Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Learning, Design and Technology

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery

Publication Date

6-21-2024

Journal Article Version

Version of Record

First Page

95

Last Page

103

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Abstract

This paper introduces a theoretical framework for characterizing design processes as design games. Based on Collins and Ferguson's epistemic forms and games, the framework characterizes design processes as games played by designers to fill out design forms, which are general templates underlying specific design artifacts. We introduce our framework through games involved in human-centered design, describing for each the entry conditions, target form, constraints, and moves. We demonstrate how the framework can be used to characterize design games played by experts in museum exhibit design and urban design. Through similar analyses, the framework might be used by learning scientists to investigate the design games of individuals from novice to professional, supporting identification of cognitive resources for more sophisticated design practices and articulation of developmental pathways. The framework might be used by design educators to determine practice-based learning objectives and guide the design of instructional activities.

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