Lets start with games shall we? For starters, we don't allow games in our learning centre. Unless the students can prove it's to do with their work they'll get booted out (it is part of the student code of conduct that they use the PCs for educational purposes only). I can see that some educational sites have games in order to engage the students to enable them to enjoy learning something new (such as BBC Skillswise etc).
I was quite surprised to find that the American Library Association has so much interest in gaming although the website wasn't very user friendly with regard to finding out information. Having a look at some of the titles and talks, they seem to be more focused on using the library as a venue for game tournaments rather than looking at the educational benefits of games and whether or not they should be allowed.
I found the link to the Library Games website quite informative and the game it links to from there is hilarious! Like a training game for new staff in the library! I can see how ammending a game like this could be useful but it seems to be more of a test than a game :s
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