Q-BAT: A CUSTOMIZABLE VIDEOGAME FOR EDUCATION

Olga Peñalba, Antonio Cerezo, Alejo Silos, Alvaro García-Tejedor

2012

Abstract

This paper presents a videogame that can be customized by teachers to create materials for different learning purposes. It is a first-person 3D game that includes challenges the gamer must get through to successfully complete its mission. These challenges are formulated as questions, and can be edited using a simple web-based tool that saves a configuration XML file that is then read by the game. Every learning activity that can be designed as a sequence of questions can be carried out using our game, increasing the students’ motivation and probably enhancing their learning experience. In this way, the game, together with the editing tool, can be considered a simple authoring tool for educational game-based activities.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Peñalba O., Cerezo A., Silos A. and García-Tejedor A. (2012). Q-BAT: A CUSTOMIZABLE VIDEOGAME FOR EDUCATION . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8565-06-8, pages 364-367. DOI: 10.5220/0003924103640367

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu12,
author={Olga Peñalba and Antonio Cerezo and Alejo Silos and Alvaro García-Tejedor},
title={Q-BAT: A CUSTOMIZABLE VIDEOGAME FOR EDUCATION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2012},
pages={364-367},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003924103640367},
isbn={978-989-8565-06-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - Q-BAT: A CUSTOMIZABLE VIDEOGAME FOR EDUCATION
SN - 978-989-8565-06-8
AU - Peñalba O.
AU - Cerezo A.
AU - Silos A.
AU - García-Tejedor A.
PY - 2012
SP - 364
EP - 367
DO - 10.5220/0003924103640367