Engagement through games: Reaching library users through playful ways

• Scott Nicholson (super peppy presenter) (from MIT)...read his book!
  
• de-briefing is important (applying what you did to irl)
• libs are about SERVICES not stuff...the stuff supports the service
• gamING = service (games = stuff)
• the oldest chess club in the USA (still going) is in a library (in San Fran)
• "gamification" is big (eg 4Square)
• gaming=fab for storytime grads...what comes next? shared experience for kids and parents
• the "magic circle" is a nifty idea: ie when you sit down w peeps to play a game, different rules (than in usual life) apply (eg maybe it's ok to lie and not be nice)
• gaming literacy: levels, badges etc
• http://becauseplaymatters.com (Scott's Web site)
• will post notes about the RPG (role playing game) we tried
• *debrief* so important to learn from each other after a shared experience