NGD2009 Video Game Tournaments – Results!
National Gaming Day keeps getting bigger and better on gtsystem!
The Rock Band High Score contest included 14 events on or around National Gaming Day and 70 performances were scored. This year, most libraries included the song that each band played, allowing for per-song leaderboards! The top ten included bands from Skokie Public Library (IL), Hunterdon County Library (NJ), Pittsfield Public Library (MA), Aurora Public Library (CO), and gtsystem's home team in Ann Arbor, MI.
The online Super Smash Brothers Brawl tournament featured 42 libraries from across the US attempting to connect and play each other online. While gtsystem held up like a champ this year, many libraries were knocked out by firewall problems or had to quit as their libraries closed. However, Giles County Public Library (Pulaski, TN), Turtle Lake Public Library (Turtle Lake, WI), Detroit Public Library (Detroit, MI), Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant, IA), Madrid Public Library (Madrid, IA), Sanger Public Library(Sanger, TX), Garland County Library (Hot Springs, AR), Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI) and Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant, IA) all advanced to the quarterfinals before the momentum was stymied by connection trouble and short time. However, players across the country still had fun being a part of something big.
Next year, the Brawl bracket will be back for another iteration with a simpler structure, more connection testing, and a different approach to making it happen in 4 time zones at once. You can see some of the event recorded on gtsystem's ustream page at http://www.ustream.tv/gtsystem, although be forewarned there is quite a bit of downtime in the video as we were trying to get matches together. Regardless, this idea is still an exciting one to players and staff alike, and the challenges of coordination and connectivity just make it that much more important to do it more often!
See you all in the bracket on November 13, 2010!
That’s a Lot of Dots!
You all rocked National Gaming Day - all 1,365 of you. That's how many libraries registered to participate in this year's National Gaming Day event, more than double last year's number.
Now we need to count the number of patrons who played at those 1,365 libraries, so if you haven't already filled out the NGD2009 survey, please do it now. Every field you fill out in the survey helps quantify what happened, both compared to last year and to set benchmarks for next year. The information also helps us talk to donors, partners, and reporters, so please give us as much data as you can.
Submit Your NGD2009 Info!
We hope everyone had a great National Gaming Day - let's start finding out how great. If your library participated, please go to http://bit.ly/ngd2009survey and fill out the survey to tell us what you did, how many people played, and whether your players enjoyed the day.
Every field you fill out in the survey helps quantify what happened, both compared to last year and to set benchmarks for next year. The information also helps us talk to donors, partners, and reporters, so please give us as much data as you can. We especially love your wonderful anecdotes that show the impact of National Gaming Day.
The survey will be open through Wednesday (Nov. 18), and we hope to report the first official figures on Thursday (Nov. 19).
Thanks!
Why National Gaming Day?
Here are a couple of great reminders about why we do this. The social and learning interactions that take place around gaming in libraries offer a wealth of experiences participants just don't get anywhere else in the community.
- Dedicated gamers find a groove at Malpass - "Senior Library Specialist Julie Hannen, the director of Game Nite, not only believes in the function's ability to create bonds but also in its cultural and intergenerational ties.... Hannen also mentioned that one night she was playing cards with international students, and they taught each other games from their cultures with a deck of cards."
- Tell Us Your Story Contest: First Place
Have a great National Gaming Day, everyone!
NGD in Canada
We'd like to officially welcome Les Bibliothèques de Montréal-Nord in Québec as participants in this year's National Gaming Day @ your library. We're thrilled to see the event spread beyond the U.S., and it has us thinking what an international gaming day might look like. What do you think?
If you're in Canada, you can take advantage of some handiwork done by Jean-François Cusson of the Bibliothèques de Montréal-Nord. He's translated the logo into French, and he's generously making his PR materials available to anyone for inspiration. Thanks, Jean-François - we can't wait to hear how your Gaming Day goes!
- NGD2009 logo in French
- Les Bibliothèques de Montréal-Nord flyer for NGD2009
- Les Bibliothèques de Montréal-Nord postcards for NGD2009
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