Collaboration, Dedication, and Social Pressure: A Comparative Analysis of Virtual and Face-to-Face Game Jams
Files
Date
2021-01-05
Authors
Contributor
Advisor
Department
Instructor
Depositor
Speaker
Researcher
Consultant
Interviewer
Narrator
Transcriber
Annotator
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Volume
Number/Issue
Starting Page
2824
Ending Page
Alternative Title
Abstract
Game jams are virtual or face-to-face events where game developers (often non-professional or hobbyist) collaborate to make digital games within a limited time frame. As these events have become not only game-creation events but also social collaboration spaces, important questions emerge regarding how exactly different modes of game jams can offer different affordances for developers’ social collaboration. Using 24 semi-structured interviews, we provide a comparative analysis of virtual and face-to-face game jams, especially with regard to the different technological processes and social engagement in each mode of game jams. We contribute to the game jam community by highlighting game jams as novel social collaboration spaces and by providing empirical evidence of the unique affordances of different modes of game jams for social collaboration.
Description
Keywords
Games and Gaming, computer-mediated collaboration, game development, game jams, indie game development
Citation
Extent
10 pages
Format
Geographic Location
Time Period
Related To
Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Related To (URI)
Table of Contents
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Rights Holder
Local Contexts
Collections
Email libraryada-l@lists.hawaii.edu if you need this content in ADA-compliant format.