Video Games and Creativity

Video games have become an increasingly ubiquitous part of society due to the proliferation and use of mobile devices. Video Games and Creativity explores research on the relationship between video games and creativity with regard to play, learning, and game design. It answers such questions as:

• Can video games be used to develop or enhance creativity?
• Is there a place for video games in the classroom?

• What types of creativity are needed to develop video games? While video games can be sources of entertainment, the role of video games in the classroom has emerged as an important component of improving the education system. The research and development of game-based learning has revealed the power of using games to teach and promote learning. In parallel, the role and importance of creativity in everyday life has been identified as a requisite skill for success.

  Autorentext
  James C. Kaufman, PhD, is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He is the author/editor of more than 30 books and 250 papers. Dr. Kaufman co-founded two APA journals (Psychology of Popular Media Culture and Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts) and is a Past President of APA's Division 10. He was won numerous awards, including the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, the Berlyne and Farnsworth Awards from APA, and Mensa's research award.

  Zusammenfassung
  "Without experimental studies designed to test specific features of video games that enhance creativity, the question of how video games might enhance creativity will remain unanswered." --PsycCRITIQUES

  Inhalt

  Acknowledgements

  Video Games and Creativity: An Introduction

  Part 1: Creativity and Video Game Play

  Chapter 1 - Video Games and Creativity

  Linda A. Jackson and Alex I. Games

  Chapter 2 - The Impact of Video Game Play on Human (and Orc) Creativity

  Nicholas D. Bowman, Rachel Kowert, and Christopher J. Ferguson

  Chapter 3 - Video Games and Malevolent Creativity: Does One Thing Lead to Another?

  David H. Cropley

  Chapter 4 - Problem Solving Through "Cheating" in Video Games

  Karla R. Hamlen and Fran C. Blumberg

  Chapter 5 - Opportunities and Challenges in Assessing and Supporting Creativity in Video Games

  Yoon J. Kim and Valerie J. Shute

  Chapter 6 - Content, Collaboration and Creativity in Virtual Worlds

  Thomas B. Ward

  Part 2: Creativity and Video Games in Education

  Chapter 7 - Teaching Creativity: Theoretical Models and Applications

  Jorge A. Blanco-Herrera, Christopher L. Groves, Ann M. Lewis, & Douglas A. Gentile

  Chapter 8 - Teachers Designing Learning Games: Impact on Creativity

  Frederique Frossard, Anna Trifonova, and Mario Barajas

  Chapter 9 - Cognitive Brain Training, Video Games, and Creativity

  Oshin Vartanian and Erin L. Beatty

  Chapter 10 - Game Narrative, Interactive Fiction, and Storytelling: Creating a "Time for Telling" in the Classroom

  Michael F. Young, Stephen T. Slota, Roger Travis, and Beomykyu Choi

  Part 3: Creativity and Video Game Development

  Chapter 11 - Creating Code Creatively - Automated Discovery of Game Mechanics Through Code Generation

  Michael Cook

  Chapter 12 - Patented Creativity: Reflecting on Videogame Patents

  Casey O'Donnell

  Chapter 13 - Tension and Opportunity: Creativity in the Video Gaming Medium

  Grant Tavinor

  Chapter 14 - Creative Interactivity: Customizing and Creating Game Content

  Katharina-Maria Behr, Richard Huskey, and Rene Weber