Fostering 21st Century Skills, Creativity, and Motivation in a Video Game Design and Development Summer Camp

• In Event: MPD - Game Research

Short Description

GameWerks is a week long camp experience for middle and high school campers in which campers work in groups to design a video game concept. At the end of the week, campers pitch their video game concept to video game industry professionals and receive direct, honest feedback on their work. Over six years of the GameWerks experience, we have conducted observations and surveys to determine what skills and creativity theories the campers employ in the design of these concepts.

Authors

• Lucas Jensen, The University of Georgia

• Daisyane Barreto, University of Georgia