Developing Educational Games for Engineering Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 913-938
Author(s):  
Vinod Srinivasan ◽  
Karen Butler-Purry ◽  
Susan Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Actual Design ◽  
Ongoing Project

This chapter presents an experience with the development of an educational game focusing on digital systems design for undergraduate electrical engineering students. The project was motivated by the ineffectiveness of traditional instructional methods, particularly in engineering education and research, indicating that educational games have the potential to improve learning and motivation among players. The chapter presents an overview of the literature on engineering education and game-based learning, followed by a detailed look into the process by which this project was approached, starting from obtaining funding for the project to the actual design, development, implementation, and assessment of the game itself. The emphasis in this chapter will be on the challenges faced and the lessons learned during the course of this ongoing project. The challenges are common to other similar projects, and the lessons learned can provide valuable guidelines to other researchers and educators engaged in similar endeavors.

DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE SKILLS THROUGH COMPUTER EDUCATIONAL GAMES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todorka Terzieva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
The Relationship

This article presents the results of a study on the possibilities of computer educational games for the development of various cognitive skills for learners. The advantages they offer in the learning process are highlighted. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between game-based learning and mental development of learners. Examples of game-based learning from leading educational institutions at different stages of the educational process are given. A prototype of an educational game with several interactive puzzles is presented. They are designed to teach students in mathematics and philology (learning a foreign language). The developed prototypes can be used to acquire new knowledge or to assess the acquisition of knowledge and skills in various subject areas.

Designing Educational Games

2014 ◽  
pp. 181-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Tang ◽  
Martin Hanneghan
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Constructive Learning ◽  
Informal Approach

Play has been an informal approach to teach young ones the skills of survival for centuries. With advancements in computing technology, many researchers believe that computer games1 can be used as a viable teaching and learning tool to enhance a student’s learning. It is important that the educational content of these games is well designed with meaningful game-play based on pedagogically sound theories to ensure constructive learning. This chapter features theoretical aspects of game design from a pedagogical perspective. It serves as a useful guide for educational game designers to design better educational games for use in game-based learning. The chapter provides a brief overview of educational games and game-based learning before highlighting theories of learning that are relevant to educational games. Selected theories of learning are then integrated into conventional game design practices to produce a set of guidelines for educational games design.

Designing Educational Games

Gamification ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 576-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Tang ◽  
Martin Hanneghan
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Constructive Learning ◽  
Informal Approach

Play has been an informal approach to teach young ones the skills of survival for centuries. With advancements in computing technology, many researchers believe that computer games1 can be used as a viable teaching and learning tool to enhance a student's learning. It is important that the educational content of these games is well designed with meaningful game-play based on pedagogically sound theories to ensure constructive learning. This chapter features theoretical aspects of game design from a pedagogical perspective. It serves as a useful guide for educational game designers to design better educational games for use in game-based learning. The chapter provides a brief overview of educational games and game-based learning before highlighting theories of learning that are relevant to educational games. Selected theories of learning are then integrated into conventional game design practices to produce a set of guidelines for educational games design.

Pre-Service Computer Teachers as 3D Educational Game Designers

2009 ◽  
pp. 331-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahide Yildirim ◽  
Eylem Kilic
Keyword(s):  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

This chapter explores prospective computer teachers’ perceptions of and experiences in goal-based scenario (GBS) centered 3D educational game development process. Twenty-six pre-service computer teachers who enrolled in a Design, Development and Evaluation of Educational Software undergraduate course formed the sample of this case study, and they, in groups, developed GBS-centered 3D educational games. The data were collected through GBS evaluation checklists, interviews, and formative evaluations. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers preferred GBS-centered educational games to traditional educational games. They declared that the most important feature of educational games was their contribution to motivation, attention, and retention. Although the majority of the groups developed their educational games in line with GBS, they had difficulty creating a realistic scenario and mission. Unlike what the literature indicates, one of the group’s formative evaluation results showed that while the second graders prefer realism, the sixth graders prefer more fantasy in the scenario.

scholarly journals Evaluating the usefulness of Eye Tracking in Game-based Learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Kiili ◽  
Harri Ketamo ◽  
Michael D. Kickmeier-Rust
Keyword(s):  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Tracking Method ◽  
Cognitive Feedback ◽  
Learning Research

The challenge of educational game design is to develop solutions that please as many players as possible, but are still educationally effective. How learning happens in games is methodologically very challenging to point out and thus it is usually avoided. In this paper we tackle this challenge with eye tracking method. The aim of this research is to study the meaning of cognitive feedback in educational games and evaluate the usefulness of eye tracking method in game based learning research and game design. Based on perceptual data we evaluated the playing behavior of 43 Finnish and Austrian children aged from 7 to 16. Four different games were used as test-beds. The results indicated that players’ perception patterns varied a lot and some players even missed relevant information during playing. The results showed that extraneous elements should be eliminated from the game world in order to avoid incidental processing in crucial moments. Animated content easily grasps player’s attention, which may disturb learning activities. Especially low performers and inattentive players have difficulties in distinguishing important and irrelevant content and tend to stick to salient elements no matter of their importance for a task. However, it is not reasonable to exclude all extraneous elements because it decreases engagement and immersion. Thus, balancing of extraneous and crucial elements is essential. Overall, the results showed that eye tracking can provide important information from game based learning process and game designs. However, we have to be careful when interpreting the perceptual data, because we cannot be sure if the player understands everything that he or she is paying attention to. Thus, eye tracking should be complemented with offline methods like retrospective interview that was successfully used in this research.

Designing Educational Games

2010 ◽  
pp. 108-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Tang ◽  
Martin Hanneghan
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Constructive Learning ◽  
Informal Approach

Play has been an informal approach to teach young ones the skills of survival for centuries. With advancements in computing technology, many researchers believe that computer games1 can be used as a viable teaching and learning tool to enhance a student’s learning. It is important that the educational content of these games is well designed with meaningful game-play based on pedagogically sound theories to ensure constructive learning. This chapter features theoretical aspects of game design from a pedagogical perspective. It serves as a useful guide for educational game designers to design better educational games for use in game-based learning. The chapter provides a brief overview of educational games and game-based learning before highlighting theories of learning that are relevant to educational games. Selected theories of learning are then integrated into conventional game design practices to produce a set of guidelines for educational games design.

scholarly journals Exploring the effectiveness and the transversal competency retention of a game-based learning activity one year after student participation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-112
Author(s):  
Mariana Leandro Cruz ◽  
Gillian N. Saunders-Smits
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Teaching Interventions ◽  
One Year

Most studies in engineering education focus on the effectiveness of the teaching interventions and what transversal competencies engineering students gain from those interventions immediately after they take place. This study explores the effectiveness of an existing game-based learning activity and the competency retention of the participating students one year after its implementation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to nine students who participated in the activity at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. The findings showed that students remembered and benefited from the activity. This exploratory study indicated that this activity is valid to retain students transversal competencies because it provides active learning, engagement, rules, risk-taking, cooperation and competition, and it can be plugged-and-played in any engineering context. This study encourages researchers in the field of engineering education to conduct transversal competency retention studies, which are fundamental to understand how the teaching practices shape students’ competencies in the period after their participation.

scholarly journals Design Adventure Education Mathematics Game to Improve The Ability of Creative Thinking in Mathematics

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yessi Kartika ◽  
Rahmi Wahyuni ◽  
Bornok Sinaga ◽  
Juniastel Rajagukguk
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Design Development ◽  
The Right

The very rapid development of technology is slowly appearing in the world of education. Educational games are a form of multimedia that packages learning programs in the form of games, so besides being games, they are also educational. The use of game education technology as an interactive learning medium is one of the right ways to improve students' mathematical creative thinking skills. This educational game is expected to eliminate the feeling of boredom and fear of learning mathematics and can facilitate the learning process on geometry material for Senior High School (SMA)/Islamic Senior High School (MA). This study aims to develop an Android-based educational game that can be operated on various smartphones with the Android operating system and to test the feasibility of using adventure games as a medium for learning geometry. This game can be used as an alternative medium for learning geometry in changing conventional learning methods to learning game simulations, so as to improve students' mathematical creative thinking abilities, because in educational games it has elements of challenge, accuracy, reasoning and ethics. The methodology used in this research is the research development method or Research and Development (R & D) using the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) model with the following activity stages: (1) Analysis, gathering information; (2) Design, designing multimedia-based animation media and validating media designs; (3) Development, improvement of media design; (4) Implementation, media testing; (5) Evaluation, product revision.

Content Design Patterns for Game-Based Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 118-135
Author(s):  
Dennis Maciuszek ◽  
Sebastian Ladhoff ◽  
Alke Martens
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Rule System ◽  
Content Design ◽  
Selection Of

To address the lack of documented best practices in the development of digital educational games, the authors have previously proposed a reference software architecture. One of its components is the rule system specifying learning and gameplay content. It contains quest, player character, non-player character, environment, and item rules. Documented content design patterns can assist in the authoring of such rules. This paper reports on four studies that have collected quest, character, environment, and item design patterns by analysing a variety of media. A selection of the results is presented, as well as a discussion of how the patterns can be used in designing educational game content.

From the Games Industry

2012 ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Paul Hollins ◽  
Nicola Whitton
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Games For Learning ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Games Development

This paper draws on lessons learned from the development process of the entertainment games industry and discusses how they can be applied to the field of game-based learning. This paper examines policy makers and those wishing to commission or develop games for learning and highlights potential opportunities as well as pitfalls. The paper focuses on ten key points in which the authors feel from experience in both commercial game development and education that parallels are drawn between the entertainment and educational games development processes.

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