Day three at ALA was my last day in California, after about four weeks of traveling throughout the state. By that point, I was very tired, and only managed to attend one program before heading home. The program I attended was called Hey! I Want to Do That Too! Gaming and the Elementary Age Child [...]
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Day Three at ALA 2008
Posted in conference, tagged ALA Annual Conference 2008, children's services, conference, fun, games, libraries, planning, public libraries, service, young adults services on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On a Game for the Library
Posted in games, tagged children's services, fun, games, intellectual freedom, libraries, PATRIOT ACT, privacy, public libraries, usability, utility on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Background
One early morning in mid-December 2007, Joe Osborn and I were inspired. I recently completed a course on human-computer interaction, and the gears in my mind were turning. How could we design a library game for children?
Our ideas quickly accumulated as we ate breakfast. The game would aim to:
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