Content Design for Situated Game-Based Learning: An Exploration of Chinese Language Poetry Learning

The prevalence of current internet use and progress in information technology has led to much realization of distance teaching and learning. Parents are gradually placing more importance on gaming education, mainly due to their intentions to change learners´ learning motivations through characteristics of games, thereby enhance their learning experiences and attain better results from learning. Most of the previous studies related to game learning, have emphasized game on units, overlooking a situation perspective of in-person experiences and the concept of learning through knowledge accumulation. The study explores on the case study of Chinese language poetry learning, using means of knowledge management perspective and integrating situations into game learning. By applying conceptual designs onto game learning activities, students will be able to understand the concept and context of Chinese language poetry through the observation, comprehension and exploration process.