Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts

Marcello A. Gómez-Maureira; Max van Duijn; Carolien Rieffe; Aske Plaat

doi:10.1145/3555858.3555926

Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts

Marcello A. Gómez-Maureira, Max van Duijn, Carolien Rieffe, Aske Plaat

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Abstract

Video games have been used as tools for non-entertainment purposes, including research contexts. This paper defines academic games' as games that are used and developed within academic institutions for the generation, evaluation, or dissemination of knowledge. Broad intentions related to this unique use of games are rarely explicitly discussed. When they are mentioned, they tend to be specific to an individual game's implementation, or the field of study in which it is situated. This article maps the different fundamental purposes that motivate the use of games in research contexts: involvement as stimulus, intervention, incentive, or as modeling platform. A compact review of existing literature is provided, complemented by a discussion of different facets shaping the use of games in research contexts: the flow of information, the dependency between academic effort and game artifact, and the specificity that is required. This discussion is informed by the analysis of various example games from previous work. A research agenda for the future professionalization of academic game development and its discourse concludes the article.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	FDG '22
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022
Editors	Kostas Karpouzis, Stefano Gualeni, Allan Fowler
Place of Publication	New York, NY
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-9795-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3555858.3555926
Publication status	Published - 5 Sept 2022
Event	17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022 - Athens, Greece Duration: 5 Sept 2022 → 8 Sept 2022 Conference number: 17

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Conference	17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022
Abbreviated title	FDG 2022
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	5/09/22 → 8/09/22

Keywords

Academic games
Applied games
Game development
Games for non-entertainment purposes
Research games
Serious games

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Gómez-Maureira, M. A., van Duijn, M., Rieffe, C., & Plaat, A. (2022). Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts. In K. Karpouzis, S. Gualeni, & A. Fowler (Eds.), FDG '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022 Article 4 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555858.3555926

Gómez-Maureira, Marcello A. ; van Duijn, Max ; Rieffe, Carolien et al. / Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts. FDG '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022. editor / Kostas Karpouzis ; Stefano Gualeni ; Allan Fowler. New York, NY : Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Gómez-Maureira, MA, van Duijn, M, Rieffe, C & Plaat, A 2022, Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts. in K Karpouzis, S Gualeni & A Fowler (eds), FDG '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022., 4, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022, Athens, Greece, 5/09/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555858.3555926

Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts. / Gómez-Maureira, Marcello A.; van Duijn, Max; Rieffe, Carolien et al.
FDG '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022. ed. / Kostas Karpouzis; Stefano Gualeni; Allan Fowler. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. 4 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Gómez-Maureira MA, van Duijn M, Rieffe C, Plaat A. Academic Games - Mapping the Use of Video Games in Research Contexts. In Karpouzis K, Gualeni S, Fowler A, editors, FDG '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2022. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. 2022. 4. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3555858.3555926

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