Library Arcade Games

These educational games were developed by graduate students from the Entertainment Technology Center, in collaboration with the University Libraries, and the generous support of the Buhl Foundation.

There's a shelving game and an item retrieval game so far.

What really strikes me about them is that they were developed by grad students and with grant money. Reminds me of the professor who developed the 3d educational biology game with $1million in funding and a team of people to create the game. You always have to keep in mind the resources that go into creating these things. You can't point at a random librarian and expect the same results (unless you're really lucky, in which case, you should be playing the lottery).

Chore Wars

Interesting beta site that uses some of the RPG game elements to reward people for completing tasks.

It can be used by households, offices, anything you can think of. There are 'quests' and even battles (although they do not affect the outcome). Users log in to their character's account in their party, and if they complete a chore, they receive a set amount of XP points. Essentially it is a means to keep track of what got done, and weight the tasks.