Supporting engagement in research through a game design competition

Iacovides, Ioanna, Cox, Anna, Furniss, Dominic, Stawarz, Katarzyna, Jennett, Charlene and Adams, Anne 2019. Supporting engagement in research through a game design competition. Research for All 3 (1) , pp. 25-41. 10.18546/RFA.03.1.04

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Abstract

Digital games are an engaging medium that have previously been used for communicating research to a variety of audiences. However, there is an opportunity for engaging people more deeply by involving them in creating games. This article reports on a game design competition, based on participatory design principles and game jam practices, which challenged university students to design games within the context of a research project. Based on their interpretations of research on human error in health care, teams created four games to be disseminated online to a wider public audience. We outline the competition format and reflect on the extent to which it was successful.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Publisher:	UCL IOE Press
ISSN:	2399-8121
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2020
Date of Acceptance:	12 September 2018
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2020 20:42
URI:	http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/130620

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