Game Research Articles

신체도구를 활용한 유아 주도적 운동게임이 유아의 운동능력, 인지능력, 자아존중감에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of child-directed exercise games on infants’ motor skills, cognitive abilities, and self-esteem. Methods The subjects of this study were 30 people, 15 in the experimental group and 15 in the comparison group, and the average age was 62.83 months. The experimental and comparison groups were randomly assigned, and the children in the experimental group were given child-directed exercise games, and the children in the comparison group were given teacher-planned exercise games. To analyze the effect of the experimental treatment, data were collected through the ‘Children’s Motor Ability Scale’, ‘Children’s Cognitive Ability Testing Tool’, and ‘Children’s Self-Esteem Test’, and the collected data were analyzed using t-test. Results The study found that child-directed physical games utilizing physical tools were more effective in enhancing young children's cognitive abilities and self-esteem compared to teacher-planned physical game activities. Conclusions These study findings are expected to serve as valuable foundational data in providing guidelines for supporting children's physical activities within the context of child-centered educational curricula.

Gamified Teaching Design and Practice for the Elderly within the Framework of Proactive Health

This paper adopts the DMC pyramid model as the theoretical foundation for gamification design. By considering the gaming capabilities of the elderly, a coherent game logic is developed. This logic serves as the basis for designing or adapting physical games tailored to the elderly, integrating health knowledge into the game content. The games are interconnected through a reward system, culminating in a comprehensive and actionable community health communication activity. This approach outlines a gamification-based pathway for elder-friendly health communication, ultimately enhancing health literacy and promoting proactive health among the elderly.

Supportive Community of Elementary School Children’s for Sports and Physical Activity

The adults can supportive community and physical challenge by providing fun physical challenges that are appropriate for children's abilities, by giving children choices over how they move and play, and by providing opportunities for children to practice self-regulation through physical games an education that is organized with the aim of facilitating the growth and development of children as a whole that emphasizes the development of all aspects of the child's personality. Involve your child in physical activities around the home such as gardening, washing the car or house cleaning. Walk is the short distances instead of taking the car. Encourage and support walking and cycling to school. Take your child for regular walks around the neighborhood. Every child has a number of potentials, whether physical, biological, cognitive, or emotionally social (Desmita, 2009). Early childhood education should provide various activities that can develop various aspects of development including cognitive, language, social, and emotional aspects for development and socialization in children become a very important part in shaping behavior in children. One form of game that can be used to improve the social and emotional skill of early childhood is the traditional game. Students Behaviors that represent children's emotional growth and their ability to successfully navigate their world through interactions with adults and parents since these skills are develop together, this area of development is referred to as social-emotional development. We analyze the mechanics in these games and compare these mechanics against existing videogames to show what makes traditional games unique. Our student’s analysis has helped us to interpret the playability issues that we can observed in our exploratory studies, and informed the design of a new videogame that rural children found to be more intuitive and engaging.

Towards accessible robot-assisted physical play for children with physical disabilities

Abstract MyJay is an open-source robot designed to facilitate play between children with and without physical disabilities. The robot acts as a proxy for children with upper limb challenges, allowing them to participate in physical games with their peers. Our design was inspired by the FIRST Robotics Competition, which involves teleoperating robots to manipulate objects. Taking a user-centred perspective, we consulted therapists and conducted remote interviews with children with disabilities and their guardians at various stages of the design process. We then conducted an in-person feasibility study with 18 typically developing children in a school setting. The study involved children teleoperating the robot to pick up and throw balls into a designated goal, and the interaction was evaluated using the user experience questionnaire and the Robotic Social Attributes Scale. The results of the study show great potential for MyJay to act as a play mediator in various scenarios, and the response from the children was positive. The ultimate aim of our research agenda is to pave the way towards creating more inclusive play environments through robot-mediated interactions, breaking barriers posed by physical limitations.

COVID-19 pandemic: maker or breaker for families having children with autism spectrum disorder-case series of maternal experiences, strategies and suggestions

The COVID-19 pandemic due to prioritization of emergency and COVID-19 patient care at hospitals and disruption of daily routines and finances, impacted significantly families having people with special needs. This case series highlights the problems faced and strategies used by mothers of children having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It summarizes the experiences of nine families of ASD children (2 to 9 years), selected consecutively from pediatric developmental/disability outpatient department (OPD) of a tertiary care center during i.e. April 2021 to May 2021 (2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic) using a pre-designed proforma. Socio-demographic details, maternal experiences about challenges faced in child’s home care, special therapies, managing child’s behaviour, family support system, adaptations and their suggestions were recorded. The age group was 2 to 9 years and 8 were males. 7 out of 9 mothers reported that their child’s interaction with father and other family members improved. Institutional therapy was discontinued by all mothers. Two mothers reported increased aggression in the child. Mothers from joint family and having supportive families reported less stress. Children who had company of parents/grandparents/sibling and availability of indoor games, art and craft and storytelling, reported less screen time and less behavioural disturbances though all the mothers reported increased screen time compared to pre COVID times. Mother’s empowerment is key to success. Indoor physical games, unstructured play, increasing social awareness, supportive families, tele-rehabilitation services can improve overall progress in ASD children. Health care practices need to be revised from time to time for special needs/situations.

Effects of game-based physical education program on enjoyment in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review to summarize and assess the advancements lately made on the enjoyable impacts of game-based physical education interventions on children and adolescents. Additionally, it attempted to identify the effects and variables influencing the enjoyable outcomes of children and adolescents’ engagement in physical education games, through meta-analysis.MethodsThis study involves a comprehensive search of different databases like Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, EBSCOhost, Cochrane, and Scopus. Specific criteria are established for the selection process to make sure the relevant literature included. The quality assessment of the included researches is conducted based on the guidelines outlined in the Cochrane 5.1 handbook. Review Manager 5.3 software is employed to synthesis the effect sizes. Additionally, bias is assessed using funnel plots, and to identify potential sources of heterogeneity, subgroup analyses are performed.ResultsA total of 1907 academic papers, out of which 2 articles were identified via other data sources. The present study examined the impact of a pedagogical intervention involving physical education games on the enjoyment experienced by children and adolescents. The results indicated a significant positive effect (MD = 0.53, 95%CI:[0.27,0.79], P < 0.05) of this intervention on enjoyment. Subgroup analyses further revealed that both boys (MD = 0.31, 95%CI:[0.13,0.50], P < 0.05) and girls (MD = 0.28, 95%CI:[0.05,0.51], P < 0.05) experienced increased pleasure compared to traditional physical education. Additionally, children under 12 years of age (MD = 0.41, 95%CI:[0.17,0.64], P < 0.05) benefited from sessions lasting at least 30 minutes or more per session (MD = 0.40, 95%CI:[0.19,0.60], P < 0.05), occurring 1 to 3 times per week (MD = 0.28, 95%CI:[0.16,0.40], P < 0.05), and lasting for more than 3 weeks (MD = 0.81, 95%CI:[0.29,1.34], P < 0.05). These findings suggest that the implementation of physical education games can be an effective approach to teaching this subject.Conclusions1) Interventions using physical games have been shown to yield beneficial outcomes in terms of enhancing the enjoyment experienced by children and adolescents. 2) The effectiveness of treatments aimed at promoting enjoyment among children and adolescents is influenced by several aspects, including gender, age, duration and frequency of physical activity, as well as the specific cycle of activity used.

Implementation of Finite State Machine Algorithm for Interactive Physics Learning in a 3D Game

Physics is a subject taught in high schools as per the established curriculum. Teachers often employ traditional teaching methods where students study independently without active participation, leading to boredom and reduced enthusiasm for learning. Physics is frequently perceived as difficult and perplexing by most students, and the utilization of 3D games as a learning tool can help overcome these challenges. This research aims to integrate the Finite State Machine (FSM) algorithm into a 3D game to create a more effective and engaging learning experience for students. The study employs the waterfall method in application development, encompassing stages such as needs analysis, application design, FSM implementation in games, and game testing and evaluation. 3D physics games have been successfully developed and tested for their feasibility. This game serves as an effective means of entertainment and learning, aiding students in enhancing their understanding of physics subjects. According to the results of a questionnaire with 50 respondents, it is evident that this 3D game is quite user-friendly (90%) and possesses a very good user interface (89%). Approximately 78% of respondents stated that their experience in using the game was very good. Moreover, 82% of respondents found that this educational physics game was highly beneficial for learning physics material.

Exploring the effects of different BCI-based attention training games on the brain: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

BCI games have been widely employed as non-invasive therapeutic interventions for conditions, but their efficacy remains a subject of debate. This study explores the efficacy of two prevalent forms of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-based attention training games: video games (VG) and physical games (PG). The effectiveness of these games has been examined through the lens of neuroscience, using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to monitor cortical activation. After the fNIRS test, subjects completed an Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) questionnaire. PG tasks activated six channels (L-PFC, R-PFC and R-TL), while VG tasks activated only one (R-PFC). Furthermore, females exhibited stronger activation during PG tasks, while males had none in either. Our findings suggest that under equivalent game rules and themes, PG may prove more effective for cognitive rehabilitation than VG, with stronger intrinsic motivation. We also found this result may exhibit gender differences. Finally, this research offers valuable insights for the future design of BCI-based games from a neuroscience perspective.

Seeing and understanding epistemic actions.

Many actions have instrumental aims, in which we move our bodies to achieve a physical outcome in the environment. However, we also perform actions with epistemic aims, in which we move our bodies to acquire information and learn about the world. A large literature on action recognition investigates how observers represent and understand the former class of actions; but what about the latter class? Can one person tell, just by observing another person's movements, what they are trying to learn? Here, five experiments explore epistemic action understanding. We filmed volunteers playing a "physics game" consisting of two rounds: Players shook an opaque box and attempted to determine i) the number of objects hidden inside, or ii) the shape of the objects inside. Then, independent subjects watched these videos and were asked to determine which videos came from which round: Who was shaking for number and who was shaking for shape? Across several variations, observers successfully determined what an actor was trying to learn, based only on their actions (i.e., how they shook the box)-even when the box's contents were identical across rounds. These results demonstrate that humans can infer epistemic intent from physical behaviors, adding a new dimension to research on action understanding.

Research on the influence of physical games in the process of preschool children’s psychological development

Abstract This paper takes preschool children as the research object, combines the knowledge of psychology education, and improves the LSTM to bi-directional LSTM combining the benefits of LSTM’s temporal characteristics with CNN’s local features while also taking contextual semantics into account to produce a C-BiL model that performs better and can be used to study how sports games affect children’s psychology. Three layers make up the entire C-BiL model: the first layer produces word vectors using CNN and Bi-LSTM; the second layer produces sentence vectors using CNN and Bi-LSTM; and the third layer produces output using Softmax. There was a significant improvement in all psychological indicators of children after 3 months of performing sports games. Among them, the total score of social skills increased from 36.01±4.95 to 41.08±1.37, and the total score of psychological resilience increased from 35.75±5.70 to 44.13±2.37 Therefore, sports games can promote children’s cognitive development, build good self-concept and self-confidence, help children’s intellectual development, and cultivate children’s resilience and positive spirit.

Experimenting with GAME OVER to create processes of reflection and academic inquiry

Educations are challenged in their effort to facilitate students learning when it comes to especially processes of reflection. Also in a Problem-Based Learning context, errors often cause a lack of motivation, that gives reflection processes and academic inquiry difficult conditions Game-Based Learning is thus suggested as a learning strategy which can address these learning needs though a procedural rhetoric. Furthermore, Game-Based Learning is found to affords students risk taking and engagement in learning activities However, a literature review of empirical studies of Game-Based Learning reveals existing gaps in the literature. There are missing models for how academic activities can be enhanced through the use of Game-Based Learning, here especially the transformation of “Game Over” elements into a learning environment based on physical Game objects. This study aims to describe learning situations where the academic focal point is a reflective and innovative writing process through gaming principles. The study design aims to identify what impact Game-Based Learning have on facilitating academic literacy to create processes of reflection. Based on two cases, the empirical data are retrieved from video observations during a period of 1 year. A qualitative content analysis and interpretation of the collected data reveals how the use of “Game Over” strengthens the depth of the students' writing through a reflective and metacognitive approach to the task. As a contribution to the existing knowledge, this paper presents a Procedural Rhetoric for how to work with a “Game Over” strategy to facilitate academic literacy and thereby create processes of reflection in a physical context.

Useing physical games for primary school age experience harmonious development, from countries across the world

The preservation and enhancement of health represent a significant challenge for virtually every country worldwide. Presently, a nation's health is regarded as a measure of its level of civilization, serving as a reflection of the societal socio-economic context. Correct development of the preschool child is impossible without adequate physical activity. It is also important that the children have intensive growth and development of body systems as a result of competent and correct exposure. The prerequisites for physical, intellectual, and spiritual abilities and also comprehensive development of the personality in general are formed at this age. The purpose of the article is to analyze the useing physical games for primary school children in different nations around the globe. Physical games are distinguished by their variability and flexibility, which is their important feature. They can be adapted to the needs of different age groups, fitness levels and children’ interests. They can also be used as a means of cross-cultural understanding, where children from different cultures and traditions can demonstrate their traditional movement games and learn new ones. Physical culture and physical games are interconnected, because physical games are an important part of physical activity and are included in the physical education program. Analyzing the presented material, we conclude that the chosen topic is very interesting and opens up many opportunities for considering the integration of various programs among themselves and identifying interesting patterns depending on the country and cultural traditions.

Impacts of Digital Game Addiction on Social Interaction in Bangladesh

Society is formed through human interaction. Additionally, we are currently in the era of computers and technology. Physical games are losing their value in this modern age, and digital games fill the gap. As Bangladesh is a developing country, modernization touched it many years ago. The digital game is also famous here, and community-based works areas are also seen in this country; our research area is Bangladesh as it fulfilled all the requirements. Nowadays digital games are so famous in our country. So doing this work isn't a big deal, even if we ran into some issues. The majority of the young population is addicted to this type of digital game and spends hours and hours playing it. So social and family bonding is losing its value. Social interaction is crucial for individuals; however, excessive engagement of the younger generation in virtual environments hinders their ability to effectively interact with others in society, including their own families. We cannot see the previous cultural activity in society because of digital gaming. To fulfill the purpose of the research, we had many problems. It is difficult for us to get data from 150 internet gamers. We gather data through a Google form. For our research, not only the gamers but also their family members and his/her surroundings people's opinion matters. So, we collected the statements from their family members, their friend's other society members. The survey revealed a significant increase in gaming addiction, leading to strong preoccupation that hinders communication with family members, and participation in social activities, and potentially contributes to an increase in criminal behavior.

Going Beyond the Brick: Assessing and Supporting Creativity Using AI-Powered Digital Games

ABSTRACT To support creativity, one should first assess it accurately. New techniques such as stealth assessment that use digital environments (e.g. digital games) can be used to assess and support creativity. In this paper, I discuss my passion for creativity and how my academic journey in creativity research started. Then, I discuss key studies and papers I wrote with my colleagues (including my Ph.D. dissertation). Specifically, I discuss the effectiveness of digital games on creativity, the effectiveness of creativity support tools in digital games, and the stealth assessment of creativity in a Physics game. Finally, I conclude with the future directions of my research in these areas and other areas such as the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in assessing and supporting creativity.

Digital Malaysian Tradition Game: A Case Study of Baling Tin

Baling Tin is one of Malaysia’s popular traditional children’s games. However, as time passes, Baling Tin has practically almost vanished. Children nowadays are more interested on digital games. This study aims to preserve the traditional games by digitalising it in tandem with the current interest. The challenge in this study is to re-create the physical game play into a digital game play. The game application which was developed for primary and middle school childrenalso includes interactive 3-D objects, images, sounds, and suitable theme colours.Furthermore, the user can explore many other captivating pages, including Shop and Quest. Even though the game was designed for Malaysian community, it comes with dual language to enhance user preference. The functionality of the game mechanics was tested. The game fulfils game characteristics and imitate the traditional physical gaming.This application is believed to help younger generations become more familiar with one of Malaysia’s traditional games, Baling Tin, and preserve traditional games.

The Needs Analysis for an Educational Physics Game with Scientific Literacy and Ethnoscientific Content

The advancement of science and technology in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 encourages government regulations in changing all life governance, including education. The independent curriculum is used as a solution to answer the demands of the world of education and to be able to create active and creative learning. In learning Physics in schools, its application is rarely exemplified in everyday life. Physics learning is only taught theoretically and has minimal explanation related to the implementation of Physics, so learning becomes less meaningful. Cultural or ethnoscientific approaches are important in implementing learning so that community culture is not lost. It can help improve students' scientific literacy and make science learning more meaningful for students. One of the technology-based learning media that can be developed is Physics educational games. This study aims to analyze the development needs of Physics educational games containing scientific literacy and ethnoscience. This type of research is descriptive quantitative. This research data instrument uses observation sheets and questionnaires. Data collection techniques are carried out through methods: (1) observation and (2) questionnaires. The research technique used is the quantitative descriptive analysis technique. The study subjects were 42 grade X students of SMAN 1 Padang. The students are represented by three classes X at SMAN 1 Padang, grouped into high, medium and low-level classes. The results showed that using learning media increased student participation in learning and made it easier for students to understand the material. Linking Physics learning with the local culture can make Physics learning more meaningful and increase students' scientific literacy. These results illustrate the need to develop physics educational games based on scientific literacy and ethnoscience.

Fighting to the death: Does hockey fighting in the NHL affect players' longevity?

Hockey is a sport known for its violent nature. Specifically, hockey fights have consistently been an integral part of the National Hockey League. Past research has demonstrated that players are likely to be involved in fighting as a mechanism to gain fan support, generate game momentum or enhance team camaraderie. However, fighting naturally has negative health ramifications. In the current study, we sought to investigate if players' involvement in hockey fights throughout their career was associated with shorter life spans. Previous mortality studies have not distinguished hockey fighting from other aggressive aspects of this sport (e.g., in game physical contact with other players). We conducted an archival study examining the frequency of hockey fighting during the 1957-1971 NHL seasons and player longevity. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis log-rank method and a subsequent Cox regression accounting for correlates showed no relationship between an elevated number of fights and a reduced lifespan. The lack of effect may indeed demonstrate a negligible influence on long-term health consequences in the context of a generally very physical game. However, with the relatively moderate levels of fighting in the period studied we recommend that the association be explored also in a subsequent era when NHL fighting peaked.

Reflection on traditional sporting games: the impact of bodily involvement on empathic dimensions.

The aim of this study was to investigate bodily engagement and involvement in traditional sporting games (TSGs), with a focus on the development of empathy. Even though the current research on empathy has been focused on its emotional component, the name "empathy" alludes to a considerably more profound dimension than emotional engagement. Empathy refers to the ability to perceive another person's private life through the exchange of contextual factors provided through interactive sports activities. In this study, based on real-world experiences, it has been demonstrated that traditional sporting games stimulate, preserve, or reveal empathic capacities in several ways. Games can show and sustain the full potential of empathic dispositions if they are present at a young age. Moreover, by examining empathy through the prism of a TSG, we recognized them as a source of relational empathy and feelings developed to various degrees by direct involvement. As a result, we may define empathy as an integrated pedagogy that can be more successfully conducted through TSGs which are multifaceted because of their internal and external logic systems. Essentially, the hypotheses discussed in this study allow us to postulate that the physical gaming involvement of players, such as role changes, influences the individual's empathic dimensions. Furthermore, the characteristics of traditional sporting game interaction networks may serve as a source of encouragement or inspiration for a wide range of games (theatrical, social, etc.).

Types of Injury Experienced by Rugby Athletes in Indonesia

Rugby is a popular sport categorized as a physical game with a high level of physical contact and significant injury risk. The purpose of this study was to find out and describe the type of injury suffered by Rugby athletes in Indonesia. This quantitative descriptive research was conducted by evaluating male rugby athletes (N = 62) experiencing injury using a questionnaire. The questionnaire questions focused on anthropometry, age when experiencing the injury, causes of injury, anatomical injury, and types of injury. The anthropometry analysis result of the Rugby athletes aged 16-30 years showed that they had an ideal body mass index (16-20 years = 21.0 ± 2.8 vs 21-25 years = 23.2 ± 1.3 vs 26-30 years = 25.9 ± 1.0). The common injuries found in Rugby athletes was acute injuries (56%) compared to overuse injuries (44%). The result also showed that 65% of 62 players suffered a lower limb injury, only 35% of the 62 players suffered an upper limb injury. In general, 53% of 62 players suffered ligament injury, where 31% of injury occurred in the Knee. The cause of injury suffered by Rugby players was physical contact with opponents. The data described that 50% of 62 players suffered injuries due to physical contact. This study indicates that physical contact is a common cause of injury to Rugby athletes, while the type of injury that often occurs is a ligament injury where the lower limb becomes the most common injury. As they get older, the risk of injury in Rugby athletes in Indonesia is increasing.

Pour le Sport: Physical Culture in French and Francophone Literature ed. by Roxana Curto and Rebecca Wines

Reviewed by: Pour le Sport: Physical Culture in French and Francophone Literature ed. by Roxana Curto and Rebecca Wines Benjamin Sparks Curto, Roxana, and Rebecca Wines, eds. Pour le Sport: Physical Culture in French and Francophone Literature. Liverpool UP, 2021. ISBN 978-1-80085-689-9. Pp. 344. Sport, for centuries, has played a significant role in creating personal, collective, and national identities, conjuring regional and national heroes in moments of triumph, and scapegoats in those of failure. This edited volume analyzes physical culture, defined by the editors as the development and care for the physique, including sport, in the modern sense, as well as leisure and athletic activities. The title implies that these activities are indeed forms of culture that can be analyzed similarly to art and literature. The contributors for this volume come from a broad interdisciplinary background, situating this work at the crossroads of history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, postcolonial studies, and media studies, among other fields. Moreover, to broaden the scope of this work, the editors chose not to focus on one specific sport, period, or geographical location. Therefore, this work looks at physical culture from the Ancient Regime's jeu de paume to present-day soccer in post-colonial Algeria. The emphasis from these contributors focuses on the genre of sports literature, from sports manuals to novels, questioning its existence and characteristics. The primary focus of this work is that of literature. However, this literature opens itself to addressing sports' social, cultural, and political nature. The essays in this volume are ordered chronologically and divided thematically. The first division looks at physical activities and games before the twentieth century. The complication with this portion of the work derives from the fact that the term "sport," as understood today, did not become such until the late nineteenth century. Hence, the contributors focus on physical culture, which includes jousting, jeu de paume, other ball games, and physical activities. Literature about sport during this period demonstrates the cultural significance of physical games as an integral component of the upper-class' way of life and a source of pride, not mere pastimes. The second part of this work looks at the Tour de France and cycling as a demonstration of masculinity and as a means for sport to convey cultural concerns for the body and hygiene. As one of the contributors argues, this annual cycling event projects French society and culture to the outside world. The third part of this book looks at the athletic event of competitive running and sports as a medium for propaganda and manipulation for ideological and political purposes. The next part of this work looks at football (soccer) cultures to illustrate the power of narratives to shape opinions. One contributor looks at soccer as a colonial legacy in Algeria and the ideological relationship between the sport and national identity. The contributions in the final section of this work analyze how narratives about sport and physical activity, especially rugby, soccer, and boxing, can expose tensions in differing views of society and national culture. Pour le Sport provides an engaging discourse around physical activities through a literary lens but, more importantly, provides insight into the social, political, and cultural milieu surrounding sport. [End Page 209] Benjamin Sparks University of Memphis (TN) Copyright © 2023 American Association of Teachers of French