GaIn – Games and Innovation 1) Creativity and innovation in game design processes 2) Game based and playful innovation “ GaIn focuses on developing playful and systematic approaches to enhance and organize the process of creating new (game) products” Research project presentation Game Research Lab, University of Tampere Agora Game Lab, University of Jyväskylä © Annakaisa Kultima

Overview creativity and innovation in game design practices game based and playful innovation methods Focus on developing systematic and playful approaches to enhance and organize the process of creating new products Understanding creativity as a domain specific phenomenon Mapping the domain of game design as an organic practice within specific formal restrictions Methodologies and tools for generating , refining , evaluating and managing game ideas in a systematic manner © Annakaisa Kultima

creativity and innovation in game design practices

game based and playful innovation methods

Focus on developing systematic and playful approaches to enhance and organize the process of creating new products

Understanding creativity as a domain specific phenomenon

Mapping the domain of game design as an organic practice within specific formal restrictions

Methodologies and tools for generating , refining , evaluating and managing game ideas in a systematic manner

Overview Part of a bigger project consortium TDP (Transformations of Digital Play) GaIn & SoPlay Project duration: 2 years (1.1.2009 - 31.12.2010) GaIn team: Annakaisa Kultima (TaY) Project manager Jussi Kuittinen (JY) Researcher Timo Nummenmaa (TaY) Researcher Kati Alha (TaY) (Research assistant) © Annakaisa Kultima

Part of a bigger project consortium

TDP (Transformations of Digital Play)

GaIn & SoPlay

Project duration:

2 years (1.1.2009 - 31.12.2010)

GaIn team:

Annakaisa Kultima (TaY) Project manager

Jussi Kuittinen (JY) Researcher

Timo Nummenmaa (TaY) Researcher

Kati Alha (TaY) (Research assistant)

Funding & collaboration Public funding Tekes, Verso program Research units University of Tampere (coordinator) & University of Jyväskylä Academic collaboration: National University of Singapore Industry partners Nokia/Games Publishing, Veikkaus, Digital Chocolate/Sumea, Universomo, Mr.Goodliving/RealNetworks, Moido Games, Sauma Technologies, Kuuasema, Igios, Ixonos © Annakaisa Kultima

Public funding

Tekes, Verso program

Research units

University of Tampere (coordinator) & University of Jyväskylä

Academic collaboration:

National University of Singapore

Industry partners

Nokia/Games Publishing, Veikkaus, Digital Chocolate/Sumea, Universomo, Mr.Goodliving/RealNetworks, Moido Games, Sauma Technologies, Kuuasema, Igios, Ixonos

Research approaches Interviews, surveys (first year) Expert workshops (second year) Participatory observation Content analysis Design research © Annakaisa Kultima

Interviews, surveys (first year)

Expert workshops (second year)

Participatory observation

Content analysis

Design research

Work packages WP 1: Game innovation practices Domain specificity: processes How game designers ideate? What are the specific features of game design processes? Interviews, surveys, participatory observation WP 2: Formalising game designs Formally describing game ideas and concepts What are the specific features of gameplay and player experience as recognizable formal patterns? WP 3: Games & tools for creativity Bridging the gap between formal & organic approaches What is the balance between domain specific approaches and general approaches? Expert workshops for idea game prototypes and idea management tools Interviews WP 4: Metrics for evaluating the effects of creativity tools Building guidelines for evaluating the effects of innovation tools Building basis for continuous development of systematic approaches to enhancing and organising innovation processes within the companies © Annakaisa Kultima

WP 1: Game innovation practices

Domain specificity: processes

How game designers ideate?

What are the specific features of game design processes?

Interviews, surveys, participatory observation

WP 2: Formalising game designs

Formally describing game ideas and concepts

What are the specific features of gameplay and player experience as recognizable formal patterns?

WP 3: Games & tools for creativity

Bridging the gap between formal & organic approaches

What is the balance between domain specific approaches and general approaches?

Expert workshops for idea game prototypes and idea management tools

Interviews

WP 4: Metrics for evaluating the effects of creativity tools

Building guidelines for evaluating the effects of innovation tools

Building basis for continuous development of systematic approaches to enhancing and organising innovation processes within the companies

Current phase Literature review Design exercise, design diaries GaIn team engaging into design activity Personal understanding of the process Explicating design thinking and capturing design situations © Annakaisa Kultima

Literature review

Design exercise, design diaries

GaIn team engaging into design activity

Personal understanding of the process

Explicating design thinking and capturing design situations

© Annakaisa Kultima

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