Evaluating computer game concepts with children Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:80395, author = {Hanna, Libby and Neapolitan, Denise and Risden, Kirsten}, booktitle = {IDC '04: Proceeding of the 2004 conference on Interaction design and children}, citeulike-article-id = {80395}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1017840}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1017833.1017840}, comment = {This paper describes exploratory research on how to evaluate concepts for new computer games with small samples of eight- and nine-year-old children. There were two phases to the research, one to validate the methodology with existing games and one to apply the methodology to new game ideas. The results found that separating game ideas (presented as brief written descriptions that were also read aloud to children) from game art (presented on computer screens) elicited the most valid reactions from the children. Rankings and discussion of rationale were more effective than ratings and open-ended questions. Conclusions are that children can effectively evaluate the appeal and potential of game concepts with appropriate methodology.}, doi = {10.1145/1017833.1017840}, isbn = {1581137915}, keywords = {children, design, games, methodology}, pages = {49--56}, posted-at = {2005-01-19 19:17:52}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM Press}, title = {Evaluating computer game concepts with children}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1017833.1017840}, year = {2004} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:80395 L3 - citeulike-article-id:80395 SN - 1581137915 EP - 56 TI - Evaluating computer game concepts with children PB - ACM Press T2 - IDC '04: Proceeding of the 2004 conference on Interaction design and children SP - 49 KW - children KW - design KW - games KW - methodology N1 - This paper describes exploratory research on how to evaluate concepts for new computer games with small samples of eight- and nine-year-old children. There were two phases to the research, one to validate the methodology with existing games and one to apply the methodology to new game ideas. The results found that separating game ideas (presented as brief written descriptions that were also read aloud to children) from game art (presented on computer screens) elicited the most valid reactions from the children. Rankings and discussion of rationale were more effective than ratings and open-ended questions. Conclusions are that children can effectively evaluate the appeal and potential of game concepts with appropriate methodology. AU - Hanna, Libby AU - Neapolitan, Denise AU - Risden, Kirsten PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1017833.1017840 ER -