Requirements For Creative Skills Development In Game Design

Abstract

Creativity is an important skill for digital game designer. Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality and also characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. This study reviews the need for creative skills in game design. Currently, there is no specific method to train creative thinking or gauge actual needs in game development industry. Literature review and preliminary study using interviews, document analysis, and observation of higher educational institution offering game design program was carried out. Findings showed that theories, creativity components, creativity models, and technique to train creative thinking are essential requirements in the development of creative skills education, especially for game designers. Hence, this study proposes a conceptual model of creative skills in game design.