A Gamification-Based Design Process Proposal for Architectural Education

Abstract

Gamification, while existing as a concept for many years, has been acknowledged in the research field and has just recently taken its place in the research terminology. It is a concept that builds up on collaborative work and collective thinking via a series of rules in the context of the score-reward system. The aim of this research is to develop a new design process model by incorporating the concept of gamification into the architectural design process. In this study content analysis method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In this context, current approaches in architectural design studios and digital approaches in architectural design have been analyzed and associated with the concept of gamification. With these analyzes and the determination of different usage areas of the concept of gamification, all the findings obtained were discussed in a theoretical framework with the opportunities provided by digital design and a new design process model is proposed based on the main criteria of gamification. It is thought that the proposed model is innovative compared to traditional approaches in the architectural design process and will contribute to methods such as digital design and game-based learning, which are thought to become widespread in the near future.

Keywords

• Architectural Education
• Architectural Design Process
• Architectural Design Studio
• Digital Design
• Gamification

Mimarlık Eğitiminde Oyunlaştırmaya Dayalı Bir Tasarım Süreci Modeli Önerisi

Abstract

Kavram olarak uzun yıllardır var oluşuna rağmen, terminolojide yer alması ve bir araştırma alanına dönüşmesi henüz yeni olan oyunlaştırma, kişilerin önceden belirlenmiş bir dizi kuralı takip ederek başarı-ödül sistemi çerçevesinde beraber çalışmayı teşvik edici ve ortaklaşa düşünmeyi geliştirici bir konsepttir. Bu araştırmanın amacı oyunlaştırma kavramını, mimari tasarım sürecine dâhil ederek yeni bir tasarım süreci modeli geliştirmektir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu kapsamda mimari tasarım stüdyolarında güncel yaklaşımlar ve mimari tasarımda dijital yaklaşımlar üzerine analizler yapılmış ve oyunlaştırma kavramıyla ilişkilendirilmiştir. Bu analizler ve oyunlaştırma kavramının farklı kullanım alanlarının tespit edilmesiyle birlikte elde edilen tüm bulgular kuramsal bir çerçevede tartışılarak dijital tasarımın sağladığı olanaklarla oyunlaştırmanın temel kriterlerini baz alan yeni bir tasarım süreci modeli önerilmiştir. Önerilen modelin mimari tasarım sürecinde geleneksel yaklaşımlara göre yenilikçi olduğu ve gelecekte yaygınlaşacağı düşünülen dijital tasarım, oyun tabanlı öğrenme gibi metotlara katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Mimarlık Eğitimi
• Mimari Tasarım Süreci
• Mimari Tasarım Stüdyosu
• Dijital Tasarım
• Oyunlaştırma

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