:Club Penguin

• Avatar creation• Games• Chat

Club Penguinhttp://www.clubpenguin.com/

Library RelevantUses for Club Penguin

• Library program: LAN party!

• Parent program about social networks

• Internet safety program

Club Penguinhttp://www.clubpenguin.com/

Club Penguin

Club Penguinhttp://www.clubpenguin.com/

Ways to Serve Gamers

1 Use games to do readers advisory!

2 Be a strategy guide!3 Embrace your inner technogeek4 Be flexible … embrace change!5 Immerse yourself in pop culture

… especially video game culture!6 Try some games!

1. Reader’s Advisory to Gamers

INSTEAD OF: • What authors do you like to read?• What are the last 3 books you read and

enjoyed? • What did you like about them?

ASK: • What movies do you like? • What TV shows do you watch? • What games do you play?

If You Like City of Heroes

2. Be a Strategy Guide

• Don’t be a level boss• Show, don’t tell• Make it interactive• Get them started with a free-for-all• Ask for a demo of expertise• Be open-minded

3. Get Your Geek On

• Try Web 2.0 Applications! • Start Pilot Projects – Beta Programs• Read tech news:– http://www.boingboing.net– http://engadget.com – http://www.wired.com

4. Be Flexible… Embrace Change! • Change the space• Say yes• Learn to “Go Meta”• Customize

5. Immerse in Pop Culture…

• Pop Culture• Hot High Tech• Crossovers– http://www.popgoesthelibrary.com – http://alsc.ala.org/blog– http://yalsa.ala.org/blog–

Especially Videogame Pop Culture!

• Watch machinima– http://www.machinima.org

• Read gaming webcomics– http://www.penny-arcade.com

• Subscribe to a gaming podcast or blog– http://gaming.ala.org– http://gamesinlibraries.org– http://joystiq.com

• Skim gaming magazines• Pay attention to gaming around you

Resources• Join the LibGaming Google Group– http://groups.google.com/group/libgaming

• Join ALA– YALSA Teen Gaming Interest Group– Games & Gaming Member Interest Group

• Celebrate National Gaming Day Nov 15, 2009– http://www.ilovelibraries.org/gaming/

• Celebrate Teen Tech Week March 8-14, 2009– http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/

teentechweek/ttw08/ttw.cfm

Handheld Program• Cell phone clinic• PSP Gamefest• Nintendo DS Gamefest

Model Programs

• Santa Monica Public Library, CA Counterstrike LAN party– After hours program– 50 teens lined up around the block to play

• After School Zone, Benicia Public Library, CA–Hanging out, snacks and playing games

encourages– Kids and teens who have gotten parental

consent can play Halo 2 and Ghost Recon on the XBox 360;

–Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are popular on Wii

Wii Sports• Low physical impact• Intergenerational– Senior Bowling League– Parent/Child Golf Tournament–Wii Olympics

Model Programs• Guitar Hero Tournament –Winners continue, others do free play– Prizes from Red Octane

Model Programs• Ann Arbor District Library (MI)

Mario Kart, SSBR, DDR, GH2– Tournaments for all ages– Regular programs–Online community

• North Hunterdon High School (NJ) – Student-run game night in the cafeteria

DDR Recipe for Success• One console ($80-$600) • 2-4 dance pads ($20-$300 each)• 1 game ($25-$60)• 1 LCD projector ($600-1000) or TV

($100-$2K)• 1 one large screen or white wall• Activity for waiters• Water

“I LOVED DDR”

“Awesome cuz everyone gets along with each other, there’s no waiting in line or nething. Plus guitar hero is wicked rad” “I liked this because

there’s too few of the DDR community around. This is a good opportunity to meet people with like interests.”

Game Design

• Ben 10 Alien Force Game Creator– http://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/

Contact

Beth Gallaway603-247-3196informationgoddess29@gmail.comhttp://informationgoddess.info

• Slides: Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29

• Links: LILRChttp://www.delicious.com/informationgoddess29/lilrc