Evoking inspiration for game jam ideas

Ho, Xavier

doi:10.1145/3055116.3055125

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“…However, additional methods such as ideation methods and toolkits can be used to create more ideas, spark discussions and flesh out details. Ho [57] surveyed a list of toolkits and websites designed for ideation.…”

Section: Development Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Two Decades of Game Jams

Lai

Kultima

Khosmood

et al. 2021

Sixth Annual International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons, and Game Creation Events

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In less than a year's time, March 2022 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the first documented game jam, the Indie Game Jam, which took place in Oakland, California in 2002. Initially, game jams were widely seen as frivolous activities. Since then, they have taken the world by storm. Game jams have not only become part of the day-to-day process of many game developers, but jams are also used for activist purposes, for learning and teaching, as part of the experience economy, for making commercial prototypes that gamers can vote on, and more. Beyond only surveying game jams and the relevant published scientific literature from the last two decades, this paper has several additional contributions. It builds a history of game jams, and proposes two different taxonomies of game jams -a historical and a categorical. In addition, it discusses the definition of game jam and identifies the most active research areas within the game jam community such as the interplay and development with local communities, the study and analysis of game jammers and organisers, and works that bring a critical look on game jams. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Interaction design; • Software and its engineering → Interactive games.

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Section: Development Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Two Decades of Game Jams

Lai

Kultima

Khosmood

et al. 2021

Sixth Annual International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons, and Game Creation Events

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“…Their review was specific to the method card format (card decks of design methods) and covered only a representative sample of these. Most recently, Ho (2017) reviewed ideation tools for use during game jams (hackathons for digital gaming) including ten 'idea generation toolkits'.…”

Section: Previous Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toolkits, cards and games – a review of analogue tools for collaborative ideation

2020

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Analogue tools offer distinct benefits for collaborative design ideation and can take a variety of tailored forms including card decks, templates, toys and board games. However, owing to the disparate and multidisciplinary sources of these tools, there is currently no easy way to gain a coherent view of the tool landscape. To resolve this, we conducted a survey of analogue ideation tools within the design and HCI literatures, and within commercial practice. Of 3,395 results, 76 met the inclusion criteria. The resulting collection is presented and classified according to 10 descriptors including a novel taxonomy for distinguishing 7 tool types (methods, prompts, components, concepts, stories, embodiment, and construction).We also discuss gaps and opportunities for future tool development in inclusivity, culturaltailoring and embodiment. Our aim is to help designers and design teams more fluently select, customize, critique, analyse and/or build tools to support collaborative designerly inquiry.

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“…Tools and game engines are the main resources in a game jam. Ho [16] found that cards are the most used tool in game jams to evoke inspiration among participants. Zook and Riedl [36] reported that paper prototyping was considered a positive practice by the participants in their study.…”

Section: Game Jamsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The resources on educational game design, which also took the form of cards, as recommended by Ho [16], were designed for the fourth stage of our proposed framework and aimed at democratising knowledge and facilitating the implementation of the educational aspects in the game. To do so, the cards were designed by merging the principles of learning in games [12] with Critical Pedagogy [10] and were enhanced with examples and suggestions for the implementation.…”

Section: Educational Game Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Game Jams as a Space to Tackle Social Issues

Myers

Piccolo

Collins

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events 2019

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This paper introduces a framework to guide the design of educational games during game jams based on Critical Pedagogy, an educational theory grounded on the democratisation of knowledge, critical reflection and collaboration for empowering people to tackle social issues. The process and resources that compose the framework are discussed based on a case study exploring everyday sexism. The framework design has been supported by participatory activities and a trial, suggesting the adequacy of the methods and resources in engaging diverse participants with both the educational game design and the social issue. It is expected that the design process introduced here will boost the potential of game jams as a space for learning, collaboration and critical thinking. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI .

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Evoking inspiration for game jam ideas

Cited by 5 publications

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Two Decades of Game Jams

Two Decades of Game Jams

Toolkits, cards and games – a review of analogue tools for collaborative ideation

Game Jams as a Space to Tackle Social Issues

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