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25 May
Posted by David Miller as Card Games, Classic Board Games, Electronic Games, Modern Board Games, Other
Scott Nicholson, Associate Professor at Syracuse University and host of fun board game video reviews, will be teaching a course this summer on running games in libraries. Students will learn to draft proposals, select games based on preferred gaming experiences, identify staffing requirements, develop program assessment methodologies, and produce video reports. The cool thing for the rest of us non-students, though, is that Scott is inviting participation by both gamers and industry representatives. Each day during the month of June, he will post a 10 minute lecture on YouTube with the public able to join the discussion hosted by the American Library Association.
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I’m glad to see the ALA is doing more with their Games In Libraries program this year. Last year was a huge success, so much so that the ALA was surprised by it. I think that this is a great opportunities for libraries as they move beyond “single media” (books) and into other areas. I hope one day to be able to check out a copy of Pandemic from the local library to “try before I buy”.
I saw a lot of news on the subject last year, and Scott has been doing a lot of work in the field.