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Game Jams to Co-Create Respiratory Health Games Prototypes as Participatory Research Methodology

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Game Jams to Co-Create Respiratory Health Games Prototypes as Participatory Research Methodology

Balli, Fabio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-5810 (2018) Game Jams to Co-Create Respiratory Health Games Prototypes as Participatory Research Methodology. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 19 (3). ISSN 1438-5627

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Abstract

In this article I discuss how participatory action research (PAR) and game jams can be mutually enriching activities to achieve social transformation. PAR is a collaborative method where researchers and participants go through a cycle of reflection and action to understand and solve a collective challenge. Game jams are playful events where people from different disciplines build on collective knowledge to create game prototypes. The literature review is illustrated with eleven game jams held in Switzerland and Canada to create games for respiratory physiotherapy in cystic fibrosis, and to foster self-management in asthma. Together, game jams and PAR offer attractive and inclusive contexts to ease the appropriation of interdisciplinary knowledge, develop leadership and social skills, and foster civic engagement.

Divisions:Concordia University > School of Graduate Studies > Individualized Program
Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Authors:Balli, Fabio
Journal or Publication:Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Date:September 2018
Projects:
  • Breathing Games
Funders:
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):10.17169/fqs-19.3.2734
Keywords:community-based participatory research; knowledge transfer; participatory action research; games for health; free/libre and open source software
ID Code:984510
Deposited By: Fabio Balli
Deposited On:26 Sep 2018 14:53
Last Modified:26 Sep 2018 14:53

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