The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach

Maria Freese; Heide K. Lukosch

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_16

The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach

Maria Freese^*, Heide K. Lukosch

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Abstract

New technologies, complex problems, interconnectedness between different actors: All these are challenges of our today’s society and characteristics of complex systems. Simulation games are a suited approach to analyse complex systems. The process of designing and developing those games for complex systems follows certain steps. One of such steps is the definition of the underlying problem. Deriving a concrete problem statement under consideration of the changing complexity of today’s society is crucial for the validation of a simulation game. Therefore, the following paper will introduce IDEAS, an approach to derive a specific problem statement as one part of the simulation game design process. In general, IDEAS consists of four steps: interviews, discussion rounds with experts, moscow analysis and gamestorm. The approach itself as well as a case study, where this approach has been used, will be presented. Finally, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the approach and give recommendation for future work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019
Subtitle of host publication	Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines
Editors	Marcin Wardaszko, Sebastiaan Meijer, Heide Lukosch, Hidehiko Kanegae, Willy Christian Kriz, Mariola Grzybowska-Brzezińska
Publisher	Springer
Pages	170-180
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-72132-9
ISBN (Print)	9783030721312
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_16
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019: Simulation and gaming through times and disciplines - Warsaw, Poland Duration: 26 Aug 2019 → 30 Aug 2019 Conference number: 50

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11988 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019
Abbreviated title	ISAGA 2019
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Warsaw
Period	26/08/19 → 30/08/19

Keywords

Biotechnology
Game design
MachiaCELLi
Problem statement
Simulation games
T-TRIPP
Validation

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Freese, M., & Lukosch, H. K. (2021). The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach. In M. Wardaszko, S. Meijer, H. Lukosch, H. Kanegae, W. C. Kriz, & M. Grzybowska-Brzezińska (Eds.), 50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019: Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines (pp. 170-180). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11988 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_16

Freese, Maria ; Lukosch, Heide K. / The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach. 50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019: Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines. editor / Marcin Wardaszko ; Sebastiaan Meijer ; Heide Lukosch ; Hidehiko Kanegae ; Willy Christian Kriz ; Mariola Grzybowska-Brzezińska. Springer, 2021. pp. 170-180 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Freese, M & Lukosch, HK 2021, The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach. in M Wardaszko, S Meijer, H Lukosch, H Kanegae, WC Kriz & M Grzybowska-Brzezińska (eds), 50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019: Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11988 LNCS, Springer, pp. 170-180, 50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019, Warsaw, Poland, 26/08/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_16

The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach. / Freese, Maria; Lukosch, Heide K.
50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019: Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines. ed. / Marcin Wardaszko; Sebastiaan Meijer; Heide Lukosch; Hidehiko Kanegae; Willy Christian Kriz; Mariola Grzybowska-Brzezińska. Springer, 2021. p. 170-180 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11988 LNCS).

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Freese M, Lukosch HK. The Funnel of Game Design - Proposing a New Way to Address a Problem Definition Using the IDEAS Approach. In Wardaszko M, Meijer S, Lukosch H, Kanegae H, Kriz WC, Grzybowska-Brzezińska M, editors, 50th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2019: Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines. Springer. 2021. p. 170-180. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-72132-9_16

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