Happy jamming! the potential of Game Jams

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Game jams have the potential to provide an effective and focused experience and participants gain valuable skills in prototyping and collaboration. The collaborative and community based environment provides supports creativity and learning. Teen JamMX 2017: -Mexico City, May 2017. -Mexicans, 8-15 years, from PIDASI (Programa Integral para el Diagnóstico y Atención a la Sobredotación Intelectual). - High IQ. Observatory of Comunication, Games and Entertainmet (OCVE) UAB-Uvic

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Happy jamming! the potential
of Game Jams
Ruth S. Contreras Espinosa
Observatory of Comunication, Games and
Entertainmet (OCVE)
UAB-Uvic
ruth.contreras@uvic.cat

Teen JamMX 2017
Game jams have the potential to provide an effective and focused experience and participants
gain valuable skills in prototyping and collaboration. The collaborative and community based
environment provides supports creativity and learning and establish spaces that support the
independent game development ecosystem.
-Mexico City, May 2017.
-Mexicans, 8-15 years, from PIDASI (Programa Integral para el Diagnóstico y Atención a la
Sobredotación Intelectual).
- High IQ.

GAME JAM and learning
•Learning theories have been highlighted which connect well to game jams.
•Proposal to use game jam in a different activity and not just using computers.
•Proposal toward introducing a game jam in game design development.
GAME JAM Format
•Small teams design and develop playable games or prototypes.
•A prescribed theme or topic: enviroment and sustantability.
•Takes place during a short period of time (4 hours).
• Finale presentation.

Study design
Quantitative research design
N = 21, spread over 4 different teams
Pre-jam questionnaire
Demographics, attitude towards games (digital, etc.), attitude
towards Teen JamMX 2017.
Post-jam questionnaire
Role(s) fulfilled in the team, collaboration, learning outcomes

Results
Attitude towards game jams (pre and post).
Learning expectations and outcomes.
- Game jam attitude
- Communicative & socials kills
- Professionals kills

Discussion & Conclusions
• Positive game jam attitude.
• Problems with collaboration measurements.
• Limitations.

Thanks!
Ruth S. Contreras Espinosa
Observatory of Comunication, Games and
Entertainmet (OCVE)
UAB-Uvic
ruth.contreras@uvic.cat

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