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Tag Archives: games
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (New Stuff Tuesday)
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (Card Game)Created by Dave CampbellNew Arrivals, 2nd FloorCurr Coll, Teaching Tools, 2nd Floor GV1295.T23 T3 2017 Qwixx (Dice Game)New Arrivals, 2nd FloorCurr Coll, Teaching Tools, 2nd Floor,GV1303.Q93 2020 Getting stuck in the same game rut? … Continue reading
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Tagged curriculum collection, games, teaching tools
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 20, 2018
Gravity Maze: Falling Marbles Logic Game by ThinkFun GV1507.M3 G7 2014 New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor Did you know that the Curriculum Collection Teaching Tools contains board games in addition to math manipulatives, puppets, and robotics? Many items have a … Continue reading
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December/January Book, Media, & Game Sale
Gift worthy books on a variety of topics, which are $2 each, as well as $1 materials for the Andersen Library’s monthly sale. The latter include books (literature and history), media (albums, CDs, DVDs), and children’s games. Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – November 8, 2016
Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them by Jamie Madigan GV1469.34.P79 M33 2016 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Do you like games and gaming? As you play and participate in games, you … Continue reading
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Tagged games, gaming, gaming week, international games day, new stuff
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Friday Fun: Are you a board game geek?
Looking for information about your favorite board game? Have questions about the rules? Trying to discover a new game you or someone you know might like? Try the BoardGameGeek (BGG) web site! You can search for games in various ways … Continue reading
Get Your Game On: Mario Kart Tournament
In honor of International Games Day (Saturday, 16 November) and the Playful Learning Summit happening on campus this Thursday and Friday, Andersen Library is hosting a Mario Kart Time Trial Tournament this Saturday from noon until 2:00 p.m. in the TV … Continue reading
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Tagged games, gaming, gaming week, mariokart, videogames, Wii
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New Stuff Tuesday – June 26
Taking Sudoku Seriously: The Math Behind the World’s Most Popular Pencil Puzzle by Jason Rosenhouse & Laura Taalman GV1507 .S83 R67 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor While I don’t want to rub it in, I had the positive fortune to … Continue reading
Media Arts and Game Development Expo April 16
The Media Arts and Game Development (MAGD) Expo will take place on Mon., Apr. 16, in the University Center. April 16th is also Foursquare Day (4sqDay), a social media holiday, so everyone is encouraged to check in at as many … Continue reading
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Tagged 4sqDay, articles, books, expo, Foursquare Day, fun stuff, game consoles, games, lectures, MAGD, social media, speakers, video games
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Play the CNN Challenge
Do you keep up with news from around the country and the world, or is your head stuck in the Whitewater sand? There’s a lot going on! Take the CNN Challenge and see what you know. Some questions test knowledge … Continue reading
Play Google Image Labeler
When you have some time to kill, you can spend it helping Google “improve the quality of Google’s image search results.” Go to Google Image Labeler. They’ve made this into a “game.” When you start labeling you are paired with … Continue reading