 Serge Aubin › Service Team Lead – Technology and Innovation – OLS-N › Working in IT for 9+ years and with OLS-N for 1+ years

 The Big 3 › Playstation 3 › XBOX 360 › Nintendo Wii

 Made by Sony  Includes Blue-ray player  Wireless Controllers  Wifi  Internet Browser  Not backwards compatible

 Available Fall 2010  Uses PS3 Eye  Motion Controller similar to Wii  Uses Blu-ray HD

 Made by Microsoft  Xbox Live – Online Gaming, Chat, Download content  Play and rip music  Wifi  DVD player

 Available Holiday 2010  You are the controler  Camera/Sensors detect movement  Next generation gaming

 Made by Nintendo  Uses motion controllers  Backwards compatible (Gamecube)  Wifi  Internet Browser  Online Gaming  Wii Channels

 Use the Wii to get patrons in your door with these events. 1. Family play night: Use this family-friendly console to bring families together in your library. 2. Painting party: Play around with the doodle function and see if you and your patrons can emulate famous works of art. 3. Puzzle play: Encourage collaborative work by solving photo puzzles on the Wii. 4. Kid instruction night: Let kids teach adults how to play games on the Wii.

 The Wii has 85% of its games rated E, T or E 10+  In % of people over 50 played a video game  The Wii is a durable system, serves a wide audience, multiplayer and is less expensive than other systems  Most active gaming system

 Bring out the competitive side of your patrons with these contests. 1. Dance Dance Revolution contest: You'll get lots of kids to visit the library with a Dance Dance Revolution party. 2. Compete against other libraries: Pit your patrons against others in libraries across town or around the world for some friendly competition. 3. Literary Mii contest: Ask your patrons to create Miis of their favorite literary figures and award the most creative ones. 4. Big Brain Academy challenge: Get patrons to play this game, and give prizes to anyone who beats a certain score.

 Use Wii games to create a theme night for educational topics. 1. Trauma Center: With Trauma Center, you can dicuss medical conditions and various figures from medical history. 2. History of racing: With MarioKart for the Wii, you can play and discuss racing through the years. 3. Music education: Pick up a copy of Rockband to introduce music education to the library. 4. Military history: Discuss World War II military flight with Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII. 5. Physical education: With the Wii Fit, you can spark an interest in physical education and therapy.

 Use Wii games to create a theme night for educational topics. 1. Cookbooks: Use Cooking Mama to highlight cookbooks your library may have available. 2. Agatha Christie: With Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None, you can take an in-depth look at Agatha Christie's works. 3. Geography: With the Wii's news and weather channels, you'll have an interactive globe at your disposal. 4. Current events session: Teach patrons how important current events are using the Wii news channel's news slideshow. 5. Gaming history: Use the virtual console to get patrons to take a look back into gaming history. 6. Golf: Play Wii Golf and research famous golfers. You can even make miis of them

 Multimedia Ideas 1. Internet presentation: Use the Wii's Internet feature as an alternative to a projector. 2. Library slideshow: Promote some of your library's great photos by loading them onto the Wii's photo slideshow. 3. Share images: Post images to your Wii message board so patrons can see them.

 Avoid controversial games  Pick one system  Train your staff  Catalogue your equipment  Play it!  Know how to setup  Have group discussions with patrons  Consult patrons/other libraries to see what games are HOT!

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