Abstract
A significant proportion of research in the field of human-computer interaction has been devoted to game design. Yet, a multitude of good ideas and enthusiastic game design initiatives exist, where the games never see the light of day. Unfortunately, the causes of these failures remain often unexplored and unpublished. The challenges faced by researchers and practitioners are particularly complex when designing games for special target groups, such as children, or for a serious purpose. The HCI community would benefit from a discussion on these issues in order to avoid researchers and practitioners to repeat mistakes. We want to learn from projects that started with a promising idea, but failed or faced severe challenges. This workshop will be the first at CHI focusing on 'failed game projects'. In particular, workshop participants are encouraged to discuss issues that typically received little attention in publications and hereby contribute to the discussion on failures in the design, development and evaluation of games for and or with children. As a result, the community will benefit from these insights and lessons-learned, which will enhance the design of future (serious) games with/for children.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Pages | 3199-3202 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450319522 |
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Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
Event | 31st Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2013 - Paris, France Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 2 May 2013 Conference number: 31 https://chi2013.acm.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 31st Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2013 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2013 |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Paris |
Period | 27/04/13 → 2/05/13 |
Other | "Changing Perspectives" |
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