GSL 148: With Juan David Garcia

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 148 Kathleen Mercury talks with Juan David Garcia about using games to engage students in higher education.

Juan David García

National University of Columnbia
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine

https://twitter.com/garciaart3

http://cimalab.intec.co/jdg/

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 26: Strangely Dexterous (REBROADCAST)

In Games in Schools and Libraries 26 (Originally broadcast on July,22, 2013) Giles and Donald round out their series on dexterity games with a look at the weird and wonderful games that fit this genre, as well as a range of digital games as well.

Games Mentioned

Loopin Louie, Rattle Snake, Polarity, Dart Wars, Micro Mutants, Hamsterrolle, Battlegrounds Crossbows and Catapults, Angry Birds, Knock your Blocks Off, Dancing Eggs, Pogs, The Black Pirate, Siege Craft, Fruit Ninja, Temple Run, Jetpack Joyride, 2BitBob, Disc Drivin, App Shopper, Rejoin, Tiny Wings and Space Team.

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 147: Social Nonsense with Doug Shaw

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 147 Doug Shaw joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about applied improvisation, his book Social Nonsense. They also touch on the improv concepts of listening, reacting, and making the bolder choice.

Doug Shaw

Doug is an award-winning mathematics professon. His research is in tertiary math education, combinatorics, and graph theory.

http://dougshaw.com/social-nonsense/
https://twitter.com/socialnonsense1

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 25: Dexterity Part 2 (Rebroadcast)

This is a rebroadcast of part 2 of the Games in Schools and Libraries 3 part series on Dexterity games originally published in 2013. In GSL episode 25 Giles and Don talk about games that involve pitching, throwing, and flicking.

Games discussed in this episode:

• Horse Shoes

• Corn Hole

• Toss a Cross

• Disc Golf

• Klop or Mollky

• Kubb

• Boules or Bocche

• Darts

• Air Hockey

• Foosball

• Carrom

• Crokinole

• Sorry Sliders

• Flicochet

• Pitchcar

• Bisikle or Roadzters

• Catacombs

• Dungeon Fighter

• Hula Hippos

• Tumblin Dice

• Knights of Crylail

• Ascending Empires

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 24: Dexterity Part 1 (Rebroadcast)

This is part 1 of the Games in Schools and Libraries 3 part series on Dexterity games originally published in 2013. In episode 24 we focus on stacking games, what are they, how to organize them and what are they good for.

Games discussed in this episode:

• Ingress

• Tier Auf Tier

• Toc Toc Woodman

• Gulo Gulo

• Jenga

• Pick up Sticks

• Operation

• Blockhead

• Villa Paletti

• Make N Break

• Zitternix

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 146: ConDemic - Where only the fun is contagious.

Map from Stephanie’s FATE game on Roll 20

In Games in Schools and Libraries 146, Stephanie Frey returns to talk with Donald about running a virtual convention using tools like Discord, Tabletop Simulator, Google Docs, and Roll20.

Stephanie Frey

Artist, Streamer, Escape Room Designer

https://www.nephalope.com/

Twitter
@nephalope

Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/thenephalope

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

GSL 145: Bunker Edition

The view from Kathleen’s Hillbilly Hideout.

In this special Games in Schools and Libraries episode Kathleen shares her thoughts and resources for distance learning and staying engaged with her students during an era of social (and professional) distancing. Donald also shares a Scott Nicholson Top Tip for communicating what resources are really important to your online classes.

Link to Kathleen’s Resources

Web Site

https://www.kathleenmercury.com/distance-learning-resources.html

Google Doc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a8aEUEXZZGZL9zYp99HRFaEcJLe2gp-XhVVjeKM2eZ8/edit

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 144: Reviews from a Lonely Library

Some of our circulating collection. Chris pictured in the background.

In this episode Donald and Chris announce ShushCon is cancelled, talk a bit about what they are doing when no patrons are allowed in the library, including getting game information to Cataloging, and do a bunch of reviews.

Games Chatted about

• Horizons

• Silver Coin

• Dome Crushers

• Cartooner

• Kingdom Hearts Talisman

• Artemis Project

• Emerald Flame

• Charterstone

• The Expanse RPG

• Wingspan

• Parks

• Xia Legends of a Drift

• Wavelength

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 143: Living the Dream Making Class More Fun

In Games in Schools and Libraries Eric Slauson joins Kathleen to talk about so many things.

Eric Slauson

• https://twitter.com/stmgames

• Meeple Syrup Shoptalk

• Deepwater Games - Monstrosity pre order

• Tattoo Stories

• Nerd Words Science

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 142: Tower of the Compass Rose

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 142 Donald and Chris talk about their experiences crafting and running adventures set in the world they created using Microscope.

Chris Bell running a playtest session

The Tales of the Compass Rose are a series of 8 Dungeon World scenarios set in the town of Cadastral. The focus of the campaign is the Compass Rose - an artifact that keeps demons from invading this reality and devouring the essence of the dead god who’s body is the foundation of the world.

For this event they crafted the town of Cadastral, the Tower of the Compass Rose, several places of power, forest scatter, a crystal powered airship, a variety of props, and numerous quality of play tokens.

The event was tested by library patrons and run at the SCARAB Gaming Convention Jan 17-20, 2020, in Columbia SC. It will be run for patrons summer 2020. Check out our pictures!

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

GSL 141: Heroic Escape Adventures

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 141 Donald and Chris review some escape room games they played at the library. They also talk about our Moonrise escape room.

Note - Keep an eye on the GSL blog for upcoming information and file links for our the Moonrise Escape Room.

Games Covered

• Murder at the Paisley's

• Escape Room In A Box: Flashback

• Deckscape: The Mystery of Eldorado

• Unlock! Heroic Adventures

• MacGyver: The Escape Room Game

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.