Game Space Idea Generation Study Material Package

GameSpace Studying design and evaluation methods for casual mobile multiplayer games Methodological approach to design “ Expanding the game space” Frans Mäyrä Scientific Leader Janne Paavilainen Project Manager Annakaisa Kultima Researcher Jussi Kuittinen Researcher Johannes Niemelä Researcher Hannamari Saarenpää Researcher

Studying design and evaluation

methods for casual mobile multiplayer games

Methodological approach to design

“ Expanding the game space”

Frans Mäyrä Scientific Leader

Janne Paavilainen Project Manager

Annakaisa Kultima Researcher

Jussi Kuittinen Researcher

Johannes Niemelä Researcher

Hannamari Saarenpää Researcher

1001 Game Ideas Instructions for the GameSpace tools Basic knowledge on idea generation and creativity Example ideas selection of recorded ideas from our workshops and testing sessions

Instructions for the GameSpace tools

Basic knowledge on idea generation and creativity

Example ideas

selection of recorded ideas from our workshops and testing sessions

VNA Three card decks Simple and fast Casual word-set Collaborating on a shared idea

Three card decks

Simple and fast

Casual word-set

Collaborating on a shared idea

PieceBox Collection of play tokens in a box Brainstorming, playing, sharing thoughts, trying, demonstrating, drawing inspiration Casual stimuli, inspiration Close to prototyping

Collection of play tokens in a box

Brainstorming, playing, sharing thoughts, trying, demonstrating, drawing inspiration

Casual stimuli, inspiration

Close to prototyping

MorF USB-key Computer aided morphological forced connections Database Game analysis, attribute variations, forced combinations, documenting

USB-key

Computer aided morphological forced connections

Database

Game analysis, attribute variations, forced combinations, documenting

Mecano Mechanical aspects of common objects as a starting point for game ideas trying, interacting objects, analysing, combining, elaborating

Mechanical aspects of common objects as a starting point for game ideas

trying, interacting objects, analysing, combining, elaborating

GameSeekers Inspirational pictures and game reference cards Collaboration, making free associations Idea coherence, simplifying actions,

Inspirational pictures and game reference cards

Collaboration, making free associations

Idea coherence, simplifying actions,

GameBoard Cards, game boards, score and player tokens Competitive idea generation game Competition not on ideas Shared idea or simultaneous individual idea generation Playing the game for ideas or for socre

Cards, game boards, score and player tokens

Competitive idea generation game

Competition not on ideas

Shared idea or simultaneous individual idea generation

Playing the game for ideas or for socre

Commercial counterpart: Thinkpak Michael Michalko Brainstorming cards idea-triggering questions changing your thinking habits Working on pre-set problem Using SCAMPER substitute something combine it with something else adapt something to it modify or magnify it put it to some other use eliminate something reverse or rearrange it

Michael Michalko

Brainstorming cards

idea-triggering questions

changing your thinking habits

Working on pre-set problem

Using SCAMPER

substitute something

combine it with something else

adapt something to it

modify or magnify it

put it to some other use

eliminate something

reverse or rearrange it

comments or questions? In need for assistance with the package, please contact: Annakaisa Kultima [email_address] gamelab.uta.fi/GameSpace gameslices.wordpress.com