Elemental: An insight into the development and evaluation of a secondary education chemistry game using XNA.

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Birchall, J. and Gatzidis, C., 2011. Elemental: An insight into the development and evaluation of a secondary education chemistry game using XNA. In: VS-GAMES 2011: 3rd International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications. Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society, pp. 32-39.

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Abstract

This article discusses the creation of an educational game intended for UK GCSE-level content, called Elemental. Elemental, developed using Microsoft’s XNA studio and deployed both on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms, addresses the periodic table of elements, a subject with extensions in chemistry, physics and engineering. Through the development process of the game but also the eventual pilot user study with 15 subjects (using a pre and post test method to measure learning using the medium and self-report questions), examples are given on how an educator can, without expert knowledge, utilize modern programming tools to create and test custom-made content for delivering part of a secondary education curriculum.

Item Type:Book Section
ISBN:9780769544199
Number of Pages:252
Additional Information:National Technical University Athens, Greece. 4-6 May 2011
Subjects:Generalities > Computer Science and Informatics
Group:School of Design, Engineering & Computing > Creative Technology Research Group
ID Code:18934
Deposited By:Dr Christos Gatzidis
Deposited On:02 Dec 2011 14:57
Last Modified:07 Mar 2013 15:50

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