Title :
Work in progress — BINX: A 3D XNA educational game for engineering education
Author :
Morsi, Rasha ; Richards, Chad ; Rizvi, Mona
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the design and implementation of an educational game for deployment on the Xbox 360 commercial game console. Video games can be extremely powerful and effective learning tools when deployed with methodical precision. Currently, no learning tools are available for commercial consoles that focus on teaching core concepts in Engineering. This work presents an overall design for an educational adventure game (BINX) to address Number Systems and their arithmetic operations in Digital Logic Design; a core course is Electrical and Computer Engineering programs. The paper also presents, in detail, the design and implementation of the first sublevel of the game.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; computer science education; digital arithmetic; electrical engineering education; logic design; 3D XNA educational game; BINX; Xbox 360 commercial game console; computer engineering programs; digital logic design; electrical engineering programs; engineering education; learning tools; number systems; video games; Computers; Conferences; Engineering education; Games; Programming profession; Digital Design; Engineering Education; Game-based learning; XNA;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6261-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2010.5673665
