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Design Thinking in Gamestar Mechanic: The role of gamer experience on the appropriation of the Discourse practices of Game Designers
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@MISC{Squire_designthinking,
author = {Ivan Alex Games Kurt Squire},
title = {Design Thinking in Gamestar Mechanic: The role of gamer experience on the appropriation of the Discourse practices of Game Designers},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Abstract: This paper explores the pedagogical potential of Gamestar Mechanic, a computer game where players learn the principles of game design by making, sharing and reviewing games in the context of an online community of designers. The game has been designed to foster the appropriation of complex language and literacy skills by middle school children. By relying on think aloud interviews and a discourse analytic framework, this paper explores the language practices germane to the game designer Discourse enacted by players as they tackle a game design challenge. Context for the Study Thinking as a designer has been recognized as an important asset to learners in a world defined by the globalization of economy and intense pressure on them to produce new knowledge, innovate, and solve complex problems (Kolodner, Crismond, Gray, Holbrook, & Puntambekar, 1998; New London Group, 1996). Adopting a designer perspective entails an epistemological shift by the learner from the teacher-driven transmission view commonly promoted by schools, to a conception of knowledge as a dynamic construct that emerges from a dialog between the designer, the designed and a larger community of design practitioners (Schön, 1995). Game design, which sits at the intersection of computer science, graphic arts, interactive storytelling,
Keyphrases
gamestar mechanic gamer experience game designer design thinking discourse practice game design new knowledge literacy skill designer perspective epistemological shift important asset teacher-driven transmission view middle school child game designer discourse study thinking game design challenge pedagogical potential new london group discourse analytic framework online community computer science dynamic construct graphic art complex language complex problem computer game interactive storytelling think aloud interview intense pressure design practitioner language practice
