On Friday, June 13th, we presented to the Game Studies division at the 75th annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Denver, Colorado. It is the largest international conference for researchers on communication – and includes urban communication and game studies. Our presentation, titled Locally Made Play: Neighborhood Game Design with Community Libraries, co-authored by Benjamin […]
Month: June 2025
In the ALA Magazine: “Press 1 for Engagement”
We published a column in ALA Magazine on our efforts to engage libraries beyond their walls (EBOW). With the print and online versions, we hope to share news of our program widely. (Thank you for the invitation, ALA Magazine!) Co-written by David Quick of DC Public Library and Benjamin Stokes, you can read our column […]
Innovation Award for Haddonfield’s texting-with-sculptures
Congratulations to one of our local partners: the Haddonfield Public Library. They won an innovation award for their story game (“HOST Sculpture Zoo Texting” project). It emerged in part through our national initiative on Engaging Beyond Our Walls (EBOW) and using our Hive Mechanic authoring system. The award comes from the annual New Jersey Library […]