Friday, September 12, 2008

Thing 15-Online Gaming and Libraries

I checked out Wii Fit on the official website of the Wii Console game. It looks like it would be fun to try. It brings out people of all ages to check their balance, ride an imaginary snowboard, dance, or even box. I think libraries that put these game nights into their program are really thinking out of the box and making going to the library fun. I would like to own one of these myself, it would be fun to play games like tennis when it's -20 outside some winter day, or you don't have a partner.
I tried to enter Second Life and I even looked at it one day but with the download at work not being possible and my dial up connection at home, it made it challenging. I think the library community is good to be involved, with people online much of the time at schools, you could really help them with their research questions.
I'm not into games that much, so the puzzle pirate thing didn't look too appealing. I have played Scrabble on my home computer and think that is a great thing also. When you throw in being on line with it, it makes it even more appealing.

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