By Bee Gallegos and Tammy Allgood
Presented July 24, 2007
"Quarantined: Axl Wise and the Information Outbreak is a fully interactive
single-player game environment that simulates the complex processes of
selecting, using, evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information
within a research environment. A variety of information sources such as
databases, the online catalog, the web, librarians, professors and peers are
employed to solve the mystery in this game.
The game is an educational
adventure game with puzzle and action elements. Players try to save the world
from a deadly outbreak while developing information literacy skills as they
explore the college campus game world, avoid contagious students and professors
to remain virus free and avoid VOA (Virus Outbreak Agency) officers. To discover
the cause of and cure for the virus, players are required to interact with
characters and make decisions about the information resources they
encounter.
This presentation will cover the process the Fletcher Library
Game Project went through to create this online game, the key decisions made and
the lessons learned leading to the successful completion of the project and
feedback from students and instructors in its first semester of use. A live
demonstration will give audience members a peek at this innovative learning tool
in action." More info....
Listen to an MP3 audio file of this session (38MB, 41:09)
tags: glls2007, gaming in libraries
