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Howard County Library System

Sure of his father's innocence, Owen enters the Animus to prove it.

The Animus lets useres explore the genetic memories buried within their DNA

The Game:

Get ready for Zero Hour as 200 geniuses from around the world go head to head in a competition hand-devised by India's youngest CEO and visionary.

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Smart Moves

The Players:

Video Game Awesome

Owen uncovers the existence of an ancient and powerful relic long considered legend—the Trident of Eden.

Rex- One of the best programmers/hackers in the world, this 16-year-old Mexican-American is determined to find his missing brother.

Tunde-This14-year-old self-taught engineering genius has drawn the attention of a ruthless military warlord by single-handedly bringing electricity and internet to his small Nigerian village.

Painted Wolf-One of China's most respected activist bloggers, this mysterious 16-year-old is being pulled into the spotlight by her father's new deal with a corrupt Chinese official.

IRL

by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

Funny!

Episodic ARPG

The Stakes:

Are higher than you can imagine. Like life and death. Welcome to the revolution. And get ready to run.

Now two secret organizations will stop at nothing to take possession of this artifact;

the Brotherhood of Assassins

and the Templar Order.

Gaming Reads

Virtual Realities

In a world of immersive, addictive gaming technology, the real world does not measure up.

VNS taps a hacker to catch a hacker.

VirtNet offers hours, even days of risk-free chances at death, alien universes, and Virt-friends.

But is Michael in over his head?

Hackers have even more fun.

Can he trust the VNS?

Rules are for the unskilled.

Except when they're not.

Only fools play with some tech.

Gamers are dying.

Brain dead.

Nixy Bauer is a self-made Leveller.

Is it a glitch?

No

Her job?

Drag kids out of MEEP.

Evil AI

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It's good money.

Then Wyn Salvadore goes MIA inside MEEP.

He's been kidnapped.

Can she break him free?

Adam's muscular dystrophy has stolen his mobility,

his friends,

Or are they trapped forever in a new game of horror?

and in less than a year it will take his life.

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Virtual reality games are Adam's only escape from his wheelchair.

Then an artificial intelligence program hacks into Adam's game.

Sigma has gone rogue, threatening to kill Adam—and the entire human race.

The Six

by Mark Alpert

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Discover new processes, integrate visual information with text, and and learn technical word meanings as you find out how games are designed and what makes a good game.

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Bonus Points!

What ancient games such as mancala have in common with modern games like Minecraft?

How do you build a Tetris game out of Rice Crispy Treats?

Lean some Scratch and more!

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