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TitleUser Experiences of Game Idea Generation Games
Presenter(s)Annakaisa Kultima, Johannes Niemel, Janne Paavilainen and Hannamari Saarenp
SessionEmergent Gameplay
TimeThursday, October 9, 10:45a-11:45p
LocationGreen Room
FormatPaper Presentation
DescriptionIn this paper, we introduce three idea generation games designed for the use of game designers and discuss about the feedback they received while used in the authentic production settings. Three games designed especially for generating game ideas were developed in the GameSpace project that studies methods for design and evaluation of casual mobile multiplayer games. According to our experiences, games can be considered as successful devices for idea generation. Game-based idea generation techniques provide an easily facilitated, focused but playful setting for coming up with new ideas. We would like to share the feedback of our games in order to inspire others to create similar tools for generating innovative ideas in the field of games or other industries alike.
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