[game_edu] Games in the Library

[Ali Arya]

Hi Malcolm,

We at Carleton University, Ottawa, made an arrangement with our library for 
buying games and game consoles. Students can borrow games like other library 
items (http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/games) or play them in the game 
rooms. There are more than 300 titles and growing. We can ask certain titles 
to be on the library reserves for our courses, just like books. We have a 
game room in the department too with all major platforms. We don't have any 
subsidised purchase option though.

Best,
Ali Arya
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Malcolm Ryan
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 7:18 PM
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Subject: [game_edu] Games in the Library

Does anyone have experience with getting computer games into their school 
library?

For my game design course I give the students a list of "readings" -- games 
to play each week that illustrate the concepts we are going to be talking 
about. Most of the games I use are small indie games from Steam. I find 
these games usually illustrate a particular idea more succinctly than a 
major title, plus they are a lot cheaper. Nevertheless the price tends to 
add up as the session goes on and many students are reluctant to pay.

If this were any other course, the readings would be available in the 
university library for them to borrow and possibly also sold as a subsidised 
anthology. I would like to find a similar arrangement for my students?

Does anyone have any experience doing this successfully? Might it be 
possible to arrange a special license with Steam?

Thanks,

Malcolm
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