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http://dx.doi.org/10.7583/JKGS.2014.14.6.89

Application of Serious Games for Science Education in Elementary/Middle Schools: A case of Science Heroes Game Development  

Baek, Seungho (Korea University)
Park, Ji-Young (Korea University)
Jee, Hyungkeun (ETRI)
Han, JungHyun (Korea University)
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Journal of Korea Game Society / v.14, no.6, 2014 , pp. 89-98 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we have described a survey of applications and results of serious games for science education in elementary and middle school students. We constructed the educational contents and curriculum for learning natural science principles through game contents by analyzing science course of elementary and middle schools. Based on this curriculum, we developed science educational serious games 'Science Heroes' to help teaching-learning difficulty caused by abstract science concepts or spatial-temporal limitation. In our research, we carried out a serious game evaluation test for our game contents by current teachers about applicability to the real education field and supplementary points.
Keywords
Serious Game; Education; Game development;
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