{"id":19275,"date":"2023-02-09T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volumes.lib.utk.edu\/?post_type=post&amp;p=19275"},"modified":"2023-02-09T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:27:00","slug":"libraries-jargon-blaster-game-is-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/libraries-jargon-blaster-game-is-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries&#8217; Jargon Blaster Game Is Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UT Libraries&#039; Jargon Blaster Game\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMU1m73lh5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.utk.edu\/jargon-blaster\">Jargon Blaster<\/a> is an 8-bit imitation video game created by Elijah Dies, an instructional programs developer and designer, specifically for UT Libraries. The game, released in early 2023, is designed to give students a fun way to learn library terms and definitions that can be difficult to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dies\u2019 goal with the project was to provide an educational resource that would entice students to keep coming back to try again. With engaging graphics, smooth gameplay, and jargonless definitions, students will be ready to take on the library\u2019s most challenging terms and definitions without even realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Play the game at <a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.utk.edu\/jargon-blaster\">tiny.utk.edu\/jargon-blaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jargon Blaster is an 8-bit imitation video game created by Elijah Dies, an instructional programs developer and designer, specifically for UT Libraries. The game, released in early 2023, is designed to give students a fun way to learn library terms and definitions that can be difficult to understand. Dies\u2019 goal with the project was to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/libraries-jargon-blaster-game-is-live\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Libraries&#039; Jargon Blaster Game Is Live - News - News from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/libraries-jargon-blaster-game-is-live\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Libraries&#039; Jargon Blaster Game Is Live - News - News from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jargon Blaster is an 8-bit imitation video game created by Elijah Dies, an instructional programs developer and designer, specifically for UT Libraries. 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