OASIS deck of cards - House of colleagues: A playful
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ACADEMICMINDTREK 2015 - Proceedings of the 19th International Academic Mindtrek Conference |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Pages | 2-9 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450339483 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Sep 2015 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 19th International Academic Mindtrek Conference, AcademicMindTrek 2015 - Tampere, Finland Duration: 22 Sep 2015 → 24 Sep 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 19th International Academic Mindtrek Conference, AcademicMindTrek 2015 |
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| Country | Finland |
| City | Tampere |
| Period | 22/09/15 → 24/09/15 |
Abstract
A research experiment to facilitate playful interaction and community learning within an academic organization of about 170 employees was conducted. A 2-player card game including 61 'staff character cards' and 39 question cards was implemented to be played by the relatively new community. The game period, including supporting events, ran for 5 weeks. After the experiment 59 staff members responded to an online survey on play experiences. The results showed that ways of participation and means of play are more diverse in a work community context than as they are specified in the game rules. More emphasis should be set on framing the game and supporting it as a continuous activity to become a playful practice in the work community. An academic community has inherent contextual prerequisites that need to be addressed in order for a playful practice to gain traction as a means for community building.
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Keywords
- Academia, Adult play, Attitudes towards play, Card game, Community, Design, Play at work, Playfulness, University