Game jam activity unfolds in five phases (brainstorming, conceptualization, prototype creation, testing, pitch), each linked to different 4C skills¶

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q2 i? Researchers identified five distinctive participant phases, and Table 2 maps each phase's activities to the 4C skills it enhances. → Contreras-Espinosa 2022

Evidence¶

Contreras-Espinosa 2022¶

Contreras-Espinosa, R.S.; Eguia-Gomez, J.L. (2022). Game Jams as Valuable Tools for the Development of 21st-Century Skills. Sustainability 2022, 14, 2246. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042246

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Direct observation of the three game jams identified the five phases, described as common to all game jams and industrial game development. Table 2 links brainstorming and pitch to creativity and communication, and prototyping and testing to collaboration and critical thinking.

"The researchers identified five distinctive phases of activities performed by the partici- pants: (1) brainstorming, (2) video-game conceptualization and description, (3) prototype creation, (4) testing, and (5) pitch."

Discussion¶

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