Monthly Archives: January 2025

The seeds of this project can be traced back to the positions of reflection and revision I regularly undertake as a librarian.  An approach that follow’s Marshall’s first principle of action research as an ongoing inquiry, a process of “engaging … Continue reading →

Having established a research question and a possible creative approach, my next step was to consider in more detail how a game played within the library might achieve this. This led to the development of a statement that would guide … Continue reading →

Following my contextual research, I was now able to start developing the game.  I started with a name: Character Defining. The principle being that the players in the room would use a range of library resources to help them create … Continue reading →

A major part of the development of the Character Defining game was the curation and amassing of the books needed to run the session. Taking my initial estimate of a maximum of 15 players attending, all of whom would need … Continue reading →

Leading up to the running of the Character Defining session, a number of decisions and adjustments were made to its delivery: The room The newly refurbished learning lounge was set-up with floating tables able to sit two players each. Copies … Continue reading →

After the Character Defining session was completed, I gathered copies of each of the players’ character sheets, after gaining consent.  As had been set out at the outset of the project, I would use these to discern patterns and levels … Continue reading →

Using the method of reflection suggested by an action research project (Marshall, 2016) I reviewed my personal observations of the running of the Character Defining session, making critical observations within the context of continuing practice. Critical observations Positive outcomes Future … Continue reading →