A Simulated Learning Environment of History Games for Enhancing Players' Cultural Awareness

Autor/inn/en	Shih, Ju-Ling; Jheng, Shun-Cian; Tseng, Jia-Jiun
Titel	A Simulated Learning Environment of History Games for Enhancing Players' Cultural Awareness
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 23 (2015) 2, S.191-211 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2014.997249
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Simulated Environment; Educational Games; History Instruction; Cultural Awareness; Asian History; Geography; Computer Simulation; Questionnaires; Instructional Effectiveness; Cognitive Development; Teaching Methods; Role Playing; Undergraduate Students; Pretests Posttests; Educational Technology; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Künstliche Umwelt; Educational game; Lernspiel; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Geografie; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Fragebogen; Unterrichtserfolg; Kognitive Entwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Rollenspiel; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	This research attempted to create the historical context of Southern Taiwan in the late nineteenth century based on the martial art novel "Xiao-Mao" (Pussy) by designing a role-play digital game "Taiwan Epic Game" about the war time; in which, Taiwanese history, geography, and culture are presented in an innovative way with virtual scenarios. Questionnaire surveys were conducted to investigate the effects of the digital game. The simulationist immersion premises were chosen to be the primary concern, with which the designers should pursue the supreme creation of situation, character, setting, and system. The results showed that the game can effectively enhance players' cognitive growth, as well as cultural awareness in terms of the sense of existence of the environment, local culture, folk arts, faith and festivals, and architectural characteristics. It can be concluded that the three-dimensional simulated learning environment created in the digital game can successfully merge "reality" and "virtuality." (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01