Aplikasi Game Edukasi pengenalan Nama Hewan dan Habitat dalam 3 Bahasa bagi Anak Usia Dini

Abstract

One of the uses of smart phones (smartphones) is that they are used to help children's learning process with various applications that are easy to install. Learning that is often carried out for early childhood is an introduction to animals and their habitats, this learning can help early childhood to get to know various kinds of animals and their habitats. Understanding of animal names needs to be done especially on Sumba Island which is an area in East Nusa Tenggara, on the island of Sumba itself which is famous for its unique customary and cultural values. The customs and culture that exist in Sumba often use animals as the main part in carrying out traditional activities, so understanding related to animal species needs to be understood from an early age, one of which needs to be learned is to use the local language. This is taught to children in local content lessons. However, there are several problems in the delivery of subject matter to early childhood using conventional methods, one factor is that it is easy to get bored in learning, and it is difficult to understand and remember the learning material provided. Based on these problems, an educational game application was built in 3 languages, namely Sumbanese, English and Indonesian so that it can become a new learning medium, in this study the game was built using the MDLC (Multimedia Life Cycle) Method. through functional testing and experience an increase in understanding of children by 10% through the results of the pre test and post test given.