Archive for July, 2006

New Issue of Games and Culture Online

July 23, 2006
A new issue of Games and Culture (1 July 2006; Vol. 1, No. 3) is available online at

The below Table of Contents is available online at: http://gac.sagepub.com/content/vol1/issue3/?etoc

The Mangle of Play
Constance Steinkuehler
Games and Culture 2006;1 199-213
http://gac.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/3/199

Restricted Play: Synergy and the Limits of Interactivity in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Video Game
Robert Alan Brookey and Paul Booth
Games and Culture 2006;1 214-230
http://gac.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/3/214

Hybrid Reality Games Reframed: Potential Uses in Educational Contexts
Adriana de Souza e Silva and Girlie C. Delacruz
Games and Culture 2006;1 231-251
http://gac.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/3/231

Live Action Role-Playing Games: Control, Communication, Storytelling, and MMORPG Similarities
Anders Tychsen, Michael Hitchens, Thea Brolund, and Manolya Kavakli
Games and Culture 2006;1 252-275
http://gac.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/3/252

Public Perceptions of Libraries

July 2, 2006

“Library for books? Don’t you mean my gaming library! LOL!!!” by Brazil la Zamba

“Hey, Brazil la Zamba. Library doesn’t mean books, you idiot! ” by Tom

Comments from Joystiq’s article about Prey

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July 1, 2006

of my classes I wanted to feature teen online spaces. I was listening to Stephen Abrahms at ALA, and I realized that librarians may not understand the preferences of teens who use their web pages. If you aren’t familiar with Stephen Abrams check out his article in Library Journal Born with a Chip

Compare your teen page (or library website if you don’t have a teen page) with these examples of well designed teen pages, and comerial cites popular with teens.

Library Pages

Minuteman Library Network

Watertown Public library Teen Page

Springfield Public LIbrary teen Page

North State Cooperative Library System Teen Page

New York Public Library Teen Page

My Own Cafe

Denver Public Library’s Myspace Page

Library Loft

Seattle Public Library’s Teen Page

Haverhill Public Library’s Teen Page

Teen Spaces

Deviant Art

MTV

Yahoo Music

VH1

Myspace

Live Journal

Facebook

Flickr

World of Warcraft

NeoPets

YouTube

How does your library compare?