CRDL Teen Night: Guitar Hero III

On Tuesday, October 28th the Veterans Memorial Library branch of the Chippewa River District Library System will host another C.R.D.L. Teen Night: Guitar Hero III Tournament. The competition is free and open to students in 7th-12th grades. There will be two simultaneous tournaments, one for beginner level players, and one for advanced players. The C.R.D.L. Teen Night: Guitar Hero II Tournament will start at 6pm in the Library Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library, 301 S. University in Mt. Pleasant. Space in the tournament is limited, pre-registration is required. Pre-register at the Children’s Desk, or call 989.773.3242 ext 13.

Literacy is crucial to succeed in today’s video games. Gamers must be able to rapidly decode abstract meaning from symbols. A set list of those symbols, an alphabet, must be learned. In order to succeed in the game, players must rapidly decipher each games unique set of symbols…basically learning to read the games language.

Gaming goes beyond literacy. Gaming helps develop spatial reasoning and interface literacy. A study done at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City showed that surgeons who played video games for three hours a week performed 27 percent faster and made 37 percent fewer errors than those who didn’t play video games.

For more information on gaming at your library, or information about programs available at the Chippewa River District Library call 989.773.3242 or click www.crdl.org.