Impacts of computer game concept formulation on project development processes: a FIOWA explorative case study

The development of computer game projects is different from that of traditional software development projects, which often require clear system specifications for to achieve effective team coordination and cooperation. This unique context requires particular attention for effective project management and project success. Nevertheless, computer game development projects involve different expert groups working on different parts of the computer game design who need to have a shared understanding of the game vision/concept. Arriving at a shared understanding of the application domain among these diversified groups within the project team can be difficult and challenging. Coordination and communication within this diverse talent team is critical to conveying the intent and details of a game's design. In this study, we will explore how coordination practices across different fuzzy OWA expert groups can be enhanced by shared concept formulation during the computer game development process. Based upon an exploratory case study, the result indicates that the shared game vision serves as an important part of the team task mental model, which, in turn, provides the cognitive foundation for the coordination and cooperation needed among team members.