10 Video Games that Every Librarian Should Play
Why use video games in schools?
“They situate meaning in a multimodal space through embodied experiences
to solve problems and reflect on the intricacies of the design of imagined
worlds and the design of both real and imagined social relationships and
identities in the modern world.”
-James Paul Gee
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (2007)
When searching for games to use in schools, look for games that are the following:
 Watchable
 Can relate to curriculum
 Quick
 Easy to learn
5 Games for All Ages
“Journey” (puzzle platformer)
– ps3 & ps4
“Papo & Yo“ (puzzle platformer)
– mac, pc, ps3
“Limbo” (Puzzle Platformer)
- ios, mac, pc, ps3, ps4, xbox one, xbox 360
“Spelunky” (Roguelike)
– pc, ps3, ps4, xbox 360
“The Witness” (First-Person Puzzle)
– ps4, pc, xbox one
5 Games for Teens
“Road Not Taken” (Roguelike)
IOS, Mav, ps4, pc
“Gone Home” (Walking Simulator)
mac, pc, ps4, xbox one
“1979: Revolution Black Friday” (Adventure)
ios, mac, pc
“Axiom Verge” (Metroidvania)
pc, ps4, wii u, xbox one
“No Man’s Sky” (Walking Simulator)
ps4, pc