An Analysis of Educational Games Design Frameworks From Software Engineering Perspective

Ahmad, Mifrah; Rahim, Lukman Ab.; Arshad, Noreen Izza

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“…Although several frameworks can provide techniques to structure the design concepts of learning games and justify their design decisions, there is still a lack of research on improving the process of designing a learning game [6,14,16]. Most design frameworks/models are not used in the learning game industry because they lack tool-support and guidance for practical applications [8,10,12,13]. Furthermore, learning games require to be developed in interdisciplinary teams involving experts in different areas (technology, game design, pedagogy, and usability).…”

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“…Several GBL frameworks structure the design concepts of learning games and can be used to justify and reason the design decisions. However, most of the GBL frameworks are not used in learning game design practice because it is hard to apply these theoretical principles [4,[8][9][10][11], and they lack tool-support and guidance for the practical application [8,10,12,13]. This points to the lack of an operationalizable approach that is more accessible and lightweight to integrate theoretical GBL design knowledge into actual ideation and hands-on practice of learning game design to improve the collaborative process of designing a learning game and guide the GBL design team [4,6,11,12,[14][15][16].…”

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Transforming a Theoretical Framework to Design Cards: LEAGUE Ideation Toolkit for Game-Based Learning Design

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Wang

2020

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Educational game design is a complex process demanding multi-dimensional focus in a heterogeneous team to balance multiple aspects. The existing Game-based learning (GBL) frameworks detail the required knowledge but are hard to use in design practice. Conversely, card-based design tools are a lightweight approach used to assist the early design phase. While several game design cards exist, none is specific for informing GBL knowledge. There is a lack of operationalizable approaches for designing learning games that integrate research based GBL knowledge into the actual ideation process. This paper presents a card-based GBL ideation toolkit to reduce the complexity of framework application and introduction of key GBL concepts in the design process as a tangible reference point to facilitate multi-dimensional focus, supporting idea generation, critical reflection, and creation of a shared understanding in the collaborative design process. The paper describes a ten-step process of transforming the LEAGUE framework into the LEAGUE toolkit (GBL ideation cards), an evaluation of the toolkit with design workshop participants, and design lessons detailing strengths and limitations to support GBL design practices.

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Transforming a Theoretical Framework to Design Cards: LEAGUE Ideation Toolkit for Game-Based Learning Design

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Wang

2020

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“…Eles comparam elementos comuns, tais como, evolução do jogo, gamificação, evidência pedagógicas, controle, engajamento, feedback contínuo, contexto narrativo, teorias de aprendizagem, conflito e interação. Ahmad et al (2015) descreve que o EGM framework tem componentes consistentes da categoria de projeto de desenvolvimento de um jogo educacional. Malliarakis (2014), após análise, desenvolveu um novo framework, nomeado CMX design framework, para criação de jogos para o curso de programação.…”

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Frameworks para Desenvolvimento de Jogos Educacionais: uma revisão e comparação de pesquisas recentes

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Anais Do XXIX Simpósio Brasileiro De Informática Na Educação (SBIE 2018)

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Frameworks have been used in game development to reduce time and cost. However, there are not many frameworks for the development of educational games. This article compares the main frameworks for the educational games development, published in the last years. The result is the comparison of 13 frameworks in relation to the characteristics of application, life cycle, pedagogical and gameplay elements. Resumo.Frameworks têm sido usados no desenvolvimento de jogos para reduzir tempo e custo. Entretanto, não há muitos frameworks para o desenvolvimento de jogos educacionais. Neste artigo são revisados e comparados os principais frameworks para desenvolvimento de jogos educacionais, publicados nos últimos anos. O resultado é a comparação de 13 frameworks em relação à aplicação, ensino, ciclo de vida, elementos pedagógicos e de jogabilidade.

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“…However, the framework selection is not explicitly stated. Likewise, Ahmad et al [19] presented a survey of different educational design frameworks; against criteria such as welldesigned games, effective video games, four learning theories and key elements of a games and analyzed them from software engineering perspective for the development of effective educational games. However, the keywords are not specifically focused on educational games.…”

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Insights into Design of Educational Games: Comparative Analysis of Design Models

Tahir

Wang

2018

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

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The study reports on an ongoing research that intends to identify and validate the core dimensions for Game-Based-Learning (GBL) and further explore the shift in dimensional focus between different phases of educational game development life cycle: pre-production (design), production (development) and post-production (testing and maintenance). Hence, this paper presents the initial work focusing on design phase by presenting a comparative analysis of educational game design models using GBL attributes, validity and framework attributes as analytical lens. The main objective is to analyze the fundamental GBL attributes in existing design models; to identify the common attributes which demonstrate their importance for design phase and highlight any need for further research in terms of attribute validation and framework improvement. This study also highlights the strengths and weakness of existing design frameworks. The results of analysis underline learning/pedagogical aspects and game factors as the most essential attributes for design phase of educational games. Comparative analysis also guides researchers/practitioners to better understand GBL through various properties of different existing design models and highlights the open problems such as lack of tool support, empirical validation, independent evaluations, adaptability and absence of concrete guidance for application to make more informed judgments.

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An Analysis of Educational Games Design Frameworks From Software Engineering Perspective

Cited by 15 publications

References 33 publications

Transforming a Theoretical Framework to Design Cards: LEAGUE Ideation Toolkit for Game-Based Learning Design

Transforming a Theoretical Framework to Design Cards: LEAGUE Ideation Toolkit for Game-Based Learning Design

Frameworks para Desenvolvimento de Jogos Educacionais: uma revisão e comparação de pesquisas recentes

Insights into Design of Educational Games: Comparative Analysis of Design Models

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