Interviewed students showed excitement about NNG 4's Lighthouse Island, where they could construct buildings and purchase ships with earned materials and coins¶

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q1 i? All six interviewed students expressed excitement about having their own island for constructing buildings and purchasing ships. → Phuong Bui 2020

Evidence¶

Phuong Bui 2020¶

Phuong Bui, Gabriela Rodríguez-Aflecht, Boglárka Brezovszky, Minna M. Hannula-Sormunen, Samuli Laato, Erno Lehtinen. (2020). Understanding students' game experiences throughout the developmental process of the number navigation game. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09755-8

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Semi-structured interviews with six fifth-grade students (three boys, three girls) after playing the NNG 4 prototype in 2016, analyzed with Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis in Nvivo. The theme of new extrinsic elements was "the biggest interests for participants".

"All students showed excitement in having "their own island" (also "the village" or "city page") where they could construct buildings and purchase ships using the materials and coins."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Interviewed students appreciated NNG 4's improved graphics and design, supporting the role of aesthetics in serious game experience — related
• Most interviewed students did not use NNG 4's tutorial and hint options, and preferred harder game difficulty — related