A Platform for Server-Side Support of Mobile Game-Based Learning

2009 ◽  
pp. 195-208
Author(s):  
Richard Hable ◽  
Otto Petrovic
Keyword(s):  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Server Side

CoboChild: a blended mobile game-based learning service for children in museum contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tien-Yu Hsu ◽  
HsinYi Liang ◽  
Chuang-Kai Chiou ◽  
Judy C.R. Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Museum Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Children’S Learning ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Children's Learning

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a blended mobile game-based learning service called CoboChild Mobile Exploration Service (hereinafter CoboChild) to support children’s learning in an environment blending virtual game worlds and a museum’s physical space. The contextual model of learning (CML) was applied to consider the related influential factors affecting museum learning and to promote children’s continuous learning and revisit motivations. Design/methodology/approach CoboChild provides a thematic game-based learning environment to facilitate children’s interactions with exhibits and other visitors. A practical system has been implemented in the National Museum of Natural Science (NMNS), Taiwan. A questionnaire was used to examine whether CoboChild can effectively fulfill the CML and to evaluate the impacts on museum learning. Findings CoboChild effectively fulfilled the CML to facilitate children’s interactive experiences and re-visit motivations in the blended mobile game-based learning environment. Most children described the system as providing fruitful playfulness while improving their interpretations of exhibitions and learning experiences. Practical implications CoboChild considers the related contextual influences on the effective support of children’s learning in a museum, and builds a child-centered museum learning environment with highly integrated blended learning resources for children. CoboChild has been successfully operating in the NMNS since 2011. Originality/value This study developed a blended mobile game-based learning service to effectively support children’s learning in museum contexts. The related issues are shown to improve the design of blended museum learning services. This innovative approach can be applied to the design of other child-centered services for engaging children’s interactive experiences in museums.

“HistoBrick”: Mobile Edutainment into Descriptive Statistics („HistoBrick“: Mobiles Edutainment zur Deskriptiven Statistik)

i-com ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (2/2004) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Georg Ströhlein
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Characteristic Numbers ◽  
Preceding Work

SummaryBased on preceding work on a mobile learning scenario a mobile game like application, called “HistoBrick”, is being designed. It serves as a platform for exercises, assignments and self studies in combination with the higher education courseware on descriptive statistics. This paper focuses on the mobile application and ignores its embedding into a suitable Learning Management System (LMS). “HistoBrick” aims to provide a ubiquitous tool for learning about statistic distributions and their most important characteristic numbers. The didactical background is inspired by recent ideas about how learning works in the so-called constructivist setting, in general, and the findings of game-based learning, in particular.

Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects

2018 ◽  
pp. 6376-6387
Author(s):  
Marcelo Leandro Eichler ◽  
Gabriela Trindade Perry ◽  
Ivana Lima Lucchesi ◽  
Thiago Troina Melendez
Keyword(s):  
Stem Education ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Games For Learning ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
And Mathematics

The acronym STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics has entered the agenda of educational policies. The development of mobile game-based learning has been seen as a new line of research and technological development in the field of educational technology, STEM education and game design. These fields are rather new and intrinsically multidisciplinary, making it even more exciting. There is a growing interest in Mobile Game related research, whether strictly technological or applied in social contexts. In this chapter, we thought a nice way to connect this data and depict the current scenario would be to break the subject into pieces: Game Design; Affection and Play; Mobile Learning; Games for Learning; Science and Mathematics Education; and lastly, summarizing it in the Games for STEM Education section. Our conclusions point to the fact that we are taking the first steps in a digital game development process for teaching mathematics in the school environment and the acceptance of Smartphones as tools that add value to education.

Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects

2019 ◽  
pp. 825-838
Author(s):  
Marcelo Leandro Eichler ◽  
Gabriela Trindade Perry ◽  
Ivana Lima Lucchesi ◽  
Thiago Troina Melendez
Keyword(s):  
Stem Education ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Games For Learning ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
And Mathematics

The acronym STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) has entered the agenda of educational policies. The development of mobile game-based learning has been seen as a new line of research and technological development in the field of educational technology, STEM education, and game design. These fields are rather new and intrinsically multidisciplinary, making it even more exciting. There is a growing interest in mobile game-related research, whether strictly technological or applied in social contexts. In this chapter, the authors thought a nice way to connect this data and depict the current scenario would be to break the subject into pieces: game design; affection and play; mobile learning; games for learning; science and mathematics education; and lastly, summarizing it in the games for STEM education section. The conclusions point to the fact that we are taking the first steps in a digital game development process for teaching mathematics in the school environment and the acceptance of smartphones as tools that add value to education.

Effects of a mobile game-based English vocabulary learning app on learners’ perceptions and learning performance: A case study of Taiwanese EFL learners

ReCALL ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Ming Chen ◽  
Huimei Liu ◽  
Hong-Bin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Retention Of Knowledge ◽  
Experimental Group

AbstractMany studies have demonstrated that vocabulary size plays a key role in learning English as a foreign language (EFL). In recent years, mobile game-based learning (MGBL) has been considered a promising scheme for successful acquisition and retention of knowledge. Thus, this study applies a mixed methodology that combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to assess the effects of PHONE Words, a novel mobile English vocabulary learning app (application) designed with game-related functions (MEVLA-GF) and without game-related functions (MEVLA-NGF), on learners’ perceptions and learning performance. During a four-week experiment, 20 sophomore students were randomly assigned to the experimental group with MEVLA-GF support or the control group with MEVLA-NGF support for English vocabulary learning. Analytical results show that performance in vocabulary acquisition and retention by the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Moreover, questionnaire results confirm that MEVLA-GF is more effective and satisfying for English vocabulary learning than MEVLA-NGF. Spearman rank correlation results show that involvement and dependence on gamified functions were positively correlated with vocabulary learning performance.

scholarly journals Mobile Game Based Learning

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupama Roy ◽  
Mike Sharples
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Game Form ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Peer Educators ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Participatory Approaches ◽  
Mobile Game

This paper describes an investigatory project to pilot an SMS based game to enhance the training of peer educators of MSM (Males having Sex with Males) groups in India. The objective of this research was to increase the efficacy of the MSM peer educators by bridging the gap between the training needs and their real life experiences. An SMS based game was designed using participatory approaches as a learning support, upholding their real life experiences in game form. The game was designed on an existing platform which provides text role-play games accessed through SMS messages. This paper examines the learning benefits. The findings show that after the intervention the peer educators had better understanding of peer education and organizational support. They also learnt to think critically.

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