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Comparing Ideation Techniques for Games Education: SCAMPER, Gamicards, Brainstorming

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Mikhail Fiadotau,

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ICGJ '20: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events

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We conducted a comparative study of two structured (SCAMPER, Playgen AddingPlay card kit) and one unstructured (free brainstorming) ideation techniques, aiming to establish their suitability for game design education. We collected data about the techniques’ productivity, ease of use, and enjoyability from 100 participants in 60-minute game ideation workshops. Contrary to expectations, the data revealed no statistically significant differences between the techniques. The unexpected results led us to reconsider some of our starting assumptions, pointing to the complex nature of counting and evaluating ideas. Based on this, the discussion outlines some suggestions for future research into ideation in games education.

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Lawas N(2024)The Effectiveness of Using the SCAMPER Programme to Learn the Basic Fundamentals of FutsalPubmedia Jurnal Pendidikan Olahraga10.47134/jpo.v1i3.3431:3(8)Online publication date: 15-Apr-2024
https://doi.org/10.47134/jpo.v1i3.343
Turner JBowen Jvan Zandwijk N(2021)Interaction Modelling for IoT2021 28th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)10.1109/APSEC53868.2021.00020(120-129)Online publication date: Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/APSEC53868.2021.00020

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