Making games seriously: Creating a peer designed video game for use in library promotion and instruction

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial stages of a year to 18 month project torndesign and produce a peer designed video game for teenagers for use across Derbyshire Libraries.rnDesign/methodology/approach - The context is set with an overview of educational gamesrnfocusing on the UK experience before examining both commercial off the shelf and bespoke games inrnschools, universities and libraries in the USA and UK.rnFindings - The paper posits a specification it is believed will result in a game which is bothrneducational and fun.rnOriginality/value - Describes the initial development of a peer designed game for young people.