Game Jam [4Research]

Menno Deen (1) , Robert Cercos , Alan Chatham , Amani Naseem , Allan Fowler (2) , Regina Bernhaupt (3) , Ben Schouten (1) , Florian 'Floyd' Mueller

1 TU/e - Eindhoven University of Technology [Eindhoven]
2 IRIT - Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse
3 Waiariki Institute of Technology (NEW ZEALAND)

Recent years have witnessed a rise in Game Jams - organized events to create playable prototypes in a very short time frame. Game Jams offer a unique and quick way to prototype games. Beyond that, we believe Game Jams can also be seen as a design research method, situated in the research-through-design tradition, to create knowledge in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The goal of this Game Jam is thus twofold: first, participants will use the Game Jam approach to investigate a research question; second, participants can, through actual practice, identify advantages and disadvantages of Game Jams as a research method. Hereby the Game Jam workshop provides a unique opportunity for HCI practitioners and researchers to gain experience in applying gameoriented methods for research.

Mots clés: Design; Experimentation; Researchthrough-design; Game Jams

Domaines: Génie logiciel [cs.SE]; Systèmes embarqués; Cryptographie et sécurité [cs.CR]; Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Architectures Matérielles [cs.AR]; Modélisation et simulation

Menno Deen, Robert Cercos, Alan Chatham, Amani Naseem, Allan Fowler, et al.. Game Jam [4Research]. International Conference for Human-Computer Interaction - CHI 2014, Apr 2014, Toronto, Canada. pp. 25-28. ⟨hal-01137749⟩