Communication Design Quarterly Oct 2018

How to be open

Luke Thominet

Abstract

This study builds a model of open video game development, an emerging user-centered design practice where a developer publicly releases an incomplete game and iterate on it while gathering feedback from the player community. It argues that open development is fundamentally a communication and user experience practice characterized by a commitment to access, transparency, and feedback. Ultimately, it shows open development as a practice where game developers are consciously designing a compelling experience of participation in user research.

Journal
Communication Design Quarterly
Published
2018-10-01
DOI
10.1145/3282665.3282672
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