A propriety game based learning mobile game to learn object-oriented programming - Odyssey of Phoenix

• Published in: 2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) pp. 426 - 431
• Main Authors: Yoke Seng Wong, Hayati, Ing Maizatul, Yatim, Mohamad, Tan Wee Hoe
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Education; Game-Based Learning; Games; Gears; Land mobile radio; Learning Programming component; Object oriented programming; Programming profession
• ISSN: 2470-6698
• DOI: 10.1109/TALE.2017.8252373

In order to understand the significant of object-oriented programming, a propriety game-based learning mobile game has been designed and develops as a learning tool to improve the student understanding toward object-oriented programming paradigm such as encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism. The proposed game is a 2D role-playing mobile game named Odyssey of Phonies that allow players to learn Object-Oriented programming in an easy and interaction platform. Players will play along the flow of each game world and they will learn object-oriented programming paradigm easily. A group of 20 undergraduate degree year 1 student had been selected to participate the pilot study to determine the proposed game is able to improve their understanding toward object-oriented programming paradigm and determine the significant different between the traditional teaching and traditional teaching with game-based learning approach. Thus, this paper is a case study of an academic who worked with game designers, game developer to design and develop a propriety game- based learning game for learning object-oriented programming.