Joyce: a multi-player game on one-on-one digital classroom environment for practicing fractions

The past researches indicated that game-based learning attracts and motivates children. More and more educational games are developed for children in classroom. At the same time, a growing number of children have their own portable computing devices such as personal digital assistant (PDA), notebook, tablet PC, etc. in their life. One-on-one digital classroom environment means every student uses digital learning devices to participate learning activities. In this paper, a multi-player game system supported for one-on-one educational computing named "Joyce" is presented. In Joyce system, the game mechanisms are applied for learners to practice fractions, and dynamic grouping mechanism is implemented to enhance interaction of competitive environment.