Bibliograph

The library as playground, how games and play are reshaping public culture, by Dale Leorke and Danielle Wyatt

Type

Label

The library as playground, how games and play are reshaping public culture, by Dale Leorke and Danielle Wyatt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The library as playground

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1289365250

Responsibility statement

by Dale Leorke and Danielle Wyatt

Sub title

how games and play are reshaping public culture

Summary

"This book examines the expanding impact of games and play on public libraries as manifested in their spaces, programs, design, and support for gamemaking communities. It reveals how the rise of play in public libraries is connected to a broader digital culture"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Play in Public Culture -- Collecting Play: The Early History of Games in Public Libraries -- The Well-Played Library: Games in Contemporary Libraries -- Pervasive Play: The Spatial and Temporal Transformation of Libraries -- Partners in Play: Libraries and Gamemaking Communities -- Revising the Library as Play -- Appendix: List of Interviewees & Case Studies

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