Playful science: deriving computer games from complex systems

Reuben Kirkham; Michael Brown; Jesse Blum

doi:10.1145/2559206.2581312

Playful science: deriving computer games from complex systems

Reuben Kirkham, Michael Brown, Jesse Blum

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Abstract

We explore the possibility of converting computational models of real-world phenomena into computer games. Fusing the fields of computer games and complexity science enables us to not only directly educate the public about science, but also perform valuable scientific research through crowdsourcing whilst introducing genuinely innovative gaming experiences. We highlight the natural overlap between these concerns, before offering our vision as to how to take this forwards as a cohesive research agenda.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2014 - One of a CHind
Subtitle of host publication	Extended Abstracts - Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014 - The 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Albrecht Schmidt, Tovi Grossman
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1507-1512
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781450324748
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2559206.2581312
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2014 - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada Duration: 26 Apr 2014 → 1 May 2014 Conference number: 32nd https://chi2014.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2556288 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2014
Abbreviated title	CHI 2014
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	26/04/14 → 1/05/14
Internet address	https://chi2014.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2556288 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Complexity science
Emergence
Games
Public engagement

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Kirkham, R., Brown, M., & Blum, J. (2014). Playful science: deriving computer games from complex systems. In A. Schmidt, & T. Grossman (Eds.), CHI 2014 - One of a CHind: Extended Abstracts - Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014 - The 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1507-1512). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2559206.2581312

Kirkham, Reuben ; Brown, Michael ; Blum, Jesse. / Playful science : deriving computer games from complex systems. CHI 2014 - One of a CHind: Extended Abstracts - Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014 - The 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. editor / Albrecht Schmidt ; Tovi Grossman. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2014. pp. 1507-1512

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Kirkham, R, Brown, M & Blum, J 2014, Playful science: deriving computer games from complex systems. in A Schmidt & T Grossman (eds), CHI 2014 - One of a CHind: Extended Abstracts - Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014 - The 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 1507-1512, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 26/04/14. https://doi.org/10.1145/2559206.2581312

Playful science: deriving computer games from complex systems. / Kirkham, Reuben; Brown, Michael; Blum, Jesse.
CHI 2014 - One of a CHind: Extended Abstracts - Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014 - The 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Albrecht Schmidt; Tovi Grossman. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2014. p. 1507-1512.

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Kirkham R, Brown M, Blum J. Playful science: deriving computer games from complex systems. In Schmidt A, Grossman T, editors, CHI 2014 - One of a CHind: Extended Abstracts - Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014 - The 32nd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2014. p. 1507-1512 doi: 10.1145/2559206.2581312

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