2019
Kankainen, Ville; Kultima, Annakaisa; Meriläinen, Mikko
Motivations of Game Jam Organizers: Case of Finnish Game Jam Community Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, pp. 1-8, ACM, 2019, ISBN: 2153-1633.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Game design, Game jam, Game jam organizers, Games, Intermediaries, Motivations, Volunteering
@inproceedings{Kankainen2019b,
title = {Motivations of Game Jam Organizers: Case of Finnish Game Jam Community},
author = {Ville Kankainen and Annakaisa Kultima and Mikko Meriläinen},
url = {https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201910013611},
doi = {10.1145/3337722.3341840},
isbn = {2153-1633},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-08-26},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games},
pages = {1-8},
publisher = {ACM},
abstract = {In this paper, we examine the motivations and experiences of game jam organizers in Finland. For the purpose of the study, 13 game jam organizers were interviewed in 2018 - 2019. We found that motivations for organizing game jams are diverse but interlinked and can be roughly divided into six categories: Community Building, Community Driven, Education, Passion for Organizing, Supporting Creative Culture and Work Driven. Further, we noted that many organizers end up in their position through happenstance rather than actively looking for the role.},
keywords = {Game design, Game jam, Game jam organizers, Games, Intermediaries, Motivations, Volunteering},
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In this paper, we examine the motivations and experiences of game jam organizers in Finland. For the purpose of the study, 13 game jam organizers were interviewed in 2018 - 2019. We found that motivations for organizing game jams are diverse but interlinked and can be roughly divided into six categories: Community Building, Community Driven, Education, Passion for Organizing, Supporting Creative Culture and Work Driven. Further, we noted that many organizers end up in their position through happenstance rather than actively looking for the role.