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  • IGW 2018 Breakout: Get me home if you can!

    International Games Week 2018 is excited to offer the digital breakout Get me home if you can!  Let us know

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    Get the MacGuffin Was it stolen from the museum? Or did the spy leave it on the luggage rack of

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    Librarians Report: Breakout EDU

    By now many will have heard of Escape Rooms, which are becoming increasingly popular across the nation.  Some libraries have

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

Games In Libraries

International Games Week 2017 Final Report

December 1, 2017 GAMERT GameRT, Initiatives, International Games Week

International Games Day became International Games Week in 2017. 1620 libraries from around the world participated during the week of October 29th through November 4th.

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Library Gaming in the News

November 18, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT

Several new library gaming initiatives have hit the news recently, standing out as great examples of innovative librarians embracing gaming as a service to the

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Librarians Report

Librarians Report: Virtual and Augmented Reality

November 15, 2017 GAMERT GameRT

In September of 2017, Southwestern Community College Library in Chula Vista, California, was awarded a mini-grant from our foundation of $1500. This funding allowed us

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International Games Week 2017

November 7, 2017 GAMERT Initiatives, International Games Week

International Games Week was a great success this year with about 1700 libraries all over the world participating. Be sure to complete the survey after

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IGW 2017 Puzzle Hunt Begins!

October 29, 2017 GAMERT GameRT, International Games Week
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International Games Week 2017 is here!

October 29, 2017 GAMERT GameRT, Initiatives, International Games Week

International Games Week 2017 is here and libraries from around the world are participating! Use the tag #ALAIGW when posting about your event. Please remember to

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Retro Gaming Program Ideas

October 28, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT

Looking to go old-school?  Want to try something different in the world of video gaming as a program?  There are a lot of great retro

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IGW 2017 Puzzle Hunt!

October 24, 2017 GAMERT GameRT, Initiatives, International Games Week

This year IGW will be hosting a 5-day digital puzzle hunt. This hunt will challenge you while testing your knowledge of games and play. Each

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Guest Post – The Games Research Network

October 23, 2017 Darren Edwards GameRT

Today we have a guest post from Sam Illingworth and Paul Wake about their multidisciplinary project – The Games Research Network.

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IGW : How to use your digital game codes

October 19, 2017 GAMERT International Games Week

If you requested a digital game during registration, you should have received your code on October 17th.  These donations can be used as prizes for

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