The importance of game jams in serious games
The importance of game jams in serious games
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游戏果酱在严肃游戏中的重要性
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2016
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A. Reid
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Romana Ramzan;A. Reid
虽然游戏堵塞的概念已经存在了很多年，但它们作为一种可行的设计研究方法的潜力还没有实现。本文将通过探索游戏堵塞如何解决棘手的研究问题并以有效和引人入胜的方式传播信息，来深入了解游戏堵塞如何对研究界有利。游戏堵塞正在演变，他们正在超越为娱乐创造游戏的想法，转而专注于以有助于解决特定问题和现实世界问题的方式使用数据。NoPILLS项目是一个欧洲研究项目，其长期目标是减少水循环中的药物微污染物。这场即兴表演的目的是制作出让复杂的科学和环境问题变得容易理解和容易理解的游戏。共有10名参与者参加了48小时的游戏堵塞，从中产生了三个游戏：下水道清道夫，污染和纯净。Sewer Sweeper是一款第一人称射击游戏，通过让玩家有机会选择不同的区域进行游戏，向他们传授水过滤的知识，所有这些区域都反映了农村和城市社区。《污染》是一款针对幼儿的游戏。它通过专注于污水对海洋生物的影响来教授他们关于水中污水的影响。PURITY是一个基于模拟的管理工具，专为专业人士或大学四年级学生设计，用于教育他们关于水处理厂的管理，重点是过滤方法。参与noPILLS项目的研究伙伴对在拥堵期间创建的游戏非常满意。这三款游戏都是由合作伙伴出资完全开发的。本文将以noPILLS项目为例，讨论使用游戏Jam的利弊。
While the concept of game jams has been around for a number of years, their potential as a viable design research method has yet to be realised. This paper will provide an insight into how game jams can be beneficial to the research community by exploring how they can tackle difficult research questions and disseminate information in an effective and engaging manner. Game jams are evolving, they are moving beyond the idea of creating games for entertainment and are instead focusing on using data in ways that can help solve specific issues and real world problems. The noPILLS project was a European research project with the long-term aim of reducing pharmaceutical micro-pollutants in the water cycle. The aim of the jam was to produce games that would make a complex scientific and environmental issue understandable and accessible. A total of 10 participants took part in the 48 hour game jam from which three games were produced; Sewer Sweeper, Polluted and Purity. Sewer Sweeper is a first person shooter that teaches players about water filtration by offering them the opportunity to select different zones to play in, all of which are reflective of rural and urban communities. Polluted is a game aimed at young children. It teaches them about the effects of sewage in the water by concentrating on the effects this has on marine life. Purity is a simulation-based management tool designed to be used by professionals or final year University students to educate them about the management of a water treatment plant with a focus on filtration methods. The research partners involved in the noPILLS project were very satisfied with the games that were created during the jam. All three games were funded by the partners to be fully developed. The paper will discuss the both the benefits and drawbacks of using game jams by using the noPILLS project as an example.