[OPLINTECH] Games in the library

[Craig Heaton]

I too enjoy pc games.  Have you considered Doom3 or Quake 4?  (Just kidding! 
:-)  ).
Seriously, you might want to have a look at the PC Versions of Risk, 
Monopoly and Scrabble.  I have these
at home and they are fun to play.  With the popularity of poker, you might 
also want to consider some of
Sierra's (I believe that is the publisher) Hoyle games.  We do not at 
present have any of these in our library (our games are targeted to the 
pre-school and elementary age group), but as I mentioned, I have these at 
home and they are
fun to play and do not need a pc with serious horsepower to run.  Just 
thought I'd offer these as some suggestions, as none of them contain any 
objectionable content.
            Craig Heaton, System Administrator, Clermont County Public 
Library

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Travis McAfee" <mcafeetr at wcnet.org>
To: <oplintech at oplin.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Games in the library


> I'd like to hear what other libraries are doing with this.
>
> Like most libraries, mine sees a fair share of Runescape, online cards,
> miscelaneous flash gaming sites, etc.  We actually encourage new computer
> users to play around with solitaire because it helps people learn the 
> mouse.
> We've recently been investigating a way to give Teens access to gaming
> computers / console games.  We've been stuck in deliberation for a while 
> now
> because the concerns we have continue to weigh down any practical 
> solution.
>
> Our goal is to have 2 off-network PCs, secured by DeepFreeze, running a 
> few
> games in our Teens space.  It's getting harder and harder to find games 
> that
> have any sort of educational value (or even a low amount of violent 
> content)
> for the PC in general.  Considering that our target audience is teen, our
> options feel even more limited. The Tycoon series (Railroad Tycoon, Roller
> Coaster Tycoon) seem like a safe bet...  But even being a gamer myself I
> tend to draw a blank past that.
>
> Any help or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Travis McAfee
> Technology Coordinator, NORWELD
> mcafeetr at wcnet.org
> 419.352.2903
> 800.848.0144
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mann, James H." <JMann at gcpl.lib.oh.us>
> To: <oplintech at oplin.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:33 AM
> Subject: [OPLINTECH] Games in the library
>
>
> If your library is using console or computer games could you reply and
> let me know what you are doing?
> TIA
>
> Jim Mann
> Technology Coordinator
> Greene County Public Library
> Xenia Ohio 45385
> (937) 376-2996 x210
> mailto: jmann at gcpl.lib.oh.us
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