The library as playground : how games and play are reshaping public culture
2022
Book
"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.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781538164310
Description: 149 pages ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 and Case Studies.
LCCN: 2022001706
Control Number: 3242565
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2022]