Motivations of game jam organizers: Case of finnish game jam community

Ville Kankainen; Annakaisa Kultima; Mikko Meriläinen

doi:10.1145/3337722.3341840

Motivations of game jam organizers: Case of finnish game jam community

Ville Kankainen, Annakaisa Kultima, Mikko Meriläinen

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

Abstract

In this paper, we examine the motivations and experiences of game jam organizers in Finland. For the purpose of the study, 13 game jam organizers were interviewed in 2018 - 2019. We found that motivations for organizing game jams are diverse but interlinked and can be roughly divided into six categories: Community Building, Community Driven, Education, Passion for Organizing, Supporting Creative Culture and Work Driven. Further, we noted that many organizers end up in their position through happenstance rather than actively looking for the role.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019
Editors	Foaad Khosmood, Johanna Pirker, Thomas Apperley, Sebastian Deterding
Publisher	ACM
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450372176
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3341840
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 2019
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games - San Luis Obispo, United States Duration: 26 Aug 2019 → 30 Aug 2019 Conference number: 14 http://www.fdg2019.org/

Publication series

Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games
Abbreviated title	FDG
Country	United States
City	San Luis Obispo
Period	26/08/2019 → 30/08/2019
Internet address	http://www.fdg2019.org/

Keywords

Game design
Game jam organizers
Game jams
Games
Intermediaries
Motivation
Volunteering

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Kankainen, V., Kultima, A., & Meriläinen, M. (2019). Motivations of game jam organizers: Case of finnish game jam community. In F. Khosmood, J. Pirker, T. Apperley, & S. Deterding (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019 [68] (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3341840

Kankainen, Ville ; Kultima, Annakaisa ; Meriläinen, Mikko. / Motivations of game jam organizers : Case of finnish game jam community. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019. editor / Foaad Khosmood ; Johanna Pirker ; Thomas Apperley ; Sebastian Deterding. ACM, 2019. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Kankainen, V, Kultima, A & Meriläinen, M 2019, Motivations of game jam organizers: Case of finnish game jam community. in F Khosmood, J Pirker, T Apperley & S Deterding (eds), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019., 68, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, ACM, International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, San Luis Obispo, United States, 26/08/2019. https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3341840

Motivations of game jam organizers : Case of finnish game jam community. / Kankainen, Ville; Kultima, Annakaisa; Meriläinen, Mikko.

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019. ed. / Foaad Khosmood; Johanna Pirker; Thomas Apperley; Sebastian Deterding. ACM, 2019. 68 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Kankainen V, Kultima A, Meriläinen M. Motivations of game jam organizers: Case of finnish game jam community. In Khosmood F, Pirker J, Apperley T, Deterding S, editors, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019. ACM. 2019. 68. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3341840