Pokémon Go Library Battle Map

November 26, 2016 GAMERT GameRT, Highlight

Which Pokémon team controls your library’s gym? To add your library to the map, simply input your library’s information into the Pokémon battle form.

ALA Annual 2016 GameRT Conference Program

How Design Thinking is helping the library better understand the needs of gamers by Mariella Colon and Kristen Edson, both Librarians at Chicago Public Library. Using

ALA Annual 2015 GameRT Conference Program

July 27, 2015 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

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