Investigating the Perceived Player Experience and Short-Term Learning of the Text-Based Java Programming Serious Game "Rise of the Java Emperor"

Autor/inn/en	Tsiotras, Dimitrios; Xinogalos, Stelios
Titel	Investigating the Perceived Player Experience and Short-Term Learning of the Text-Based Java Programming Serious Game "Rise of the Java Emperor"
Quelle	In: Informatics in Education, 20 (2021) 1, S.153-170 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-5831
Schlagwörter	Programming Languages; Teaching Methods; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Computer Games; Computer Science Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Macedonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland
Abstract	There has been an active movement towards fun learning, using games in education. This article introduces the text-based serious game "Rise of the Java Emperor" that aims to support students in learning basic object-oriented programming concepts using Java. Information concerning the analysis, the design and the pilot evaluation of the game is presented. Thirty three undergraduate and postgraduate students of an Applied Informatics Department voluntarily played and answered a questionnaire based on the MEEGA+ model, in order to investigate the perceived player experience and short-term learning as well as the acceptance of a text-based programming game by students. The results of the evaluation show that text based games can be both fun and instructional for the field of computer programming. An important issue that requires further research is how this or other programming games can be successfully combined with traditional teaching methods for enhancing the learning of programming. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Vilnius University Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Akademjos str. 4, Vilnius LT 08663 Lithuania. Tel: +37-5-21-09300; Fax: +37-5-27-29209; e-mail: info@mii.vu.lt; Web site: https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01