Game design for youth work

Hilary Phillips; Gill Gracie; Amy Calder; Andrew Reid; Azeem Adeyemi; Nimat Jimoh-Umaru; Lisa Keddie; Joe Driver; Matthew

Game design for youth work

Hilary Phillips (Contributor), Gill Gracie (Contributor), Amy Calder, Andrew Reid (Contributor), Azeem Adeyemi (Contributor), Nimat Jimoh-Umaru (Contributor), Lisa Keddie (Contributor), Joe Driver (Contributor), Matthew (Contributor)

Department of Games and Arts

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Abstract

We set out to explore how informal education – specifically digital youth work - can help to bridge the digital divide, enabling young people to respond positively to the growing disparities in our society. Two groups of young people took part in creating digital games. Our project shows that a youth work setting creates a positive environment where young people can develop their digital literacy and interests in a non-threatening context where they can see and value the relevance to their lives. At the start we said: “This is the one if you are interested in digital skills including game development - whether you are creative, like coding, are curious about new things or like projects with other people.

Original language	English
Type	Case study
Media of output	Online
Publisher	YouthLink Scotland
Number of pages	47
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2025

Keywords

Digital youth work
Applied games
Youth-led game development
Digital inclusion
Widening access
Practice-based research
Game development
Collaboration

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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