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Developing a serious game to evaluate and train group decision making skills

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MindTrek '09: Proceedings of the 13th International MindTrek Conference: Everyday Life in the Ubiquitous Era

Pages 106 - 113

https://doi.org/10.1145/1621841.1621861

Published: 30 September 2009 Publication History

Abstract

The current paper describes the building of a serious game designed to teach group decision making skills to a unique audience; people who co-ordinate responses to real-world emergencies such as floods, fires, volcanoes and chemical spills. Eighteen participants were recruited and videotaped while playing a paper prototype of the game. Players' actions within the game were analysed in terms of whether the challenges that are present in real world decision-making environments are also present in the game-world decision making environment. It appears that the defining characteristics of group decision making behaviour, especially the mistakes, are evident in groups that play our game. In addition, the round-based game structure allows a tutor the opportunity to deliver in-depth qualitative feedback without interrupting game play. Thus, the game design should prove to be a valid environment in which to train, practice and evaluate the decision making behaviour of groups and function as a valuable and engaging part of a group decision making skills training course.

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Developing a serious game to evaluate and train group decision making skills
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications

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MindTrek '09: Proceedings of the 13th International MindTrek Conference: Everyday Life in the Ubiquitous Era

September 2009

254 pages

ISBN:9781605586335

DOI:10.1145/1621841

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Artur Lugmayr
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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University of Tampere, Finland
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Olli Sotamaa
University of Tampere, Finland
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Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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Jukka Vanhala
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Heljä Franssila,
Olli Sotamaa,
Pertti Näränen,
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