Abstract
Game jams have gained an increasingly important role in game
development communities, and have attracted attention in
academia as well. However, research on how game jam formats
shapes and drives creativity and design processes is scarce, and
needs further development in order to advance our understanding
of unique types of design processes. To provide insight on the
complex inner workings of game jams, this paper presents an
autobiographical design case study demonstrating how design
space theory may be used as a theoretical framework that supports
the documentation and analysis of a game jam. The main
contribution is detailed exemplars of events that, for this particular
game jam, had significant influence on how the design space was
transformed. Furthermore, we discuss several points of interest for
future studies of the transformation of the design
space during game jams.
development communities, and have attracted attention in
academia as well. However, research on how game jam formats
shapes and drives creativity and design processes is scarce, and
needs further development in order to advance our understanding
of unique types of design processes. To provide insight on the
complex inner workings of game jams, this paper presents an
autobiographical design case study demonstrating how design
space theory may be used as a theoretical framework that supports
the documentation and analysis of a game jam. The main
contribution is detailed exemplars of events that, for this particular
game jam, had significant influence on how the design space was
transformed. Furthermore, we discuss several points of interest for
future studies of the transformation of the design
space during game jams.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mindtrek '18 : Proceedings of the 22nd International Academic Mindtrek Conference |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | Oct 2018 |
| Pages | 30-38 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-6589-5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2018 |
| Event | International Academic Mindtrek Conference - Tampere, Finland Duration: 10 Oct 2018 → 11 Oct 2018 Conference number: 18 |
Conference
| Conference | International Academic Mindtrek Conference |
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| Number | 18 |
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Tampere |
| Period | 10/10/2018 → 11/10/2018 |