The evaluation of interface elements and game elements in serious games: A peer assessment approach

Chia Chi Yeh, Hsun Chu Chen, Jen Hang Wang, Sherry Y. Chen

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Abstract

Previous studies indicated that game elements may make players have joyful experience but some research indicated that players' learning performance may not be as good as what was expected. This might be due to the fact that poor user interface presented in serious games hindered students' learning performance. Therefore, designers should not only consider game elements, but also take into account interface elements. However, there is a lack of such studies that pay attention to both game elements and interface elements when developing serious games. To this end, this study aims to investigate how interface elements and game elements are considered in the design of serious games. A peer assessment approach is applied to achieve this aim. The results from the peer assessment indicated that designers generally tended to focus on game elements and paid less attention to interface elements. Furthermore, all game elements were similarly considered but interface elements were not equally treated. In particular, designers seemed to ignore the importance of error prevention and recovery from errors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorkshop Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2015
EditorsYing-Tien Wu, Tomoko Kojiri, Siu Cheung Kong, Feiyue Qiu, Hiroaki Ogata, Thepchai Supnithi, Yonggu Wang, Weiqin Chen
PublisherAsia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages21-28
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9784990801472
StatePublished - 2015
Event23rd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2015 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 30 Nov 20154 Dec 2015

Publication series

NameWorkshop Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2015

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period30/11/154/12/15

Keywords

  • Game elements
  • Nielsen heuristics
  • Serious game
  • User interface

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