VIDEO GAME ROUNDTABLE

DISCUSSION AND DEMO

PRESENTED BY:LAURA GIUNTA

GARDEN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

JOSH FIRERBELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

JAMES HUTTERWESTBURY MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2015 – 9:30AM

STATE OF GAMING IN 2015

FOR YOUR LIVING ROOM:NINTENDO Wii U

MICROSOFT XBOX ONE

SONY PLAYSTATION 4

PORTABLE GAMING:NINTENDO 3DS

SONY PLAYSTATION VITA

&

PC GAMING

NINTENDO Wii U

MICROSOFT XBOX ONE

SONY PLAYSTATION 4

NINTENDO 3DS

PLAYSTATION VITA

MOBILE GAMING

PC GAMING

THE GAMES WE PLAYACTION / ADVENTURE

PUZZLE

FIGHTING

PLATFORM

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (FPS)

SIMULATION

SPORTS

STRATEGY / TACTICS

RHYTHM AND DANCE

ROLE PLAYING GAME (RPG)

CASUAL / SOCIAL

THE GAMES WE PLAY

THE GAMES WE PLAY

WHO PLAYS VIDEO GAMES?

• According to researcher NPD Group, the video game industry netted over $21.33 billion in 2008, surpassing box office ticket sales and CD sales. In fact, over 80 percent of the population under the age of 34 has played a game, and the average age of the gamer continues to rise-28 in 2003, 29 in 2004, and 35 in 2007. Gaming has become ubiquitous: it’s something most people do, from 97 percent of teenagers to 26 percent of adults over 50. Video games have become a permanent part of mainstream culture for all ages, classes, races, and genders.

VIDEO GAME RATINGS

HOW TO DETERMINE

AGE LEVEL AND APPROPRIATE

CONTENT

SUPREME COURT PROTECTION

RECENTLY, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CONSIDERED ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAMES. THE COURT APPLIED FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION TO VIDEO GAMES: “LIKE PROTECTED BOOKS, PLAYS, AND MOVIES, THEY COMMUNICATE IDEAS THROUGH FAMILIAR LITERARY DEVICES AND FEATURES DISTINCTIVE TO THE MEDIUM.” THE COURT PREVENTED CALIFORNIA FROM RESTRICTING THE SALE OF VIDEO GAMES TO MINORS. THEIR DECISION EFFECTIVELY HALTED SIMILAR EFFORTS IN OTHER STATES. HOWEVER, JUSTICES WRITING BOTH IN THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE NATURE AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF A NEW MEDIUM LIKE VIDEO GAMES CAN BE POORLY UNDERSTOOD. FOR EXAMPLE, JUSTICE SCALIA RECOUNTED OUR NATION’S PAST CONFUSION AND ALARM ABOUT THE POSSIBLE HARM TO MINORS CAUSED BY PENNY DREADFULS, MOVIES, AND COMIC BOOKS.

HOW TO BUILD YOUR LIBRARY’S COLLECTION

• TRY TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE POPULAR SYSTEMS:NINTENDO WII U, XBOX ONE, PLAYSTATION 4

• THINK ABOUT CONTENT

• THINK ABOUT ONLINE CONNECTIVITY

• PURCHASE ALL OF THE HOT TITLES

• HOW WILL YOU DISPLAY AND CIRCULATE YOUR ITEMS?

• VENDORS – AMAZON, MICROCENTER, TARGET

WHAT’S HOT?HOW TO KNOW WHAT TO ADD TO YOUR

COLLECTION

• RESOURCES FOR REVIEWS

• http://www.ign.com/

• http://kotaku.com/

• http://www.giantbomb.com/

• http://www.metacritic.com/game

• ONLINE AND IN PRINT

• Game Informer

• MESSAGE BOARDS

• http://www.neogaf.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

• http://www.gamefaqs.com/

• WORD OF MOUTH FROM PATRONS AND STAFF

HOW TO MAINTAINYOUR LIBRARY’S

COLLECTION

• WEEDING

• WHEN NEW SYSTEMS COME OUT, YOU WILL NOTICE A DROP IN CIRCULATION FOR OLD GAMES

• HOWEVER, OLD GAMES MAY SURPRISE YOU WITH THEIR CIRCULATION STATS. THEY MAY BE WORTH KEEPING.

• SPORTS TITLES UPDATE EVERY YEAR 2013, 2014, 2015

VIDEO GAME EVENTS@ YOUR LIBRARY

• MINECRAFT

• SUPER SMASH BROTHERS TOURNAMENT

• A CHILL OUT AND GAME PROGRAM – MULTIPLE SYSTEMS AND TEENS CAN PLAY ON

• ESPORTS AND SPECTATING VIDEO GAMES (TWITCH.TV)

USING GAMES TO CREATE

@ YOUR LIBRARY

• MINECRAFT

• TERRARIA

• MARIOMAKER

• LITTLEBIGPLANET

• PROJECT SPARK

• SOUND SHAPES

• KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM

THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?

&DEMO TIME!

LAURA – LAURAG@GARDENCITYPL.ORGJOSH – JOSHFIRER@BELLMORELIBRARY.ORG

JAMES – JAMESHUTTER@WESTBURYLIBRARY.ORG