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Gaming in
Public and Academic Libraries
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Name the first commercially mass-marketed board game?
Monopoly
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What is the average age of a video gamer?
age 35
What is the largest demographic group of online gamers?
A. Youth under 18 B. Males 25-35 C. Women over 40
C. Women over 40
Average age:
35
Video/Computer Gaming Population
25% of age 50+
play
40%
women
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The generation born between 1982- 2001 are popularly referred to as…?
Millennials
Millennial Generation (1982-2001)
• Ubiquity of information technology
• Immediacy & Interactivity
• Social & Collaborative
• “Hands-On” Learners
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In what year did Atari release the video game “Pong”?
1975
What is the best-selling video game of all time?
Super Mario Brothers
2008 Sales
Up 19%
VIDEO GAMES
$21.31 BILLION
DVDS
$22.4 BILLION
Down 5.5%
CDs
$362.6 MILLION Down 20%
But wait…aren’t video games bad?
Early Childhood (EC): Ages 3+
Everyone (E): Ages 6+
EVERYONE 10+ (E10+): Ages 10+. May contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language, and/or minimal suggestive themes.
Teen (T): Ages 13+. May contain violent content, mild or strong language, and/or suggestive themes.
Mature (M): Ages 17+. May contain mature sexual themes, more intense violence and/or strong language
Adults Only (AO): May include graphic depictions of sex and/or violence.
Not intended for persons under the age of 18.
Games Rated “E” or “T”
• Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
• Guitar Hero
• Mario Kart
• Wii Sports
handheld gaming devices
Hasbro Canada donating games to every public library in Atlantic Canada
Grand Prize donated by APLA
Nintendo Wii
www.apla.ca/games
Assistant Professor David Mould , student James
Ferris, and Robert Smith, the library’s subject specialist for computer science play Catan, a classic board-game now available at Carleton University Library.
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