Using a Serious Game Development Approach in the Learning Experience of System Engineering Design

2017 ◽  
pp. 279-286
Author(s):  
Marco Blokhuis ◽  
Nick Szirbik
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
System Engineering ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Development Approach

scholarly journals Modelling the recommendation technique for achieving awareness in serious game for obesity

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Syafiq Bin Mohd Omar ◽  
Marina Ismail ◽  
Norizan Mat Diah ◽  
Suzana Ahmad ◽  
Hayati Abd Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Serious Games ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Development Approach

Obesity among children is increasing alarmingly. Therefore it is crucial to instill the awareness about the danger of being obese to the children. To instill the awareness is a challenge. A good approach is required for the message to be accepted and conceptualized by the children. Serious game has been an important mechanism to assist the achievement of many serious purposes other than for entertainment and enjoyment. This paper proposes the implementation of content-based recommendation technique in serious game for obesity awareness among children. Several recommendation techniques for awareness had been studied and the content-based recommendation technique is found to be suitable to be implemented in games. The game was developed according to game development approach and fulfilled the game characteristics. For this preliminary study, 10 children participated in the experiment to determine the effectiveness of the game. The participants were given a pre-and post test to answer before and after playing the game. The result of the test shows that participants achieved the obesity awareness after playing the game. The content-based recommendation technique is applicable to be adopted in serious games to instill awareness in the players.

COUNTING CHALLENGES: A TEACHING CASE ABOUT SERIOUS GAME DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Reginato ◽  
Samuel Durso ◽  
Edgard Cornacchione
Keyword(s):  
Serious Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Teaching Case

Effects of the Digital Game-Development Approach on Elementary School Students' Learning Motivation, Problem Solving, and Learning Achievement

Gamification ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 472-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Chun Chu ◽  
Chun-Ming Hung
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Experimental Group

In this study, the game-based development approach is proposed for improving the learning motivation, problem solving skills, and learning achievement of students. An experiment was conducted on a learning activity of an elementary school science course to evaluate the performance of the proposed approach. A total of 59 sixth graders from two classes of the elementary school participated in the experiment. One class of 30 students was selected as the experimental group, and the other class of 29 students was the control group. From the experimental results, it was found that the proposed game development-based learning approach could effectively promote the students' problem-solving skills. However, the students' learning achievement and motivations were quite different from our expectations. A discussion of the experimental group interview data is provided and suggestions made.

Balancing Fun and Learning in a Serious Game Design

Gamification ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 452-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Franzwa ◽  
Ying Tang ◽  
Aaron Johnson ◽  
Talbot Bielefeldt
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Guidance System ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Design Challenges ◽  
Narrative Learning

This article presents the underlying philosophy of Sustain City, an educational serious game system that engages students, particularly prospective and beginning science and engineering students, in a series of engineering design challenges. Various strategies implemented in Sustain City for achieving a balance of fun and learning are discussed, including narrative-learning synthesis, supplementing the player's actions with feedback, and the development of a sufficient guidance system. The evaluation of Sustain City deployment is also presented. The assessment confirms the values of the serious games in promoting students' interests and learning in STEM fields.

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