Supporting engagement in research through a game design competition
Digital games are an engaging medium that have previously been used for communicating research to a variety of audiences. However, there is an opportunity for engaging people more deeply by involving them in creating games. This article reports on a game design competition, based on participatory d...
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| author | Ioanna Iacovides Anna Cox Dominic Furniss Katarzyna Stawarz Charlene Jennett Anne Adams |
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| description | Digital games are an engaging medium that have previously been used for communicating research to a variety of audiences. However, there is an opportunity for engaging people more deeply by involving them in creating games. This article reports on a game design competition, based on
participatory design principles and game jam practices, which challenged university students to design games within the context of a research project. Based on their interpretations of research on human error in health care, teams created four games to be disseminated online to a wider public
audience. We outline the competition format and reflect on the extent to which it was successful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8dcb66a258164ed1bb88aa304e1287e02023-02-23T11:31:27ZengUCL PressResearch for All2399-81212019-01-013254110.18546/RFA.03.1.04Supporting engagement in research through a game design competitionIoanna IacovidesAnna CoxDominic FurnissKatarzyna StawarzCharlene JennettAnne AdamsDigital games are an engaging medium that have previously been used for communicating research to a variety of audiences. However, there is an opportunity for engaging people more deeply by involving them in creating games. This article reports on a game design competition, based on participatory design principles and game jam practices, which challenged university students to design games within the context of a research project. Based on their interpretations of research on human error in health care, teams created four games to be disseminated online to a wider public audience. We outline the competition format and reflect on the extent to which it was successful.https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.18546/RFA.03.1.04 |
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