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Posts from LibConf.com about Gaming in Libraries including using gaming as a way to network and share new technology.
Demco Introduced a New 4-Player Game Station
Though the Gaming Pavilion at the ALA Expo was notably devoid of video game suppliers this year, Demco’s Anthony Diaz showed me the latest design in library gaming stations. The moon-rover design features four distinct gaming stations in one compact space, with lots of lockable cubby holes for gaming devices and peripherals, including the guitar Diaz is playing. Retail price on the unit is $3600. Review the specs here.
Dick Kaser, ITI VP, Content
Yep, we’re back for another Computers in Libraries conference. Today, Sunday, saw lots of people arriving in DC and settling in, while others were delayed by flight troubles. And there were a number of great pre-conference sessions today — including one by Yours Truly.
This evening there was another successful gaming session put together by Aaron Schmidt and Erik Boekesteijn. Lots of people gathered for pizza and playtime.
Tomorrow morning will begin with the welcomes from the conference organizers and the opening keynote. Stay tuned!
~Kathy Dempsey, Marketing Library Services editor
Lots of attendees enjoyed the Gaming session Sunday night. Some played Wii, DDR, and Guitar Hero while others watched and learned from the sidelines. Definitely more fun than I can capture in a blog post! Even the pictures don’t tell the full story, but I’ll post some here anyway.
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This was a great way to kick off the conference and get people energized!
~Kathy Dempsey
It’s hard for me to believe that it’s Internet Librarian time again… but here I am back in Monterey. .jpg?resize=512%2C384)
There were preconferences yesterday and today, and the full conference starts with a bang tonight with a Gaming session run by Aaron Schmidt and Erik Boekesteijn. (That’s in the DeAnza room, 5:30-8.)
~Kathy Dempsey
Check out the latest on #XR & #libraries by @cmairn at #CILDC; next update at #InternetLibrarian . @IFLACPDWL @ONLibraryAssoc
Here are my "XR in Action" slides from #CILDC, https://bit.ly/3zoE6xI.
I will upload them to the conference website today.
Look for our director @cmairn at #CILandILConnect next month. He will be highlighting the educational possibilities using @spatialxr and other #VR technologies. More info at https://pheedloop.com/IL2021/site/home/.
#InternetLibrarian
#CILDC
@dssctr & I presented “Engaging Users with VR” for @FLVirtualCampus. We used @spatialxr to explain VR & offer ideas to show it’s potential for education, esp. exploring mockups of outer space, art museums, avatar journalists, science labs, & more.
http://youtu.be/wScT0XGzJyc
It is so cool to see @spatialxr being used as a podcasting platform. Check out episode 2 with Archeologist Giles Morrow at https://youtu.be/ArBY-zpXL5Q via @YouTube
#InternetLibrarian
#CILDC
#CILandILConnect
So happy to hear this after @drturnerlee at #CILandILConnect urged more #libraries to do creative things in their parking lots! #CILDC #InternetLibrarian
Nice #library project in Rhode Island, opening up parking lots for internet access:
https://www.oslri.org/parking-lot-wi-fi/
As always, #libraries are digital divide heroes.
Heard at @osheanRI
Over 800 ppl hear @lrainie keynote talk at #CILandILConnect in Sept & here's some interesting #Covid19 info from @FactTank. #CILDC #InternetLibrarian @ARLnews @ALALibrary #SLA #IFLA
NEW: How people around the world see the World Health Organization’s initial coronavirus response https://pewrsr.ch/3pp7X2v
