Games Archives – 8 Bit Librarian

Teaching philosophy series: Exploring experiential learning and creative thinking

January 16, 2024November 21, 2023 by Ryan Tucci

In the “Exploring experiential learning and creative thinking” section, I describe my involvement in facilitating an Enriched Mini-Courses Program session. This session aimed to leverage Minecraft as a tool for exploring local history and current events, demonstrating the educational and collaborative potential of gaming. I highlight the impact of this experience on the development of my teaching philosophy, emphasizing the value of immersive, experiential learning and the importance of embracing innovative approaches in education.

Kanazawa: A Place Well Preserved (December 29 to 30)

January 30, 2019January 28, 2019 by Ryan Tucci

Kanazawa was spared from the air raids during World War 2 which allowed many of the old structures and areas of the city to remain well preserved (source). Hence the title of this post. Day 1: December 29 Arrival Day Unfortunately for me, our last day in Fukui was wet. … Read more

Building library training tools using Scratch

November 23, 2018 by Ryan Tucci

In this series of posts, I am showcasing a number of games that I designed during my Master of Library and Information Science coursework from INFO 287: Gamifying Information. This post will look at my attempt to create a game in Scratch. Scratch is a free web-based coding platform that helps young … Read more

What makes a game, a game?

July 20, 2018July 19, 2018 by Ryan Tucci

Have you ever thought about what a game is? Have you ever tried to define it? The answer is most likely, no. But in INFO 287: Gamification of Information at San José State University I did that. This blog post will include a working definition of a game. It draws … Read more

Context Book Assignment- Reality is broken: Why games make us better and how they can change the world by Jane McGonigal

January 25, 2016September 21, 2015 by Ryan Tucci

Socially Isolated Addicted young people Few real-life social ties These are just a few of the phrases used to describe the traditional “lonely gamer” in the article The “lonely gamer” revisited by Diane Schiano, Bonnie Nardi, Thomas Debeauvais, Nicolas Ducheneaut, and Nicholas Yee. This has been the stereotype of the … Read more