Crystle+Martin

 May 27 Friday 10:45-11:30 AM HM 148
 * CS31. Crystle Martin ** **–** //Lost in Azeroth? Let information literacy be your guide//

So many questions: Where is the nearest Zeppelin? Do I want my Paladin to be Retribution or Holy? How do I get into Molten Core? The information sphere surrounding //World of Warcraft// is enormous. The game currently has over 9800 quests (http://www.wowhead.com/quests), 12 races, and 10 classes each with 3 talent specializations. Needless to say there is a lot to know and a lot that can remain unknown even as an advanced player. In this session, I will take you through a day-in-the-life scenario of a player in //World of Warcraft.// Together we will move through the twists and terms of this vast information sphere, using all the resources available from peers to wikis to solve a problem in this virtual world.

Affiliation/Bio: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Doctoral Candidate, crystle.martin@gmail.com, http://crystlemartin.com. Crystle Martin is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction–Educational Communications and Technology at University of Wisconsin-Madison studying with Professor Constance Steinkuehler. She is a Project Assistant on the Professor Steinkuehler’s Pop.Cosmo research team, and a member of the Games+Learning+Society group. She has a Master’s in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University and Bachelor of Arts in English and Latin/Classics from Michigan State University. Her research interests include information literacy, online reading comprehension, informal learning, affinity spaces and MMOs. Her upcoming dissertation will focus on information literacy in online affinity spaces.