ALA Annual 2015 GameRT Conference Program

Beyond the Game Night by Amy Neeser, Carolyn Bishoff, and Shannon Farrell Models for gaming services in academic libraries focus on two areas: collections and

ALA Annual 2014 GameRT Conference Program

July 27, 2014 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

Using Meaningful Gamification to Motivate Library Users: A Hands-on Workshop by Scott Nicholson Meaningful Gamification is the use of game design elements to help someone find meaning in a

ALA Midwinter 2014 GameRT Conference Program

January 27, 2014 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

Golden Gamers: Equitable and Inclusive Gaming Events for the Elderly by John Pappas Tabletop board gaming is a creative, multi-generational, social and fun activity. While there

ALA Annual 2013 GameRT Conference Program

July 27, 2013 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

Turning Game Players into Creators | Scott Nicholson, Brian Mayer Interested in turning game players into creators? The GameRT will provide you with some great program ideas for

ALA Midwinter 2013 GameRT Conference Program

January 27, 2013 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

Through the Looking Glass of Assessment: Developing an assessment toolkit to help spread the word about the value of games in libraries by Ron T. Brown

ALA Annual 2012 GameRT Conference Program

July 27, 2012 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

Exploring Stories through Interactive Fiction by Scott Nicholson Remember ZORK? Text-based interactive fiction is a game genre that has existed for decades, but has not been heavily used

ALA Midwinter 2012 GameRT Conference Program

January 27, 2012 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

Lemon Tree by Dave Pattern Lemon Tree is a project to “gamify” the library experience at the University of Huddersfield (UK). The project is still in its infancy, but

Don’t forget to submit your DEMCO contest entry

December 13, 2011 GAMERT Initiatives, International Games Week

As you reflect on your 2011 National Gaming Day event, we hope you’re also working on your DEMCO National Gaming Day contest entry to win

NGD11 Another Success!

November 29, 2011 GAMERT Initiatives, International Games Week

The surveys are in, and what comes through loud and clear is that National Gaming Day @ your library continues to strengthen communities and bring

Fill out the NGD11 Survey!

November 13, 2011 GAMERT Initiatives, International Games Week

How was your National Gaming Day event? We can’t wait to hear about it! Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey at