A Leap Worth Taking: A Brief Introduction to Video Gaming in Libraries Matthew Stephenson Friday, September 18, 2015

Some Brief Information about Video Games American Library Association: – “Video gaming at the library encourages young patrons to interact with diverse peers, share their expertise with others, including adults, and develop new strategies for gaming and learning.”

Some Brief Information about Video Games Twitch – 76 th most visited website in U.S. YouTube Gaming – New video platform for game streaming PewDiePie – First YouTube channel to reach 10 billion views Revenue in 2013: – Video games: $70.4 billion worldwide – Books (consumer): $62.2 billion worldwide – Movies: $35.9 billion worldwide – Music: $15 billion worldwide

“Current Generation” of Consoles PlayStation 4 – $400 – Launched on November 15, 2013 – Over 22 million sold since launch – Topped global console sales in 2014 – PlayStation VR will launch in 2016

“Current Generation” of Consoles Xbox One – $350 – Launched November 22, 2013 – Over 14 million sold since launch – Has been behind PS4 in sales despite a lower price for past year – Kinect is no longer bundled, making software utilizing technology less profitable

“Current Generation” of Consoles Wii U – $300 – Launched November 18, 2012 – Over 10 million sold since launch – While sales have been dismal, Nintendo makes the best first party games – Nintendo will reportedly announce their next console, currently named “NX,” at E3 2016

“Last-Gen” Consoles Wii – Quickly become antiquated Xbox 360 – Still relevant PlayStation 3 – Still relevant

Emulation Consoles RetroN 5 – Supports games from 10 older consoles and handhelds, including: Nintendo (NES) Super Nintendo (SNES) Sega Genesis Nintendo Game Boy Nintendo Game Boy Color Nintendo Game Boy Advance – Upconverts these older games into 720p through HDMI

Common ESRB Ratings Everyone (E) – Infrequent mild or cartoonish violence Everyone 10+ (E10+) – Larger amount of violence, mild language, crude humor, or suggestive content Teen (T) – Moderate amounts of violence, language, or suggestive content Mature (M) – Intense and/or realistic portrayals of violence, sexual themes, partial nudity, strong language

So What About Programming? Children / Tweens – Incorporate with LEGO / STEM (cooperative) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The LEGO Movie Videogame LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Super Mario Maker – Light competition Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mario Kart 8

So What About Programming? Teen – Mostly Competitive – “The Game Corner” Nidhogg Injustice: Gods Among Us – “Gaming League” Rocket League Towerfall

So What About Programming? Adult – Mostly Cooperative – Video Game “Book Club” NYPLarcade – Journey – The Last of Us – Sports Time (during season) Madden Tournament (while showing Colts game) – Video Game Retrospectives Metal Gear Zelda Mario – Let’s Play…All Day Grim Fandango Batman: Arkham series

DEMO TIME! Rocket League TowerFall Nidhogg Super Mario Maker Super Smash Bros. for Wii U