A new study analyses two pilot courses where students in journalism developed newsgames together with computer science students. Newsgames are computer games designed to illustrate a specific aspect of news, and the students chose various subjects for their games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The black-and-white photo used to illustrate this text is a character from one of the newsgames developed. It used archive photos and statistics from the history of Finland to create different life stories and provided multiple-choice questions for players to influence the game\u2019s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The study highlights the possibilities and difficulties of introducing open-ended, project-based content into journalism education, as well as creating newsgames in interdisciplinary collaboration, says Marko Siitonen, one of the five researchers behind the study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is this study important?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 It highlights how interdisciplinary and project-based cooperation may benefit journalism education, says Marko Siitonen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is the contribution of the main findings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Marko Siitonen, “educators may use the study as a sounding board for their curriculum development, and practitioners may use the findings to inform newsgame production as a part of journalistic work.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n