2021
Kultima, Annakaisa; Stenros, Jaakko; Harviainen, J. Tuomas
Jamography: How to Document and Reference Design Jams in Academia
In: Madge, Octavia-Luciana (Ed.): New Trends and Challenges in Information Science and Information Seeking Behaviour, pp. 153-165, Springer International, 2021, ISBN: 9783030684655.
Book chapter
Abstract | Links | Tags: Design jams, Documentation, Hackathon, Identifiable details of ephemeral development events, Jamography
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2018
Meriläinen, Mikko; Aurava, Riikka
Internal Barriers to Entry for First-time Participants in the Global Game Jam
In: ECGBL 2018 PDF – Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Game-Based Learning, pp. 414–421, Reading, 2018, ISSN: 20490992.
In proceedings
Abstract | Tags: Barriers to entry, Co-creation, Game jam, Game pedagogy, Hackathon, Learning
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abstract = {Game jams are a type of co-creation event, in which a game is created in a limited timeframe. They are attended for recreational as well as educational purposes and have gained popularity as a learning environment by combining elements of both informal and formal learning. Participation is typically voluntary, and external and internal issues can influence participation. In this paper internal barriers to entry are discussed based on interviews and observations from four first-time participants in the Global Game Jam, the world's largest on-site game jam event. Results suggest that participant expectations affect attendance. Identifying and acknowledging these expectations may help promote attendance.},
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Game jams are a type of co-creation event, in which a game is created in a limited timeframe. They are attended for recreational as well as educational purposes and have gained popularity as a learning environment by combining elements of both informal and formal learning. Participation is typically voluntary, and external and internal issues can influence participation. In this paper internal barriers to entry are discussed based on interviews and observations from four first-time participants in the Global Game Jam, the world's largest on-site game jam event. Results suggest that participant expectations affect attendance. Identifying and acknowledging these expectations may help promote attendance.