Heuristic Evaluation on Usability of Educational Games: A Systematic Review

Vieira, Estela Aparecida Oliveira; Silveira, Aleph Campos da; Martins, Ronei Ximenes

doi:10.15388/infedu.2019.20

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“…Using VR technology in alcohol prevention remains innovative, with few examples evident [ 16 ]. Very few VR applications have been developed within this area, and limited understanding of user experiences is available [ 17 ]. Within the area of VR for learning in general, immersion and presence are important elements of the user experience [ 18 , 19 ].…”

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User Experiences with a Virtual Alcohol Prevention Simulation for Danish Adolescents

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This pilot study explores 31 Danish adolescent user experiences for the newly developed virtual party simulation app—Virtual Reality (VR) FestLab. The main objective of this study was to investigate usability for VR FestLab, which aims to improve alcohol resistance skills for Danish adolescents. A secondary objective was to understand gameplay experiences. The study is a mixed method study that draws on questionnaire data (n = 31) and focus group interviews (n = 10) of boarding school students participating in the pilot study. Descriptive statistics were used to examine quantitative data, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. Quantitative findings indicated that gameplay experiences of the VR simulation were positive, and all User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) items were answered positively. The focus group interviews showed that adolescents found the simulation to be realistic. Feedback indicated that the group pressure experienced in the simulation was regarded to be less than in real life. Adolescents had varying approaches to playing the VR simulation, they thought the quality of the simulation was good, and only a few users experienced technical difficulties. These initial study findings indicate that VR FestLab is a promising tool for the prevention of alcohol use among adolescents.

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User Experiences with a Virtual Alcohol Prevention Simulation for Danish Adolescents

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“…Among the contributions to the technological mediated education field provided by the research that gave rise to this article, we highlight, in addition to the creation of the E-GUESS instrument, a systematic review on the evaluation of educational games, published by Vieira, Silveira & Martins (2019).…”

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“…To propose the new heuristic for educational games, we used as an experimentation base an educational game under development by a research group from a public university in Minas Gerais, Brazil with support from the Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, FAPEMIG). As previously shown by our studies (Vieira, Silveira & Martins, 2019), there is a disconnection between how games are made and the results in practical applications. This reflective narrative is motivated by our experiences both in the application of educational games and in their development.…”

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“…This research, of applied characteristic and mixed approach (quanti-qualitative), was carried out based on a systematic review of the literature on usability already published (Vieira, Silveira & Martins, 2019). In the systematic review, several methods of conducting a usability test were identified; Lauesen (2005) highlights four most relevant, low cost and highly efficient from which two were selected.…”

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“…However, it is observed that the tools elected have low practical use because they were built for limited purposes and applications. (Vieira et al, 2019).…”

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E-Guess: Usability Evaluation for Educational Games

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Usabilidad es un aspecto relevante en el análisis de la interfaz hombre-máquina, ya que se trata del diálogo que se establece entre sujetos, artefacto y calidad de uso e interacción que permite el sistema. Este trabajo presenta una heurística específica para la evaluación de juegos educativos, creada a partir de Game User Experience Satisfaction (GUESS) y, concomitantemente, las herramientas de evaluación de Nielsen. Para ello, se realizó una investigación aplicada con un enfoque cuantitativo-cualitativo - con la participación de 3 usuarios especializados y 4 usuarios potenciales en un juego educativo utilizado como estudio de caso. La elección de GUESS como punto de partida se debió a una revisión sistemática de la literatura sobre usabilidad. Según el modelo, se invitó a los usuarios a operar el juego educativo y presentar sus impresiones. A partir de los resultados seleccionados, se formuló una nueva herramienta de evaluación de uso, denominada E-GUESS. Con Educational-GUESS, introdujimos cambios dirigidos a temas pedagógicos y contenidos educativos que también busca dilucidar puntos importantes en el desarrollo de un juego educativo al permitir percepciones que son fácilmente ignorados durante la fase de diseño con la intención de superar la supuesta bipolaridad entre "divertido" y "educativo" en los juegos de software educativo. Otro aporte de la investigación fue el análisis de usabilidad realizado para el juego educativo utilizado en la recolección de datos. Este juego, que trata sobre el tema Tabla Periódica de Química y se encuentra en fase de validación, recibió valiosos aportes para ajustes en su jugabilidad.

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Cultivating Researcher-Sensibility in Novice Designers: Exploring Genre-Specific Heuristics for Game Evaluation in a Design Studio

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This paper presents an eight-day design studio that teaches heuristic evaluation of games to third-year bachelor students at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology. Through this course, students gain the first-hand experiences of developing heuristics for games through online survey and using them in idea generation and game evaluation. 13 students (working in groups of two or individually) developed 88 heuristics for 8 game genres by analyzing 349 quotes of game reviews collected from online. The heuristics were further developed into questionnaires and tested with invited 51 game players, followed up by post-interviews. The heuristics were also used as inspirational tools to help the students generate design ideas in an ideation exercise. Results of the students' work indicate usefulness of the heuristics as evaluative and inspirational tools. In the discussion, we reflected on the challenges encountered by the students over the course and how dealing with these challenges could reveal further directions of teaching research methods in HCI studios.

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Heuristic Evaluation on Usability of Educational Games: A Systematic Review

Cited by 47 publications

References 17 publications

User Experiences with a Virtual Alcohol Prevention Simulation for Danish Adolescents

User Experiences with a Virtual Alcohol Prevention Simulation for Danish Adolescents

E-Guess: Usability Evaluation for Educational Games

Cultivating Researcher-Sensibility in Novice Designers: Exploring Genre-Specific Heuristics for Game Evaluation in a Design Studio

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