Repository logo
 

Embracing Possibility: A Playful Attitude Towards the Creation of Playful Objects

Files

Exegesis(3.15 MB)

Date

2015

Authors

Supervisor

Kenobi, Ben
Walker, Charles

Item type

Exegesis

Degree name

Master of Creative Technologies

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Auckland University of Technology

Abstract

This exegesis documents a sketch-based methodology to explore ludic creation, expression and experience. Sketched artefacts of ludic expression and ludic experience are positioned within two frameworks: 1) the Absurd, signifying a rebellious embrace of a chaotic world; 2) the Database, a new media structure for collecting, thinking and producing. Linked by the themes of possibility and meaning, these two frameworks uphold a tension between exploration and order, presenting a post-disciplinary approach to creation. Design research permits a practical and theoretical investigation into ludic creation and experience. The making of sketch-based artefacts generates new knowledge, bringing to light the notion of a playful and interactive absurd sensibility. The artefacts demonstrate the possibility at the core of creativity and the game medium. They also demonstrate a personal and emotive approach to game design. This research puts forward an alternative perspective from which to view the ludic sphere and the practice of game design.

Description

Keywords

Game design, Creativity, Absurd, Database, Design research, Sketching

Source

DOI

Publisher's version

Rights statement

Permanent link

https://hdl.handle.net/10292/9131

Collections

Masters Theses