Videogames and their material representations: Prototyping interactive experiences for social and cognitive purposes

• Main Authors: Feichin Ted TSCHANG (or F. Ted TSCHANG), D’IPPOLITO, Beatrice, CHABOUD, Mathieu-Claude
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: video games; paper prototyping; formative era; prototype conception; video game design; content mapping; locations; events; logics of player interactions; player experience; interactive prototypes; social roles of prototypes; cultural knowledge; design coordination; boundary object; design of experiences; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7402
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article explores a formative era of video games during which paper prototyping was widely used. By examining a range of paper prototypes, we extend the conception of a prototype to involve types that incorporate multiple aspects of video game design, including the mapping of content, locations...