Learning Programming Patterns Using Games

Leal, Alexis Vinicius de Aquino; Ferreira, Deller James

doi:10.4018/ijicte.2016040103

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“…It is well-documented in the literature that there is a need to develop new teaching methods for helping young children, acquiring computation thinking and programming skills [30]. The current paper presents a new teaching approach that advocates the systemic game-making of Kinect motion-based touchless games that can lead to the enhancement of the students' thinking skills.…”

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confidence: 99%

Systematic Design and Rapid Development of Motion-Based Touchless Games for Enhancing Students’ Thinking Skills

2018

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Abstract:During the last few years, there has been a growing interest in students getting engaged in digital game-making activities so as to enhance their thinking skills. The findings of studies that have examined the impact of such initiatives are quite positive, especially concerning the promotion of 21st century skills; however, many students seem to face difficulties in getting a deeper understanding of the game development life cycle. Additionally, students often have difficulties in meaningfully reusing and applying the concepts from various subjects, mainly mathematics and physics, into their game-making tasks or in understanding advanced programming commands while creating their games. The present study presents an innovative game-making teaching approach that suggests a series of steps for the systematic design and rapid development of motion-based touchless games, i.e., games that are based on natural user interaction technologies, like the Microsoft Kinect camera. Findings from evaluation studies in two (2) secondary schools indicate that this approach can increase student motivation, strengthen their computational thinking, enhance their understanding of geometric principles and improve their social skills.

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Section: Discussion-conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%