Co-creating games through intergenerational design workshops

Mark Rice*, Yian Ling Cheong, Jamie Ng, Puay Hoe Chua, Yin Leng Theng

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

35 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a co-design study into the development of intergenerational games. Three separate design workshops were conducted with 50 participants aged between 15-21 and 55-74 years old, representing younger and older cohorts respectively. A range of design activities were used to elicit ideas and allow participants of different ages to self-reflect, negotiate and collectively create games that they desired to play. The analysis reports on the game concepts envisaged from early brainstorming, group sketching and more refined storyboards. A number of genres and game-types are illustrated, as we compare the different game features designed. These ideas reflect a combination of interests from mixed-age groups. The paper concludes by discussing recommendations to developing intergenerational games.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS '12
Pages368-377
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventDesigning Interactive Systems Conference, DIS '12 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Duration: Jun 11 2012Jun 15 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS '12

Conference

ConferenceDesigning Interactive Systems Conference, DIS '12
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityNewcastle Upon Tyne
Period6/11/126/15/12

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Keywords

  • design workshop
  • elicitation
  • intergenerational relations
  • older adults
  • video games

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Co-creating games through intergenerational design workshops'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this