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Games
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cosmic Baseball Association 
 This is "a baseball league of the imagination. Our focus...is more poetic than athletic...baseball is really a metaphor for the life of the mind...." The players in this fantasy league are from the arts, literature, sports, politics, crime (Al Capone is a player), and just about anywhere. The players and the information about them (and there are some solid facts here) are not always easy to find, but the search is the game. http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/ Topics: Games & Puzzles, Internet, Literature: Fiction, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 22, 2002 Digital Youth Research
Website for a project that "explores how kids use digital media in their everyday lives" outside of school. In addition to a report and the book "Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out: Living and Learning with New Media," the site features project background, field stories, and a bibliography covering digital media and education, gaming, mobile phone culture, and related topics. Administered by the Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of California, Berkeley. http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/ Topics: Internet Last updated Nov 24, 2008 GameSpot
An "information resource for PC gaming enthusiasts." Includes news, reviews, downloads, cheat codes, information on hardware, and more. http://www.gamespot.com/ Topics: Games & Puzzles, Internet Last updated Feb 6, 2005 International Game Developers Association (IGDA): Papers & Reports
Collection of documents on digital games and game development. The white papers (for casual, mobile, and online games) cover game genres and themes, technology, trends, target audiences and market analysis, and related topics. Also includes "Guide to Game Writing" and papers on quality of life for game developers, business and legal issues, and censorship. From the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a professional digital game creation organization. http://www.igda.org/papers-and-reports Topics: Games & Puzzles, Internet Last updated Oct 23, 2009 Library Science Jeopardy
OK all you librarians and library fans out there--this game site will truly test your knowledge of libraries! Developed and maintained by library school students at the University of Maryland. http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~aubrycp/project/jeopardy.html Topics: Games & Puzzles, Internet, Librarianship, Social Science Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Logging On and Losing Out: Dealing Addiction to America's Kids
Companion to a documentary about youth gambling addiction and the use of online gambling sites by high school and college students. Includes audio and transcript of the program, and essays on online poker, poker parties on college campuses, and gambling addiction. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/gambling/ Topics: Internet, Mental Conditions, Recreation Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Mapping Online Gaming: Genres, Characteristics and Revenue Models
This site outlines the characteristics of genres of online games, including action, adventure, strategy, simulation, simple games, and edutainment. Brief essays include examples of each type of game. (Note: Site does not display well in Internet Explorer.) From Game Research, a site run by a professor of digital aesthetics and communication at IT-University Copenhagen, Denmark. http://game-research.com/?page_id=77 Topics: Games & Puzzles, Internet Last updated Dec 6, 2006 New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development
Results from a survey released in November 2008 that "show that America's youth are developing important social and technical skills online -- often in ways adults do not understand or value." Includes the press release about the study, a two-page overview, a 30-page white paper, video clip, link to the full study, and other related links about teens and technology and digital media and learning. From the MacArthur Foundation. http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.4773437/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Internet Last updated Nov 24, 2008 Parallel Worlds: Online Games and Digital Information Services
This December 2005 article looks at the similarities of online gaming and digital library services, and provides background about the development of online games. Explains early online games (such as MUDs or multi-user dungeon games), advancements to MMOGs (massive multiplayer online games), characteristics of online game players and games, the significance of "Web 2.0," and related subjects. From D-Lib Magazine, a publication that focuses on digital library research and development. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/december05/kirriemuir/12kirriemuir.html Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Presidential Baseball
"Presidential Baseball is a multiple choice quiz in which one or more players test their knowledge to identify the baseball personalities that best parallel the careers of the presidents of the United States of America." Interesting links, a bibliography related to both baseball and the presidents, and a high score section are included. Not updated since 2003, but remains a captivating learning experience. http://www.prezbaseball.org/ Topics: Internet, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 20, 2008 |
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