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these games. We have used data to better understand how in-game activities influence
a player's engagement in creative activity. We have developed preliminary guidelines
that consider the specific ways we can align game goals and challenges, actions and
interactivity and interpretation/feedback mechanisms to support creative problem
solving processes. Future work will investigate the applicability of the Creative
Potential Game Design Model across different game genres. Furthermore, the
guidelines produced will be applied and evaluated in the development of a game to
support creative activity.
Acknowledgments. The authors would like to thank Games Research and Interaction
Design Lab team, Queensland University of Technology for their support and
cooperation during this study.
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