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Dear all, *Apologies for cross posting* A reminder about the "Making games for libraries" event in Leeds on 10th December. Places are filling up fast now, so make sure you book soon! The day will be primarily practical, giving people a chance to design and prototype games for their libraries, particularly around the teaching of information literacy skills. There will be sample games to play, lots of game making materials, and an information literacy game (SEEK!) to take away for every attendee. Cost is £50 per attendee, only bookable through the form at http://infolit-games.eventbrite.co.uk/ A draft programme follows, this is subject to change: 09:30-10:00 Registration 10:00-10:15 Introduction 10: 15-10:30 Game playing 10:30-11:00 Presentation (about games vs play and some game ideas to start things off) 11:00-11:15 "Play" exercise 11:15-11:30 Tea / coffee 11:30 to 12:30 Game making (decide on problem, decide on game approach.) 12:30 to 13:00 Feedback from groups - chance for input from other groups. 13:00 to 14:00 Lunch 14:00 to 15:30 Game making (creating prototypes using provided materials) 15:30 to 16:00 Game feedback / Presentation 16:00 Winding up / Finish *If you can't make it, but are interested in games for libraries, please take a look at my Indiegogo campaign (http://www.indiegogo.com/infolit-games) to create SEEK! and think about contributing - only a couple of days of this campaign left to run...* Regards, Andrew Andrew Walsh BSc MSc FHEA Academic Librarian, University Teaching Fellow, National Teaching Fellow Music, Humanities, Media, Education and Professional Development. Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year, 2012 ________________________________ --- This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability.