Cooperative games and their effect on group collaboration

Authors:
Maaz Nasir;Kelly Lyons;Rock Leung;Ali Moradian
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;SAP, Vancouver, Canada;Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Venue:
DESRIST'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Design Science at the Intersection of Physical and Virtual Design
Year:
2013

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Abstract

The potential for multiplayer computer games to serve as activities that can help increase interaction, cooperative tendencies and harmony in groups has been the subject of past research. However, there is still a long way to go before we can understand how positive group behavior and team dynamics in multiplayer games can impact real world collaboration. In our research work, we investigate this relationship further through Operation Sting, a cooperative multiplayer game we have designed to serve as an ice-breaker. Our goal is to study how participation in such a game affects collaboration in subsequent group work.