Lessons on the design of gaming simulations for convergence and divergence in volatile innovation environments

Jop Van Den Hoogen; S Meijer

doi:10.1109/WSC.2015.7408232

Lessons on the design of gaming simulations for convergence and divergence in volatile innovation environments

Jop Van Den Hoogen, S Meijer

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Abstract

Gaming simulation allows innovation stakeholders to experiment with innovations in a shielded environment. The main contribution to innovation processes is not solely the provision of knowledge to stakeholders but also the manipulation of process volatility. Volatility is the speed and magnitude by which innovations, stakeholders and institutions change during the process, creating unpredictability and uncontrollability. This paper posits that a more even distribution of volatility over time is beneficial and that gaming simulation is able to contribute to this. The use of games allows innovation managers to front-load volatility beforehand or diminish it when it occurs. Crucial is that both effects demand from games qualitatively different design choices. This paper distills, from a multitude of gaming experiments in the U.K. And Dutch railroad sector, a set of design choices to consider. This enables game designers and innovation managers to improve the impact of gaming simulation on innovation processes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1044-1055
Number of pages	12
Volume	2016-February
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467397438
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2015.7408232
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015 - Huntington Beach, United States Duration: 6 Dec 2015 → 9 Dec 2015

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Conference	Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Huntington Beach
Period	6/12/15 → 9/12/15

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Van Den Hoogen, J & Meijer, S 2016, Lessons on the design of gaming simulations for convergence and divergence in volatile innovation environments. in Proceedings of 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015. vol. 2016-February, 7408232, IEEE, pp. 1044-1055, Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015, Huntington Beach, United States, 6/12/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2015.7408232

Lessons on the design of gaming simulations for convergence and divergence in volatile innovation environments. / Van Den Hoogen, Jop; Meijer, S.
Proceedings of 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015. Vol. 2016-February IEEE, 2016. p. 1044-1055 7408232.

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