Game-Making for Cultural Change and Empowered Youth Participation
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| Title: | Game-Making for Cultural Change and Empowered Youth Participation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kim Holflod (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2026 42(2). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Empowerment, Youth, Cultural Maintenance, Games, Cultural Influences |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcal.70197 |
| ISSN: | 0266-4909 1365-2729 |
| Abstract: | Background: Game-making has the potential to foster cultural participation and empowerment, yet its role as a form of culture-making remains underexplored. Existing approaches to cultural engagement often overlook the creative and participatory possibilities of game-making for addressing pressing cultural challenges and promoting youth inclusivity and empowerment in cultural heritage. This study highlights the importance of game-making as a meaningful strategy for cultural preservation and transformation. Objectives: The article investigates how game-making, particularly through cultural game jams, can promote cultural participation, youth empowerment and support cultural innovation. Methods: The study is grounded in a design-based research methodology and examines the design, development and implementation of three cultural game jams within the EPIC-WE project. It employs a case study approach, analysing game jam practices through the lens of cultural participation, empowerment and diversity/inclusivity, while exploring connections to youth citizens' engagement in cultural heritage. Results and Conclusions: The findings show that cultural game jams can inspire and empower youth citizens to engage with cultural and societal issues through game-making. This paper contributes to the ongoing dialogue on leveraging games and game-making to transform culture and society by discussing the significant role of game-making in promoting cultural awareness, value-based imagination and youth engagement with cultural and societal issues. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1500497 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Background: Game-making has the potential to foster cultural participation and empowerment, yet its role as a form of culture-making remains underexplored. Existing approaches to cultural engagement often overlook the creative and participatory possibilities of game-making for addressing pressing cultural challenges and promoting youth inclusivity and empowerment in cultural heritage. This study highlights the importance of game-making as a meaningful strategy for cultural preservation and transformation. Objectives: The article investigates how game-making, particularly through cultural game jams, can promote cultural participation, youth empowerment and support cultural innovation. Methods: The study is grounded in a design-based research methodology and examines the design, development and implementation of three cultural game jams within the EPIC-WE project. It employs a case study approach, analysing game jam practices through the lens of cultural participation, empowerment and diversity/inclusivity, while exploring connections to youth citizens' engagement in cultural heritage. Results and Conclusions: The findings show that cultural game jams can inspire and empower youth citizens to engage with cultural and societal issues through game-making. This paper contributes to the ongoing dialogue on leveraging games and game-making to transform culture and society by discussing the significant role of game-making in promoting cultural awareness, value-based imagination and youth engagement with cultural and societal issues. |
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| ISSN: | 0266-4909 1365-2729 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcal.70197 |
