CURIO 2.0

A Local Network Multiplayer Game Kit to Encourage Inquisitive Mindsets

Conference paper (2020)

Authors

Marcello A. Gómez-Maureira Universiteit Leiden
I. Kniestedt System Engineering - TPM
Sandra Dingli University of Malta
Danielle M. Farrugia University of Malta
Björn B. Marklund University of Skövde
Research Group
System Engineering (TPM) (TU Delft)
Serious games Videogames Game-based learning Games for education GBL
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Multi Actor Systems

Research Group

System Engineering

Abstract

Research has found that successful game-based learning (GBL) is dependent on several factors, e.g. students, parents, teachers and educational setting. Nevertheless, many existing GBL solutions primarily consider the student. Similarly, they focus on imparting and assessing content-specific knowledge rather than encouraging students to become intrinsically motivated learners. This paper presents CURIO, an educational game kit that involves teachers as game masters'. It encourages inquisitive mindsets in students and helps to structure discussions when introducing a new topic in class. It informs the teacher of students' pre-existing knowledge so that they can better shape upcoming classes to their needs. A pilot study with a class of 25 primary school students and their homeroom teacher evaluated a prototype of CURIO. The paper concludes with guidelines learned from creating and testing CURIO that can help with the development of tools for teachers using the same design philosophy.