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The Moncton Public Library
Minecrafters Club
Presented by: Andrew Lockhart and Beatrice Houston
The Moncton Public Library
Crafting a dynamic gaming program for teens:
The Moncton Public Library Minecrafters Club
1. Lit review: defending gaming in libraries.
2. Minecraft is much more than a game.
3. Three levels of Minecraft programs.
• See your tipsheet.
4. Building a server vs Minecraft Educator’s package.
5. Promoting this program is easy.
6. What we learned.
7. Free play on our Minecraft server!
The case for gaming
Worthy of collection.
Promote literacy.
Create social connections.
Make libraries more welcome spaces for teens.
“By reaching out to young people with games, librarians have an
opportunity to connect the library with something that is relevant in
[their] lives.” (Gaming Programs/Vanden Elzne & Roush/Library
Trends/Spring 2013)
Minecraft is…
“It teaches you how to start conversations with your peers. If you don't know how to
do something, it can teach you how to admit you don't know it. In a way, it's real
soft-skill development.” Dr Andrew Przybylski
Minecraft is also…
Teaching kids:
Math
Architecture and Engineering.
Geography
Ecology
Chemistry
Physics
Coding … etc!
Promoting creativity in a way that other video games and toys are not.
Culture building.
Top: Social studies class in Coff’s Harbour, New South
Wales, Australia. Bottom: Minecraft LAN Party
Put Minecraft on Everything
PC, Mac, Windows: $27
Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4: disc or digital download:
$20
iOS and Android: $7
Raspberry Pi: free
Except
Wii and WiiU: not available, no plans to port.
Minecraft Program : n00b level
Simplest way to offer a program
and a good way to start.
Unstructured play on whatever
devices are available.
Console multiplayer.
Minecraft… crafts.
Minecraft papercrafts from
pixelpapercraft.com
Minecraft Program level 2: 90s LAN party
Create a simple network using a router.
One computer “hosts” the game and selects “open to LAN” in
the game options.
Players join in multiplayer mode and connect to this game.
PC or iPad.
Basic multiplayer.
Run specialized server software
on one computer
Allows more control of the game
and what players do
Can offer different types of
programs to players
More stable
Potential: persistent world,
modified version of the game
Minecraft Program level 3: your very own Server
Top: Brooklyn Public Library Minecraft program.
Bottom: Minecraft server program downloadable
from Minecraft.net
Minecraft Edu Package
http://minecraftedu.com/ Officially supported by Mojang.
Simplified setup and administration: GUI instead of
commands and config files.
Modified version of game: added features that you would
have to add to Minecraft yourself.
Bulk purchasing and discount on accounts: $45 for Server,
$20 for accounts (pays for itself after 6 accounts.
Promotion
“Hello Minecrafters,
a reminder for our upcoming meeting on Saturday, May 31st.
Andrew and I will be back and will be offering a PVP competition
for the first hour or so of the club. There will be a prize! If you
have not yet registered for the competition and would like to do
so, please let me know!”
Learning curves… No gender or age
divides.
Ground rules for
“griefing.”
Teaching the teachers.
Perpetual library server
for drop-in Minecraft.
Special guests to talk
about advanced
Minecrafting.
& Future plans
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Vanden Elzen, A.M. And Roush, J. (2013) Brawling in the Library: Gaming Programs for Impactful Outreach and Instruction at an Academic Library. Library Trends.
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Contacts: Beatrice Houston: [email protected]
Andrew Lockhart: [email protected]
