Communication Design Quarterly Oct 2018 Open Access

How to be open: user experience and technical communication in an emerging game development methodology

Luke Thominet Florida International University

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.

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Communication Design Quarterly
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2018-10-01
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10.1145/3282665.3282672
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