Miller, Josh Aaron, Gandhi, Kutub, Whitby, Matthew et al. (4 more authors) (2024) A Design Framework for Reflective Play. In: CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI 2024, 11-16 May 2024 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings . Association for Computing Machinery, Inc , USA
Abstract
Recent research has begun exploring games as a medium for reflection due to their affordances as interactive systems of challenge. However, little effort has been put into (1) synthesizing insights across studies and disciplines and (2) translating the academic work on reflective play into practical takeaways for game developers. This article takes the first steps toward summarizing existing work on reflective play and translating insights for practical implementation by identifying key game elements present in games that evoke reflection. We divide these elements into five approaches: Disruptions, Slowdowns, Questioning, Revisiting, and Enhancers. Finally, we provide an actionable supplement for practicing game developers to apply these concepts to their games.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the University’s Research Publications and Open Access policy. |
Keywords: | games,meaningful games,refiection,refiective game design,refiective informatics |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 14 May 2024 09:30 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:34 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642455 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Series Name: | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/3613904.3642455 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212501 |
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