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Beyond pluralistic perspectives – New frontiers of game studies?

Beyond pluralistic perspectives – New frontiers of game studies?. Games & Storytelling 31.10.2006 University of Tampere, Lecture hall 1096, PinniB Ilari Kuittinen CEO / Housemarque Oy. Today's talk. Idea of Integral approach Integral Model – AQAL model Quandrants Levels

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Beyond pluralistic perspectives – New frontiers of game studies?

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  1. Beyond pluralistic perspectives– New frontiers of game studies? Games & Storytelling 31.10.2006 University of Tampere, Lecture hall 1096, PinniB Ilari Kuittinen CEO / Housemarque Oy

  2. Today's talk • Idea of Integral approach • Integral Model – AQAL model • Quandrants • Levels • Possible applications for game studies • Goal – to give something to think about • Questions & comments allowed • Articulation principle

  3. About the speaker • Ilari Kuittinen • CEO of Housemarque • In games business since 1993 (Terramarque Oy) • Springtoys Oy spin-off (co-founder & board member 2000-2002) • Housemarque • Founded in 1995 • 4 internationally published PC games 1996-1999 • Supreme Snowboarding 1999 • Transworld Snowboarding 2002 for Xbox • The first Finnish developed game for console platform • Mobile games projects 2003-2005 for N-Gage, Gizmondo, J2ME/Brew

  4. In summary, the speaker... • Is incompetent to speak about this topic • Has no expert knowledge on • Integral approach • Game studies • University drop-out from Tampere History department • Has conviction of benefits of integral appoarch

  5. ALQAL model – Ken Wilber • Ken Wilber • Integral model or AQAL - All quandrants, all levels, all lines, all states, all types • Emphasis on quandrants and levels

  6. The Quandrants The Quandrants Source: http://holons-news.com/free/whatisintegral.pdf

  7. Human Quandrant Quadrants Focused on Humans

  8. Simple model of stages • Moral development stages • Preconventional – egocentric • Conventional – ethnocentric • Postconventional - worldcentric • Carol Gilligan ”In a different voice” • Female moral development stages - Care • Selfish • Care • Universal care

  9. Piaget stages of Cognitive development Sensorimotor Birth to age 2 • Children experience the world through movement and senses and learn object permanence. Preoperational Age 2 to 7 • Children's thought is egocentric; acquisition of motor skills; ”magical” thinking Concrete Operations Age 7 to 11 • Children begin to think logically about concrete events; rules based; assuming roles in society Formal Operations Starts at age 11 • Children begin to reason abstractly.

  10. Altitudes Source: http://holons-news.com/altitudes.html

  11. Integrally informed game studies • 1-2-3 approach to game studies • Different quandrants • Stages of gamer´s - development psychology point of view • Relation of development stage vs game types • Games helping to move forward stages of development? (cognition, self identity, ability to take new perspectives)

  12. References • The theory of Everything, Ken Wilber • Introduction to Integral Theory and Practice, Ken Wilber http://holons-news.com/free/whatisintegral.pdf • Integral Institute http://www.integralinstitute.org/

  13. Discussion – Q&A

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