scholarly journals Game Design as an Autonomous Research Subject

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Pedro Pinto Neves ◽  
Nelson Zagalo
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Game Analysis ◽  
Common Basis ◽  
Complementary Approach ◽  
Pattern Approach

This paper examines the methods and systems of game design from the standpoint of existing method proposals failing to establish a common basis for systematizing design knowledge, which this paper aims to help resolve. Game design has often been subsumed by game development and associated disciplines, and game design methodology has often been subsumed by game analysis. This paper reviews related work in defining game design as an autonomous research subject and then divides the methods and systems of game design into complementary methods and core methods, with only the latter, consisting chiefly of design patterns, attempting to systematize how game design knowledge is generated. Seminal game patterns have been descriptive rather than -prescriptive and so have failed to find the requisite practitioner adoption to fulfill their role as a living method. One recent pattern approach has sought to resolve this issue by promoting pattern usage generally over the adoption of a particular language. This paper outlines an alternate and possibly complementary approach of a novel, practical basis for game design literacy for helping core methods work as a basis for systematizing game design knowledge. The proposed basis sacrifices descriptiveness to prescriptiveness to shape methods in that direction.

scholarly journals Timeliness in information sharing within creative industries. Case: Finnish game design

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Tuomas Harviainen ◽  
Miikka J. Lehtonen ◽  
Sören Kock
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Information ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Interpersonal Level ◽  
Share Information

PurposeThis article aims to examine instances of timeliness and temporality in information sharing conducted by members of the Finnish game design community. By doing so, it provides new knowledge into the ways in which organizational information practices may take place on an individual and interpersonal level, and the ways in which timeliness impact information sharing.Design/methodology/approachThe article is based on three sets of interviews, gathered in 2012–2014, 2017–2018 and 2018–2020.FindingsThe authors identify six themes of information sharing and show that time is strongly tied to the ways in which people in the Finnish game development industry share information outside of their own companies.Originality/valueThis type of information sharing has not been previously researched. This study brings forth new knowledge on how timeliness influence information sharing within creative industries.

Game-Based Learning Design Patterns

2011 ◽  
pp. 137-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Ecker ◽  
Wolfgang Müller ◽  
Johannes Zylka
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Design Pattern ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Pattern Type ◽  
Pattern Approach ◽  
Game Design Patterns

This chapter introduces an approach to use best-practice experiences in terms of Design Patterns to support the development of high-quality and successful educational games. These Game-based Learning Design Patterns draw from previous work on Game Design Patterns and Pedagogical Patterns. The chapter provides background on the Design Pattern approach and explains the structure of the new pattern type based on selected examples. It also illustrates that existing patterns, e.g., from Game Design, may provide first evidence, while the identification of Game-based Learning Design Patterns is not straightforward.

scholarly journals Gamification based learning activities in elementary Brazilian public school

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1830
Author(s):  
Wilton Moreira Ferraz Júnior ◽  
Suéllen Rodolfo Martinelli ◽  
Carlos Henrique da Silva Santos ◽  
Murillo Rodrigo Petrucelli Homem
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Extreme Programming ◽  
Agile Methods ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Games Development

This work presents an iterative method which is based on the serious games development in elementary and high school classes, focusing on the students and teachers experiences from Brazilian scholar reality. Furthermore, it does not require strong background in game development and it is planned to be introduced any area of knowledge. It has been considered as a motivational method to engage the teachers and students’ in-depth discussions. It follows some Agile Methods practices, such as the Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum Agile Methods to guide them along the continuous exploration of game design in classrooms. This method also considers the design patterns techniques to reuse (re-guise) some well-known digital games engines and educational concepts, as example a guided game design based on the spaceships battles to associate electric charges concepts. The results obtained in experiments occurred in public schools show successful acceptance and they contribute to improve the students’ academic performance. This method is now introduced in some undergraduate and graduate practices to analyze its impact in entrepreneurship courses.

Development of Serious Games for Behaviour Change: A Practical Methodology (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Catalina Ortega ◽  
Svjetlana Kolić-Vehovec ◽  
Barbara Rončević Zubković ◽  
Sanja Smojver-Ažić ◽  
Tamara Martinac Dorčić
Keyword(s):  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Intervention Mapping ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Intervention Mapping Protocol ◽  
Post Test

UNSTRUCTURED Objectives: The main purpose of the paper is to define a new methodology that allows the design of Serious Games that promote a behavioural change. The methodology is based on the Intervention Mapping Protocol (IMP) to define all the information and interventions and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to promote the behaviour change. Materials and methods: The methodology is based on the experience of game designers and psychologies within the eConfidence H2020 research project in which a new methodology was designed and implemented in two serious games. The game development methodology is described in six steps to be followed, with the psychological perspective integrated with the game design. Both games were tested in 10 schools with a pre and post-test for the data analysis. Results: Both games developed within the methodology present relevant findings on the change of behaviour of the users. Additionally, the proposed metric integrated allows a database improvement of the games to get better results. Conclusion: New methodology for design and study effectiveness of Serious Games that promote behavioural changes, was designed and integrated into two serious games that demonstrate changes in the users. The methodology could help other teams in the work of design and assess the effectiveness of a Serious Game for behavioural change.

Novel games can come from novice game makers

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-252
Author(s):  
Mark Chen
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to describe how a novice to game design pushed theory about what makes a good game. Design/methodology/approach The game in question was developed in Twine for an introductory undergraduate course in interactive media. Findings It featured very little player agency, which ironically served to give players a richer experience. Originality/value That a novice could create something deeply personal that butted against conventional game design guidelines highlights the importance of opening game design up to as broad an audience as possible.

scholarly journals A cookbook method for Persuasive Game Design

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Panote Siriaraya ◽  
Valentijn Visch ◽  
Arnold Vermeeren ◽  
Michaël Bas
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Persuasive Games ◽  
Persuasive Game ◽  
Research Domain ◽  
Practical Constraints ◽  
Complete Process

Despite the growing interest in persuasive game design, there have been few methods which cover the complete process of game design that designers could draw upon in their practice. In this paper, the Persuasive Game Design method(PGD) is presented as a non-directive approach for designing persuasive games including a practical hand-out. To better fit with the practical constraints encountered in game design, this method adopts a “cookbook” approach. A set of essential PGD components and tools are provided from which game designers can choose from, given their specific context and resources. Designers first consider the game design steps(“dishes”) to use in creating their game and in each step, select which components(“ingredients”) to take into account and tools(“utensils”) to use. The proposed method, based on our experience as persuasive game researchers and design practitioners, is further refined using feedback from professional game designers. The paper concludes with a case study illustrating how to put the meal into practice. Overall, the method provides a useful contribution to the existing research domain by combining knowledge from game theory, game design and design methodology to create a structured yet flexible approach which covers the complete persuasive game design process for researchers, students and practitioners. 

Procedural dungeon generation in RPG games

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
David David ◽  
Albertus Agung ◽  
Yudy Tirana
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Generation Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Waterfall Model ◽  
Implementation Data ◽  
Combined Algorithm

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and evaluate a procedural dungeon generation application that created a variant dungeon floor. Procedural dungeon generation makes it easy for a designer to design a level. The result shows that the algorithm can create a variant dungeon based on the parameter on the game. This game also has a high re-playability, thanks to the generation process. Design/methodology/approach Research methods include methods of data collection, design and implementation. Data collection was done through research literature, questionnaires and analyzing some similar applications. Designing game application using game design document and implementation was the done using the waterfall model and the unity game engine. Findings Procedural dungeon generation is important when designing the game. If done correctly, it will reduce the designer’s time to design the map especially in dungeon, where in the dungeon, there are many floors and each floor must be designed differently based on the difficulty level of the game. The application uses the combined algorithm to create a variant dungeon, where each algorithm has its own advantages that the designer can use to design the variety of the dungeon. It also opens more algorithms to be used when creating the dungeon. Originality/value This paper uses the combined algorithm for procedural dungeon generation, and the result shows that a player has high re-playability to the game.

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