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Libraries and the “Google Generation”

“A new study overturns the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – youngsters born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young people demonstrate an apparent ease and familiarity with computers, they rely heavily on search engines, view rather than read and do not possess the critical and analytical skills to assess the information that they find on the web. ” Read the complete press release from the British Library at http://www.bl.uk/news/2008/pressrelease20080116.htm Read the report Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future (PDF format; 1.67MB) at http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf

 

 

 

Interesting to see the quantity of games-as-financial-exploration (exploitation?) on HRBlock's Facebook profile: http://www.facebook.com/HRBlockonline

 

 -- that said, is further evidence that business is taking gaming seriously, albeit continuing to use it for their own ends. (Accessed 23 Jan 2008)

 

 

this below was taken whole from an email sent to me by LB 30aug07 ... needs to be looked at

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From ResearchBuzz

 

 

GenieKnows Makes Search Engine for Gamers

 

<http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2007/08/24/genieknows-makes-search-engine-for-gamers/>

 

 

GenieKnows has launched a search engine focusing on content for video gamers, now

 

available at http://www.genieknowsgames.com/ .

 

 

In addition to the search engine query box, the site also features a tag cloud (I'm

 

starting to like tag clouds a little better for browsing), featured video, and a

 

gaming blog.

 

 

I'm happy to report that the search engine passed the Strawberry Shortcake test

 

with flying colors, getting me lots of results that were oriented toward the character's

 

video games (in case you needed a cheat against a Purple Pieman boss.) I noticed

 

that more recent games tended to get more results than older games (perhaps differences

 

in which Web sites are talking about the older games?) and I'm not sure that

 

quotes for phrases are recognized; I did a search for "Emperor Rise" and

 

got results for Emperor, Rise of the Silver Surfer, etc...

 

 

Search results included the usual title/extract/url pattern, though FeedBurner content

 

also had a little flame icon next to it. Links allow users to submit sites as broken

 

or spaham. Look to the left of the results page to see that results are divided

 

into categories -- cheats, fans, blogs, articles & reviews, etc.

 

 

I did notice that in one category -- software -- the results weren't as good,

 

and there was a little bit of spaham (though it was quickly reported.) It would

 

be nice if search results in the blogs & news categories could be ordered by

 

freshness, as well. It'll take a little extra searching to get around if phrases

 

don't work, but this could be useful next time I need a walkthrough...

 

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another email anecdotal about learning in-game -- 19 sept 07 MG/LD ...

 

"I remember how HARD it was to level Harpsichord (first toon) even to 15, then 20... cuz I had to go step by step, experiment, try, die, and discover. You and the other experienced players can take me by the hand and get me to and through places, but there's something about doing it all the first time that's very very different from doing something again -- and it's not just the toon's own level. This way is much much safer (and in that sense much much less frustrating) but the learning curve is actually steeper, I think, despite the results coming faster. It's the whole paradigm of teacher/student lecture and read the manual vs play until you burn your fingers internalized learning."

 

 

 

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