[Web4lib] RE: World of Warcraft in a Public Library?

[HAZEL Margaret E]

 I'd also recommend trying a different game, although for slightly
different reasons.  My husband and I do actually play our WoW characters
on each other's PCs regularly, so it's not impossible, BUT you do have
to have signed up for your own (monthly fee) account at some point,
somewhere.  (Unless you're using a free trial account.)  And you can't
be logged into your account on two different PCs at once.

So you'd be mostly limiting users to those who can afford the monthly
fee, and have their own PC somewhere anyway, and you'd be limiting the
number of patrons who could use those PCs, as there are few quests or
raids that are an hour or less.  

The best way that I've thought of to do WoW at the library is to have
special game nights, and have patrons bring in their own PCs to play
together, with a long block of time set aside to raid together.  Of
course, our City would not allow non-City PCs on their network, either.

Maybe start a guild in WoW, but don't actually provide access in the
library...?  Bookmark guild and WoW sites and discussion boards?  Host
strategy sessions?

-Margaret

Margaret E. Hazel
Principal Librarian, Technology
Eugene Public Library
Eugene, OR


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Michael Dargan,

I do not believe you would be able to use World of Warcraft in the
manner you would like.  I play WoW, and each game is tied to an account,
so multiple players could not access their accounts using the same game;
it is against Blizzard's Terms of Use.  Blizzard explains, "You may
establish one (1) user account (the "Account") on the Service for each
Authentication Key you receive from Blizzard" (TOS #3,
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html).  Each game (the
CDs you use to download the game onto the computer) has an
Authentication Key.  For example, I cannot play my characters on my
boyfriend's computer and he cannot play his characters on my computer
unless we install our own games on the other person's computer.  I would
suggest using a different game.  

Tiffany Turner
University of Tulsa
Reference Librarian



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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:53:38 -0500
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Subject: [Web4lib] World of Warcraft Management in a Public Library?
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Hello--

We have a mandate to provide PC and console-based game opportunities to
our public library patrons.  I have a room, some equipment (10
computers, ceiling mounted LCD projector, Internet access, etc.), but
now need to figure out what to do with it.  It looks to me like we'd
have quite a bit of interest in *World of Warcraft*, but I'm at a loss
as to how to manage the subscriptions.  I suppose that we could simply
install the client and let patrons log in with their own accounts.
However, this would leave a substantial portion of our patron-base on
the outside looking in.  I'd like to correspond with someone who is
managing WoW in a library environment.

For that matter, I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's
providing game services to patrons--teen through geezer (I got a
joystick for Christmas, but staring at that screen makes my old eyes
dry!).
Thanks.
--
Michael J. Dargan
Reference & Technical Systems Administrator Waterloo & Cedar Falls
Public Libraries http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mikedargan


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