Game Development Life Research Articles

Implementation of Enhanced Re-Engineering on Trivia Game to Improve Immersion

Trivia games are one type of educational game that is in great demand and can be used as a medium of entertainment as well as a learning medium. In order to make a game in the same segment more unique and immersion, software re-engineering techniques are used in the trivia game. In re-engineering the trivia game, three methods are used: Enhanced Re-Engineering as a software re-engineering method; Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) in the development of the Hidden Object Trivia game; and MEEGA+ as a testing method for the trivia game and the Hidden Object Trivia game to determine the increase in immersion value of the two games. The results of re-engineering the Tech Geek Quiz game led to the successful integration of trivia and hidden object genres, resulting in the creation of the Guess The Tech Tool game. The test results using MEEGA+ with 30 respondents showed an increase in immersion values of 50.26% from 1.89 to 2.84 in the usability factor and 30.29% from 2.08 to 2.71 in the player experience factor. The results were taken from all dimensions of the questions that had been asked.

Development of Educational Games Based Virtual Reality Use Millelab To learn Computational Thinking (Case Study at SMK Negeri 6 Kupang)

Development of virtual reality-based educational games in Informatics subjects, Statement and Proposition Logic material using Millealab. This type of research is R&D with quantitative data analysis techniques, using the GDLC (Game Development Life Cycle) method. The purpose of this research is to determine the process of developing virtual reality-based educational games, to find out whether there is an increase in student interest in virtual reality-based educational games and using virtual box media in Statements and Logic material.

“ANXISCAPE”: An Adventure in Conquering Anxiety Via Game-Based Learning For Students

This study discusses the development and evaluation of a Game-Based Learning (GBL) application designed to educate students about anxiety disorders. The study addresses the challenge of engaging students in mental health education by creating an interactive game called “AnxiScape” using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) methodology. The game aims to enhance students’ understanding of anxiety through an enjoyable and immersive experience. Evaluation results, based on the E-Game Flow Model and Heuristic Evaluation, indicate high levels of user enjoyment (90%) and usability (85.4%), demonstrating the game’s effectiveness in capturing attention, providing feedback, and improving knowledge. Integrating educational content with interactive elements can significantly enhance learning outcomes. The study suggests future improvements to optimize the game’s performance and balance educational depth with user engagement.

Game-based Learning of Fundamentals of Islam

Back in the old days, our method of learning Islamic Education was always the traditional way which included pen and paper and two-way communication between a teacher and the student. In this digital era, a new method of learning has been implemented which uses electronic devices. Learning Islamic Education often creates boredom among young students, and this will affect their concentration and understanding. To cater to this problem, a game-based learning method needs to be implemented in classrooms. The scope of the project is for young learners of Islamic Education in primary school. This study aims to research the effectiveness of game-based learning methods by using video games. The development of the game is based on the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) methodology. GBL Model is the model that was used to ensure it fits for education purposes. Results show that most players understand the learning content and suggest there is room for improvement.

Evaluating Learning Engagement in MyPerjuangan Game-Based Learning Using E-Game Flow: A Case Study of History Education in Malaysia

Passing the History subject in Malaysia is compulsory for students who want to receive the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) certificate. Traditional teaching methods, often focused on rote memorization, have led to disengagement and low enjoyment among students. This research addresses the need for improved learning engagement and information management by developing MyPerjuangan, a game-based learning platform focusing on Malaya's Japanese occupation. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of game-based learning in managing educational content and enhancing student engagement in history education. The study developed the platform using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) methodology. It employed the E-Game Flow model to evaluate user experience across several dimensions: concentration, feedback, goal clarity, and knowledge improvement. Data were collected through a survey of 10 respondents, consisting of teachers and students, with an overall satisfaction rate of 94.3%. The mean values for key factors such as concentration (92%) and knowledge improvement (100%) indicate high levels of engagement and effective information management within the platform. These findings suggest that MyPerjuangan successfully manages and delivers historical information engagingly, significantly improving students’ interaction with the material. However, limitations such as the small sample size and the platform’s exclusivity to desktop use were identified. Future research should expand the study to a larger, more diverse sample and explore multi-platform accessibility to enhance the system's scalability. In conclusion, game-based learning is valuable for improving educational content management and student engagement in history education.

Pembuatan Game 2D Melawan Virus Menggunakan Unity Engine

A game or game is something that can be played with certain rules so that there are winners and there are losers, usually in a context that is not serious with the purpose of refreshing. Various games include; action, action-adventure, simulation, construction, and management, role playing games (RPG), strategy, racing, sports, puzzles, and word games. To create a digital game, a game engine designed to develop video games on various platforms is required. The Unity Engine can be used to create 2D (two-dimensional) and 3D (three-dimensional) games and supports a wide range of cross-platform devices such as smartphones, PCs, PlayStation 5, and many other platforms. In this study, the researcher wants to implement the creation of a 2D game called LAVIR using the GDLC (Game Development Life Cycle) method. The creation of this game aims to reduce anxiety, fear and eliminate boredom.

Game Android-Based Vocabulary Introduction Education for Early Childhood

The educational challenges at TK Al-Hidayah, a kindergarten in Kangean, Sumenep, are significant, with passive learning methods and ineffective educational media reducing student engagement and motivation. Most children speak their regional language, limiting their Indonesian vocabulary acquisition. To address this, we developed an interactive Android-based educational game for vocabulary learning aimed at young children. Using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) method, the game was designed, developed, and tested through several phases, including concept, design, development, testing, release, and maintenance. The game features a learning menu with lessons on vowels, consonants, uppercase and lowercase letters, and object names, as well as a game menu with activities like matching object names and letters. Testing showed the game effectively enhances children's vocabulary skills and engagement in learning. This research contributes to the development of interactive and innovative educational methods for early childhood education.

Using Real-Time Ray Tracing in Game Action-Adventure ANGKARA "The Rise of Asura"

The pressing problems facing the games industry in Indonesia are first, the lack of developers who can meet the needs of the local market and the lack of adaptation of local content in games. Second, how to improve the optimization of the Ray Tracing process? To overcome these challenges, this research aims to design and build an action-adventure game model using Unreal Engine 5. By developing the Real-Time Ray Tracing (RTRT) feature. The game design will also utilize the latest technology such as Ray Tracing, and artificial intelligence to create an immersive and realistic gaming experience. The method used in this research is GDLC (Game Development Life Cycle). The results of research using black box testing with components, character responsiveness, basic attacks, interaction with the environment, defense, enemy behavior, and optimization of Ray Tracing state that it has been validated.

Utilizing Game Development Life Cycle Method to Develop an Educational Game for Basic Mathematics Using Unity 2D Game Engine

The rapid advancement of technology has profoundly impacted various aspects of human life, including education. While technology offers numerous advantages, such as fostering interactive and innovative learning experiences, the shift to online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted some challenges, including a decline in students' motivation and engagement, exacerbated by distractions like video games. However, amidst these challenges, Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) has emerged as a promising approach to engage students and enhance learning outcomes. This research aims to develop a basic mathematical game using the Unity game engine to enrich children's learning experiences. The educational game seeks to support educators in fostering active engagement among children, specifically in fundamental mathematics. The game is developed utilizing the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) methodology.

Rancang Bangun Game Edukasi Pengenalan Pahlawan Berbasis Android

Learning media has a crucial role for teachers in conveying information during learning activities. However, many elementary schools currently still rely on audio-visual media and teaching aids, which can cause boredom among students during the teaching and learning process. Indonesian heroes are those who fought for Indonesian independence against the colonialists. Therefore, strategies are needed that can awaken feelings of love for the country and patriotism in children. It is hoped that the use of Android-based games as a learning medium can increase students' interest in learning, especially in understanding national heroes. The design of this multimedia application follows the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) method with initialization, preproduction, production, testing, beta and release stages. By designing this educational game, the author hopes to help students at SD Negeri 1 Karangsentul to get to know and remember Indonesia's national hero figures, as well as increase their sense of nationalism.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Game Development ``Memory Game'' for Training Functions Alzheimer and Dementia Cognitive

Smart games, especially crossword puzzles can be an effective tool in aiding cognitive and physical exercise by stimulating the brain and strengthening brain connections, which can help prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and dementia. This research aimed to develop a crossword puzzle game into a digital version in Bahasa Indonesia with Artificial Intelligence (AI) features. The benefit of this game product can be used as a cognitive therapy for Alzheimer’s and dementia sufferers. The research method used is game development using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) model with stages of initiation, pre-production, implementation/development, testing, launch, and maintenance. Implementation of digital version using Unity 3D game engine with AI feature of hint generating. This research was carried out for 8 months. Game testing results were carried out by testing the functionality of game features and the results were that all features functioned well. The innovation and importance of this work was to implement the memory crossword puzzle game design into a digital version in Bahasa by implementing artificial intelligence methods for the hints feature. This work will inspire developers to do greater work on Bahasa and implement various features based on AI methods.
 Keywords: digital memory games, artificial intelligence, crosswords, game development

Pembuatan Game Edukasi Bahasa Inggris Untuk Meningkatkan Kosakata Bagi Peserta Tidar

Technology is growing rapidly and has affected many aspects of life today. Technology is being used more and more frequently and the most utilized language is English. Tidar English Course provides tutoring for English, but Tidar 7th and 8th grade participants have difficulty in learning and memorizing English vocabulary. To overcome these problems, an application is made to help Tidar 7th and 8th-grade participants learn vocabulary with educational game media. Learning will be packaged into a crossword puzzle game so that it can train their vocabulary by finding the right answer in the crossword puzzle boxes that have been provided. The development method in this research is using Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC), and the testing method uses the User Acceptance Test (UAT). The system testing in this study uses black box testing. User Acceptance Test (UAT) testing submitted to the teacher gets 100% of Tidar 82.44% for grade 7 Tidar participants and 84.22% for grade 8 Tidar participants. It can be concluded that the results of the three User Acceptance Tests (UAT) get the criteria "Very Feasible"

Player evaluation and learning outcomes of “NusaVenturas”: A serious game for enhancing player knowledge and interest in Indonesian traditional foods

The popularity of Indonesian traditional food has been declining due to the increasing influence of foreign cuisine. This study presents the development method that combining Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) with Experiential Game Learning Design Framework and evaluation of a serious game "NusaVenturas" using usability, learning outcome, and Game Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) that designed to introduce, promote interest, educate, and preserve knowledge of Indonesian traditional foods. "NusaVenturas" is a unique 2D serious game that integrates puzzle-platformer elements with time-management cooking mechanics. The study involved 37 participants aged 18 to 23. Evaluation results indicate that "NusaVenturas" significantly enhances players' knowledge of Indonesian traditional foods, with statistical analysis confirming the significance of the findings.

The Design of Skynesia Adventure Mobile Game Application Using Game Development Life Cycle Method as an Alternative Learning Media for High School Students

Skynesia Adventure is a mobile-based gaming application designed to make the learning process more enjoyable and interactive, while also generating revenue for the startup Skynesia. The results of the questionnaire indicate that, on average, potential users prefer educational games that focus on science or STEM subjects, and some users believe that educational games can enhance their knowledge of science or STEM while having fun. This research utilized the game development life cycle theory in the development of the gaming application, and questionnaires were used as a method for designing and testing the application to ensure its usability by users. After the completion of the gaming application design, it went through two phases of testing and evaluation: alpha testing through Unit Testing, and beta testing through the User Experience Questionnaire - Short Version. The results of these tests indicated that Skynesia Adventure achieved a score of 2.29 for both pragmatic and hedonic qualities. Therefore, the Skynesia Adventure gaming application can be considered to provide users with a highly satisfactory user experience. The benefits of Skynesia Adventure include providing a more enjoyable and interactive learning experience by combining gaming elements with scientific or STEM knowledge.

Applying Scrum in A Game Development Life Cycle For Small Scale Game Project

This research aims to develop a GDLC game development life cycle that focuses on the core stages of software development process. This GDLC proposal consists of 4 stages, namely Pre-Production, Production, Testing, and Release. This proposed GDLC is expected to provide adaptive but consistent guidance for game project design. These conditions are suitable for small-scale game development teams, with small project scales, and short work periods (under 1 year).
 Pre-Production functions as the initial stage for creating the basis game design for the project linearly. Production, which is carried out using the Scrum approach, is the stage of video game development based on that previously made design. The Testing phase ensures the quality of the game through overall game testing. Lastly, the Release phase includes completing documentation for post-release planning.
 This GDLC was designed by summarizing the core stages of various existing GDLCs and SDLCs related to multimedia software development. Scrum is implemented per stage, with iteration loops starting and finishing within that stage. However, in general, this GDLC is linear. This GDLC is validated with a case study of an actual video game development to ensire its efficiency in helping game developers.

Game Application as Teaching Tool to Assist Mastering Installation of Three-Phase Motor Control Topic: Expert Perception

The learning and teaching process using conventional methods might cause students to be unable to highlight their true potential. Besides, it can be more difficult for teachers to choose the types of games that suit the curriculum and students' needs. Hence, this study aims to develop a game application as a teaching assistant tool for a three-phase direct online starter topic in Electrical Technology Malaysian Vocational Certificate subject for Vocational College students using the Android platform. Learning materials and games are developed using multimedia and interactive elements to attract students to be active in using the learning medium based on game applications as 21st-century learning tools. The development purpose of the game application is to give early exposure to students to the installation of three-phase motor control before going through the laboratory session. The behaviorism learning theory and Game development Life Cycle (GDLC) model, were implemented in the game application development in this research. The researcher used Unity 3D software is online software such as Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint design tools interactively to make a game-based learning application for the three-phase motor control installation subject. Based on the analysis of the findings, the experts agreed that the functionality of this three-phase Motor Control game application can be used well and is suitable to be used as a teaching aid. In addition, these research results can be used by teachers to increase students' interest and further make the learning process more interesting to improve student understanding.

Multiplayer Game Guessing Sunda’s Proverb Using Socket.Io And Node.Js

Game development is currently quite rapid. Now games can be played by various groups, because many games now contain not just games, but there are also games with educational content. The educational game that will be made in this study is a website-based Sundanese proverb game, this type of game will be multiplayer so that players can compete with other players. The purpose of this research is to make a Sundanese proverb educational multiplayer game that can be played simultaneously with many players, so that it can introduce the regional language, namely Sundanese, to the wider community. The technology used in making this game is Socket.IO and Node.JS, using these technologies can make end users interact in real time. In making this game using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) methodology with the stages of initialization, pre-production, production, testing, beta and release. The results obtained in this research are website-based Sundanese proverb educational games that can be used without taking up much space on the device.

IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL GAME OF WADAI BANJAR AS AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL CAKES OF SOUTHERN KALIMANTAN

When tourists visit an area, they will definitely look for food and cakes typical of the area to taste or as souvenirs. Including when tourists visit South Kalimantan, tourists will also look for special cakes often called Wadai Banjar, there are various types of Wadai Banjar and must be preserved. Among the younger generation now, Wadai Banjar must also be introduced and strived to be preserved. Based on the information, the purpose of this research is to design, developing, and evaluating the Wadai Banjar educational game. The method used is the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) which consists of initiation, pre-production, production, testing, beta, and release, followed by an evaluation of the use of the game application. A total of 100 users have been involved in evaluating the use of the application. The result of this study is that the educational game that has been designed and built can function according to the test features provided and can be released to users. The evaluation of use provides results that the Wadai Banjar educational game application can provide fun, comfort, a fitting and attractive user interface, can find out and learn in recognizing the types of Wadai Banjar, useful and as an effort to introduce and preserve traditional cakes typical of South Kalimantan. Then as many as 70 users are more interested if this Wadai Banjar educational game is desktop-based, because interaction is more flexible and a mouse is needed as the main input media in performing actions.

Dungeon Code: Educational Game For Algorithm and Data Structure Courses by Applying The Game Development Life Cycle Method

Algorithm and Data Structure is a basic course in Informatics Study Program, at Khairun University. This subject needs to be mastered because it becomes the foundation that can support the learning process in the future. However, from the results of a survey conducted, as many as 40% of students felt bored with the teaching methods used by Algorithm and Data Structure lecturers in class. In addition, there were also 73.33% of students that even though they paid attention to the material presented in class, they still found it difficult to understand the material. To overcome this problem, new learning media is needed in the classroom, such as games. This study aims to design educational games that teach algorithms and data structures using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) method. The GDLC is a game development method that is widely used to create educational games. The GDLC method has several development stages, namely initiation, pre-production, production, testing, beta, and release. Alpha test results show that all functionality is appropriate. While the results of beta testing show the number 3.43 of the total respondents' answers to the questionnaire related to game evaluation so they are included in the very good criteria.

Pengembangan Gim Edukasi Pengenalan Jenis Anjing Ras Berbasis Android

This study aims to develop an educational game to be a medium for introducing dog breeds based on Android and developed using the Unity game engine with a quiz-themed game model. Game Development Life Cycle(GDLC) is used as the method of developing this game with stages: initiation, pre-production, production, testing, beta and release. The final result of this research is an educational game entitled “Introduction to Dog Races” which can be played on Android devices. Based on the results of the user trial questionnaire on 13 respondents, 38,5% (5 people) stated “Agree”, 53,8% (7people) stated “Strongly Agree” that the respondents became more familiar with dog breeds after playing the educational game “Introduction to Dog Races” .