Abstract
In this talk I will address a changing perspective on design, one in which users are defined as social and economical actors who co-create products and services. We will see that the role of play in its contemporary and digital form for instance through games, apps, interactive toys is essential in this process. This talk consists of two parts. The first part focuses on our research in play and civic interaction design. I will define play in its digital form and its intrinsic qualities, such as fun, experience, creation, collaboration, and competition. I will then show that through these qualities a new digital culture has emerged in which, instead of a top-down, one-to- many vertical cascade, we find bottom-up, many-to-many, horizontal, peer-to-peer communications (Jenkins, 2009). In the second part, I will sketch the research and game designs in relation to research and education at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, including further collaboration with partners in industry and research. The main focus in this talk is on the challenge of how to design for these collective opportunities, e.g. in health care, education and city planning.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Serious Games: Second Joint International Conference, JCSG 2016, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, September 26-27, 2016, Proceedings |
Editors | T. Marsh |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 1-3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3319458403 |
ISBN (Print) | 331945840X |
Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2016 |
Event | Joint Conference of Serious Games - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 26 Sept 2016 → 27 Sept 2016 http://jcsg2016.org/ |
Conference
Conference | Joint Conference of Serious Games |
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Abbreviated title | LCSG 2016 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 26/09/16 → 27/09/16 |
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Bibliographical note
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second Joint International Conference on Serious Games, JCSG 2016, held in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, in September 2016. This conference bundles the activities of the International Conference on Serious Games Development and Applications, SGDA, and the Conference on Serious Games, GameDays.The total of 36 full papers and 5 short papers was carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections named: health, well-being and accessibility; education, learning and training; science, nature and heritage; design, development and analysis; poster papers; exhibits.