Game idea jam for sport and exertion games

Abstract

Game Jams have successfully been introduced to the CHI Community during the past two years. Game developers meet to plan, design, and create one or more games within a short time span (ranging from 24 to 48 hours). We propose a Game Idea Jam focusing on the opportunity to draw on researchers' and developers' own experiences when developing creative game ideas for sport or exertion to combat physical inactivity. Game Idea Jams focus on brainstorming and conceptualizing of one or more game ideas within seven hours. Due to time constraints, the final game idea will be produced in the form of a conceptual video, trying to demonstrate the player experience. We aim to enable game researcher with no development skills to participate in the Game Idea Jam and support them with different creative approaches to choose from.