Child-Centered Game Development Framework

Das Ziel des CCGD Frameworks ist es eine Sammlung an Methoden und Herangehensweisen zur Verfügung zu stellen für die Einbindung von kleineren und größeren Gruppen von 'Preteens' (Kindern im Alter von 10 bis 13 Jahren) während des gesamten Design und Entwicklungsprozesses von Spielen (d.h. in die Analyse-, Konzept-, Design-, Implementierungs- und Evaluationsphase). Die Kinder sollen dabei aktiv als Nutzer, Tester, Informant oder Designpartner eingebunden werden. Der restliche Teil des CCGD Frameworks ist auf Englisch.

The aim of CCGD framework is to provide a collection of approaches suitable for the involvement of smaller and large groups of preteen (children aged 10 to 13 years) throughout the entire game design and development process (i.e., analysis, concept, design, imple-mentation, and evaluation phase). Children as participants should take over the active role of users, testers, informants, or design partners. The rest of the CCGD framework is in English.

Analysis

In the analysis phase, children’s requirements, needs, preferences and game characteristics are investigated by conducting user, play and environment analyses.

Concept

In the concept phase, personas are created with the collected data of the analysis phase. Additionally, initial game concepts are brainstormed and one game idea is further elaborated referring to one or more personas.

Design

Once the game concept is finished, the design phase can start, where storyboards, design sketches, and low-fidelity prototypes of the game concept are developed.

Implementation

For the implementation phase, only existing tools are described in the following sections, as there was no need to develop new ones. Children can be taught programming and afterwards they can use them to prototype parts of their game ideas in order to explore them. Alternatively, game researchers, designers, and developers can collaboratively develop prototypes.

Evaluation

In the evaluation phase, game concepts, designs, and prototypes are evaluated, for example, with experts and children.

New Approach

Please provide a description of a new approach here.