Problem Solving and Collaboration when School Children Develop Game Designs

Jeanette Sjöberg; Eva Brooks

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_52

Problem Solving and Collaboration when School Children Develop Game Designs

Jeanette Sjöberg, Eva Brooks

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Abstract

Digital technologies in combination with creative activities have been in-troduced in schools as a strategy for learning and teaching activities offering scaffolding opportunities. In recent years digital game-based learning (DGBL) activities also has been tried out in schools. In this paper, we ex-amine how collaboration between school children is configured in problem solving activities whilst developing digital game designs. The study is based on a case of a creative workshop with school children (9-10 years of age) where game design activities were applied. Game design activities with the participating children, creative materials and technologies and chil-dren’s actions as well as interactions are analysed by using interaction analysis and parts of content analysis. The research questions concern the patterns, features, and challenges emerge among 9 to 10-year-old school children when collaboratively engaged in problem solving activities? The results of the study show that a sense of community emerged when the children worked on solving the problem of designing and producing a digi-tal game. Hence, when designing for mutuality, the design should allow for the participants’ experience acknowledging an affective awareness of a shared purpose.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation : 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Anthony Brooks, Eva Brooks
Number of pages	16
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	1 Mar 2020
Pages	683-698
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-53293-2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-53294-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_52
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2020
Event	4th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning and Innovation, DLI 2019 - Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 6 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019 Conference number: 4 http://designlearninginnovation.org/

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Conference	4th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning and Innovation, DLI 2019
Number	4
Location	Aalborg University
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Aalborg
Period	06/11/2019 → 08/11/2019
Internet address	http://designlearninginnovation.org/

Series	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Volume	328
ISSN	1867-8211

Keywords

Collaboration
Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL)
Game-Based Design
Problem solving
School children

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Sjöberg, J., & Brooks, E. (2020). Problem Solving and Collaboration when School Children Develop Game Designs. In A. Brooks, & E. Brooks (Eds.), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings (pp. 683-698). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_52

Sjöberg, Jeanette ; Brooks, Eva. / Problem Solving and Collaboration when School Children Develop Game Designs. Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. editor / Anthony Brooks ; Eva Brooks. Springer, 2020. pp. 683-698 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 328).

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Problem Solving and Collaboration when School Children Develop Game Designs. / Sjöberg, Jeanette; Brooks, Eva.
Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Anthony Brooks; Eva Brooks. Springer, 2020. p. 683-698 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 328).

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Sjöberg J, Brooks E. Problem Solving and Collaboration when School Children Develop Game Designs. In Brooks A, Brooks E, editors, Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 683-698. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 328). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_52

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