[OPLINTECH] Games in the library

[Travis McAfee]

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






----- 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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