Posts by Val Waldron

Here are the top 10 games played in the archive this past week. For those of you who don't know, people are allowed to bring in their own copies of games as long as they clear it with us. The guy who brought in his own copy of Melee really wanted Melee to be higher on this list, so he got his wish. Our copy is number 4, AND his copy made the list. Way to be dedicated.

It was our first week back, and the archive was busy as ever as everyone got used to more game stations and a bigger room. The top ten games played in the archive last week were the usual contenders.

Now that we're mostly moved in, we thought we'd take the time to post our new use policies here. Major changes include keeping coats and backpacks by the entrance, and checking out games so that we can track them more easily.

The game Bibliobouts, created by SI students from the University of Michigan, is getting more press as they prepare to be released for classroom use for the Winter 2011 and Fall 2011 semesters. Bibliobouts is "an online social activity that teaches players the skills they need to research academic papers," and can be used across disciplines.Read more about it here, or check out the demo here by entering demo@bibliobouts.org as the email address and "demo" as the password.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. Don't forget to stop by this week and play away your end of semester blues! The archive will be open through Friday night, and then will be closed until next semester, where we'll open in our new location.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. Call of Duty is beginning to take the stage, perhaps in anticipation of the archive getting its copy of Black Ops. It's not in yet, but it will almost certainly make the list again when we do get it.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. Halo: Reach ties for first, even though it cracked towards the end of the week. Its one-month lifespan was pretty sad next to Fifa 10's long one, despite the fact that both games were so popular.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. Final Fantasy is coming back, while Smash is taking a bit of a break from the top.

We celebrated National Gaming Day with our Smash tournament, an intense double-elimination tournament which ended with the following winners.

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week. And the Smash practice continues... Don't forget to sign up for our tournament this Friday!