Development Of Educational Games Research Articles

Some Methodological Guidelines on the Creation of Educational Games on “Computer Modeling”

In the present study some ideas related to the development of educational games in the classes of „Computer Modeling“ are presented. Attention is paid to some features in the creation of this type of games when using the block environment Scratch. An exemplary realization of an educational game based on the educational content of “Computer Modeling” is considered.

Accessibility Guidelines for VR Games - A Comparison and Synthesis of a Comprehensive Set

Increasing numbers of gamers worldwide have led to more attention being paid to accessibility in games. Virtual Reality offers new possibilities to enable people to play games but also comes with new challenges for accessibility. Guidelines provide help for developers to avoid barriers and include persons with disabilities in their games. As of today, there are only a few extensive collections of accessibility rules on video games. Especially new technologies like virtual reality are sparsely represented in current guidelines. In this work, we provide an overview of existing guidelines for games and VR applications. We examine the most relevant resources, and form a union set. From this, we derive a comprehensive set of guidelines. This set summarizes the rules that are relevant for accessible VR games. We discuss the state of guidelines and their implication on the development of educational games, and provide suggestions on how to improve the situation.

Development of Educational Adventure Game on Fluid Physics Material

An educational game is a form of technological progress that can be implemented in the field of education. This article describes the results of research on the development of educational games that can be used as an alternative mentoring for students. The method used in this research is the Research and Development (R&D) method with the ADDIE approach, which includes five stages, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. An HTML5-based educational game has been created using Articulate Storyline 3. This educational game contains a person’s journey with the background of applying static and dynamic fluids and has several levels containing fluid for the next round. Material experts and media experts have validated the educational games produced. Experts provide a comprehensive opinion on all aspects assessed.

Perancangan Game Edukasi Berhitung Berbasis Mobile Aplikasi Inventor

Technological advances that are developing very rapidly have a positive impact on the development of various educational games that can be designed as a tool to stimulate aspects of early childhood development. This study aims to design a numeracy educational game based on the inventor's mobile application that can be used in early childhood education units. The method used is Educational Design Research (EDR) which is limited to a design model with stages; 1) Preliminary research; 2) Prototyping stage; 3) Phase assessment. This study resulted in the design of a numeracy educational game that can be used by PAUD units to improve numeracy skills, which is one of the aspects of cognitive development. Teachers can also design using the Inventor mobile application to improve other aspects of child development.

Using computer vision in the gameplay of educational computer games

This article discusses the use of computer vision elements in an educational game developed with the Unity3D game engine. The game is aimed at teaching and developing the skills of students in mathematics, physics, programming. For the development of educational games, it is necessary to completely change the approach to their development. We assume that the introduction of modern technologies, namely computer vision and microcontrollers, will attract students to the study of technology. This paper examines the possibility of introducing computer vision into the gameplay in real time. We propose to use image segmentation based on the oriented gradient histogram functions. We achieve 98 % accuracy using support vector machines for classification

Towards the Sustainable Development of Digital Educational Games for Primary School Students in China

Despite considerable discussion on the benefits of digital educational games, empirical research on their effectiveness in primary schools in China is limited. This case study aimed to promote the sustainable development of digital educational games in primary schools in China by examining the effect of digital educational games on primary school students’ vocabulary acquisition and ascertaining their perceptions and attitudes toward this approach. Given the purposes of this study, an embedded mixed methods research design was employed. Two Grade 4 classes at a Chinese primary school were recruited in this study. During the quasi-experiment, the experimental class (n = 50) was provided with educational game software, Quizlet, while the control class (n = 50) was taught through a traditional teaching method. The results show that integrating educational games into language education in the primary schools was effective in improving students’ vocabulary acquisition. This study makes a case for further research of digital educational games in language classrooms at a primary level in China. Implications are made regarding the future sustainable implementation of digital educational games in primary schools in China.

Developing Android-Based Educational Puzzle Game For Biology To Improve Students' Cognitive Ability

This research aims to determine the development, feasibility, and effectiveness of an android-based educational puzzle game for biology learning. This research is a research and development (RD) with Brog and Gall procedure up to the ninth stage. The instruments employed are the media expert validation questionnaire, the language expert validation questionnaire, the material expert validation questionnaire, the student response questionnaire, cognitive ability tests, and documentation. Based on the validation by the experts, the media experts validation percentage was 98.91%, the language expert validation percentage was 92.05%, the material expert validation percentage was 98.5%, and the students' response questionnaire percentage was 85.75%. All the results were categorized as highly feasible. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the product based on the independent sample t-test was tobserved (5. 57) was higher than tcritical (1.71) with an average N-gain value in the experimental class of 0.64 and the control class of 0.40. Based on the assessment, the Android-based educational puzzle game for biology on virus material can improve students’ cognitive abilities

Developing Serious Video Games for Data Communication Courses

The development of educational games for data communication courses aims to help students understand data communication subject matter. The research method used in the development of educational games for the Data Communication course is Research and Development (R&D) with the DDD-E development model. The instruments used in the development of educational games are documentation and questionnaires. The research subjects consisted of 2 media experts, 2 material experts, 2 linguists and 30 potential users. The test results show that the educational games for the data communication course get good categories from media experts, material experts, and linguists, while the responses of potential users get very good categories.

QR code Game Development as an Effort to Improve the Quality of Rides in the Bedengan Tourism Industry in Malang City

Tourism in Malang district is currently dominated by tourist attractions in the city of Batu and the Bromo area. The low number of tourists is due to the lack of development of tourism facilities in Malang Regency, including in Bedengan, Selorejo Village, Malang Regency. The Ministry of Agriculture assisted in improving the economy, but the tourism sector is still not growing. Support is needed to improve the tourist facilities in Selorejo Village. Efforts are being made, namely the development of a QR code tourism educational game with a visual theme. The methods used to develop the game included condition analysis (to obtain data from direct observations), basic concepts and planning (researchers planned what materials were needed), content design and implementation, and design evaluation. The visuals used in this game are digital painting visualizations. This tool has six digital illustration visualizations used as a background for the sketches prepared at the primary building implementation stage. It is hoped that this QR code tourism educational game could increase the number of visitors to Bedengan, Selorejo Village, Malang Regency.
 Keywords: QR code, game education, tourism

Co-designing Educational Games for Classrooms

Over the past 15 years, various government agencies in Singapore have supported educational game development and research, producing multiple digital games (e.g., Legends of Alkhemia, Statecraft X), and non-digital games (e.g., Green City Blues, Money Matters). Although these games had been successful as research tools used to investigate gamebased learning, their impact in schools has been limited by contextual factors including the school environment and culture (Chee et al., 2014). Further, little is documented regarding the details of designing educational games for these contexts. This paper describes the challenges I faced as a new researcher in Singapore tasked with designing new educational games that could simultaneously be used as research tools while also serving as effective, sustainable learning experiences in classrooms in Singapore. Although research-based educational games in Singapore and around the world have been created to instantiate and test theories of learning, these games have often been created without much attention given to classroom practicality and longer-term sustainability. This paper recounts this process and describes the constraints that were faced. By describing the conditions and constraints from the development process, the author hopes to inform and improve the design of future research/educational games that can have lasting and significant impact on Singapore student learning.

The development of maritime-based educational games for mathematics learning media

This research was intended to develop the Android-based learning media on the system of linear equations in three variables whose theme was maritime. The results of this learning media development were reviewed based on the validity, practicality, and effectiveness. The instruments used were the media validation sheets, material validation sheets, students’ responses questionnaires, and test scores on the students’ learning outcomes. The learning media testing was given to the students of grade X at SMK Negeri 4 Probolinggo. The results showed that it was classified as the “excellent” category. The average scores of total validity obtained were 4.43 out of 5 on the learning media experts; it was then into “very valid” category. This learning media was considered very practical since the average score obtained on the students’ responses questionnaires was 4.49 out of 5. According to the test on the learning outcomes, 93.33% of the total number of students in grade X KTPI 1 scored ≥ 70 as the minimum scores. Hence, it can be said that this learning media was effective. The conclusion drawn from the research results revealed that maritime-themed educational games for mathematics learning media were valid, practical and efficient.

Development of educational games for learning waste management

The waste problem is caused by people’s behaviour that does not care about environmental cleanliness. This study aims to create an Android-based game education application as a means to educate the public in managing waste. The method used is the multimedia development life cycle, consisting of concept, design, material collecting, assembly, testing and distribution. The results of the study are in the form of the design and development of edugame applications on waste classification, targeting primary school children. The edugame design consists of 3 levels, adapted to the classification of waste types: organic, non-organic and toxic. The application is built on the Android platform with the concept of an adventure game that provides users with real-world experience in managing waste properly. Edugame application is expected to be an alternative in learning to the community in maintaining environmental cleanliness.

Development of an innovative educational escape game to promote teamwork in dentistry.

Escape games have proven to be an innovative pedagogical tool that allows students to use the professional skills they acquired. The appeal of the game lies in the stimulation of the players' minds and in the diversity of the puzzles. To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational tool aimed at cultivating team spirit and group cohesion in dentistry students through a fun collaborative activity that mobilises their knowledge and skills. Twenty-four students participated to the escape game over a one-day period. In order to win, they had to solve dentistry-related puzzles. Feedback was strongly positive. The balance between manipulations and theoretical questions stimulated them. Students did favour this type of activity which allows to increase interactions between students as well as with the teaching team. Escape games in dental schools foster a supportive learning environment and stimulated students' motivation and group cohesion.

Guidelines for the development of educational games to motivate the learning of theoretical concepts in Engineering and Computing courses

AbstractEducational software, especially gaming, have been the target of research in different areas due to their potential benefits in promoting more dynamic, interactive, and motivating learning. The use of educational games for teaching in Engineering and Computing courses, such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, and Computer Science, given the familiarity of these students with computers, can promote greater engagement in the study of theoretical concepts. However, existing educational games still lack the good motivational quality considered essential to ensure real learning. In this context, this paper defines guidelines that address the development of educational games focusing on motivational quality. To support the definition of these guidelines, different motivational methods, together with the attributes that can be improved in a student such as autonomy, effort, and overcoming, were analyzed. These guidelines were applied in the development of an educational game prototype as proof of concept to confirm its effective applicability and its contributions to motivate students. The prototype was assessed by 118 students of the higher education in Computing for 15 days. The majority of participants in the assessment process attested that the prototype meets the motivational quality subcriteria, promoting fun (55%), challenge (68%), social interaction (59%), and feeling of satisfaction (74%). It was then possible to verify its attendance to the desired motivational quality and attest to the potential of the established guidelines.

The relationship between PC educational puzzle game and early childhood intelligence development

The relationship between PC educational puzzle game and early childhood intelligence development

A study on the development of Unification educational game based on the theory of game design schema

한반도는 70년 분단의 역사를 종결하고 평화통일 시대로 나가기 위해 청소년 통일 교육을 위한 새로운 시도가 필요하다. 본 연구는 기존 통일 교육이 가진 한계점으로 꼽은 통일 교육의 내용과 방법에서 새로운 방향을 제시하고자 한다. 북한의 현재 삶의 모습인 장마당 속에 살아가는 사람들 이야기를 게임으로 풀어내 경험을 중심으로 설계한 통일 교육프로그램을 제시하고자 한다. 연구문제는 다음과 같다. 통일 교육 게임의 맥락으로 풀어본 장마당의 특징은 무엇인가. 장마당 맥락의 게임디자인 스키마 이론을 기반으로 한 통일 교육게임은 어떻게 개발되는가. 게임의 타당도는 어떻게 확보되는가. 연구방법론으로는 개입연구(Intervention Research) 방법론을 선택하였다. 개입연구는 실천현장과 연구 결과의 직접적인 연관성을 갖게 하여 사회적으로 더욱 유용한 연구로 활용되고 있다. 개입연구 단계로는 문제분석, 프로그램 설계, 프로그램 실시, 평가 및 수정개발 그리고 확산보급의 단계로 구성하였다. 선행연구와 자료를 분석해 문제분석 단계에 활용하였고, 프로그램 설계단계는 게임디자인 스키마 이론을 기반으로 설계하였다. 게임디자인 스키마 이론은 문화, 규칙, 플레이로 구성되며 ‘장마당 게임’의 문화적 요소는 북한의 현재 장마당의 모습으로 설계하였고, 구체적인 게임 설계의 요소로 규칙과 플레이를 활용했다. 교육 대상자인 청소년들에게 프로그램을 실시한 후, 심층 면담과 관찰을 통해 수정 및 보안 사항을 토대로 최종프로그램을 개발하였다. 프로그램의 타당도는 전문가 3인의 의견도 포함하였다. 장마당 게임을 포함한 청소년 통일 교육프로그램은 남한 입장에서 바라보게 만드는 ‘편향교육’이 아니라 남북한을 각자의 입장에서 바라볼 수 있는 통일 교육이 되어야 한다. 다양한 학습 방법으로 청소년들의 통일에 관한 관심이 고취되길 바란다.

Cognitive Modeling of Learning Using Big Data From a Science-Based Game Development Environment

The purpose of this study was to identify the underlying cognitive attributes used during the design and development of science-based serious educational games. Study methods rely on a modification of cognitive diagnostics, item response theory, and Bayesian estimation with traditional statistical techniques such as factor analysis and model fit analysis to examine the data and model structure. A computational model of the cognitive processing using an artificial neural network (ANN) allowed for examination of underlying mechanisms of cognition from a server-side data set and a 21st century skills assessment. ANN results indicate that the model correctly predicts successful completion of science-based serious educational game (SEG) design tasks related to 21st century skills 86% of the time and correctly predicts failure to complete SEG design tasks related to 21st century skills 78% of the time. The model also reveals the relative importance of each particular cognitive attribute within the 21st century skills framework.

MANTRA: development and localization of a mobile educational health game targeting low literacy players in low and middle income countries

BackgroundMobile technology is increasingly important for delivering public health interventions to remote populations. This research study developed, piloted, and assessed a serious game for mobile devices that teaches geohazard, maternal, and neonatal health messages. This unique mHealth intervention aimed at low-literacy audiences in low resource settings is part of the Maternal and Neonatal Technologies in Rural Areas (MANTRA) project: Increasing maternal and child health resilience before, during, and after disasters using mobile technology in Nepal.MethodsThe serious game was developed through a co-creation process between London and Kathmandu based researchers by email and video-calling, and face-to-face with local stakeholders in Nepal. The process identified core needs, developed appropriate pictograms and mechanics, and tailored the pilot serious game to the local cultural context. Evaluations and feedback from end users took place in rural villages and suburban Kathmandu in Province Three. Field evaluation sessions used mixed methods. Researchers observed game play and held focus group discussions to elicit qualitative feedback and understand engagement, motivation, and usability, and conducted a paired pre- and post-game knowledge assessment.ResultsThe MANTRA serious game is contextualized to rural Nepal. The game teaches 28 learning objectives in three modules: maternal health, neonatal health, and geohazards, through picture matching with immediate audio and visual feedback. User feedback from focus groups demonstrated high engagement, motivation, and usability of the game.ConclusionsThis MANTRA study is a unique mHealth intervention of a serious game to teach core health and geohazards messages to low-literacy audiences in rural Nepal. Although the mobile game is tailored for this specific context, the developmental process and insights could be transferable to the development of other games-based interventions and contextualized for any part of the world. Successfully targeting this low-literacy and illiterate audience makes the MANTRA development process the first of its kind and a novel research endeavor with potential for widespread impact and adoption following further game development.Trial registrationThis project was approved by the University College London Ethics Committee in London, United Kingdom [10547/001], and the Nepal Health Research Council in Kathmandu, Nepal [Reg. No. 105/2017]. All participants provided informed written consent.

Game over or play again? Deploying games for promoting water recycling and hygienic practices at schools in Ethiopia

Worldwide, every year 525 000 children under the age of five die from diarrhoea. The simple act of washing hands with soap and water can prevent more than one-third of diarrhoeal disease cases. In the densely populated urban areas of the developing world, handwashing wastewater is commonly discharged to the environment without any treatment, creating unhygienic situations and breeding places for different vectors and wasting a valuable resource. However, this relatively clean wastewater can be treated and reused using simple technological solutions. The objective of our water innovation is, therefore, twofold: improving children’s health through stimulating handwashing at schools while at the same time demonstrating the feasibility of water conservation through low-tech, nature-based treatment and safe reuse of handwashing wastewater for irrigation and toilet flushing. To enhance the intrinsic motivation of children and school staff to adopt this innovation, four educational games were developed drawing on theories used in gamification of learning, such as social learning theory and engagement theories. This paper provides an overview of the games and the main results of the game testing. For promoting hygiene among school children, a board and a card game were developed based on the F-diagram – commonly used by water and sanitation practitioners to illustrate the main routes for pathogen transmissions from faeces. In addition, the system linking handwashing wastewater collection, treatment and reuse for irrigation and toilet flushing was simulated by the development of two board games which targeted school children, school staff and the operators of the treatment system. The prototypes and final versions were tested in two schools in the Oromia region in Ethiopia – while the treatment system (constructed wetland) for handwashing wastewater is located in one school. Children that play-tested the games were generally enthusiastic and eager to play repeatedly, which demonstrated that board and card games are appropriate tools to engage with this young target group. We conclude that there is a large potential for development, use, and upscaling of educational games for more sustainable WaSH interventions.

Health Education Serious Games Targeting Health Care Providers, Patients, and Public Health Users: Scoping Review.

BackgroundSerious educational games have shown effectiveness in improving various health outcomes. Previous reviews of health education games have focused on specific diseases, certain medical subjects, fixed target groups, or limited outcomes of interest. Given the recent surge in health game studies, a scoping review of health education games is needed to provide an updated overview of various aspects of such serious games.ObjectiveThis study aimed to conduct a scoping review of the design and evaluation of serious educational games for health targeting health care providers, patients, and public (health) users.MethodsWe identified 2313 studies using a unique combination of keywords in the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases. A total of 161 studies were included in this review after removing duplicates (n=55) and excluding studies not meeting our inclusion criteria (1917 based on title and abstract and 180 after reviewing the full text). The results were stratified based on games targeting health care providers, patients, and public users.ResultsMost health education games were developed and evaluated in America (82/161, 50.9%) and Europe (64/161, 39.8%), with a considerable number of studies published after 2012. We discovered 58.4% (94/161) of studies aiming to improve knowledge learning and 41.6% (67/161) to enhance skill development. The studies targeted various categories of end users: health care providers (42/161, 26.1%), patients (38/161, 23.6%), public users (75/161, 46.6%), and a mix of users (6/161, 3.7%). Among games targeting patients, only 13% (6/44) targeted a specific disease, whereas a growing majority targeted lifestyle behaviors, social interactions, cognition, and generic health issues (eg, safety and nutrition). Among 101 studies reporting gameplay specifications, the most common gameplay duration was 30 to 45 min. Of the 61 studies reporting game repetition, only 14% (9/61) of the games allowed the users to play the game with unlimited repetitions. From 32 studies that measured follow-up duration after the game intervention, only 1 study reported a 2-year postintervention follow-up. More than 57.7% (93/161) of the games did not have a multidisciplinary team to design, develop, or assess the game.ConclusionsSerious games are increasingly used for health education targeting a variety of end users. This study offers an updated scoping review of the studies assessing the value of serious games in improving health education. The results showed a promising trend in diversifying the application of health education games that go beyond a specific medical condition. However, our findings indicate the need for health education game development and adoption in developing countries and the need to focus on multidisciplinary teamwork in designing effective health education games. Furthermore, future health games should expand the duration and repetition of games and increase the length of the follow-up assessments to provide evidence on long-term effectiveness.