Germ Hunter – Mobile Game with Educational Content

Abstract

Mobile games addiction is considerably affected for educational activities of youngsters age group within 10 -12. Comparably less mobile games are available with educational content despite many mobile games are focusing only on entertain the players. Educational applications are generally less effective because of the inability to keep player attach to the game while improving creativity and knowledge. Introducing new mobile technology platform with educational content can be inspired youngsters to engage and learn. But the application needed to be joyful stabilization of knowledge, challenging and practical using the gamification approach rather than presenting only a learning tool. This project work presents one such approach that uses game-based learning concept which is an infinite runner mobile game. Player character move along with the floor plane. All other gameplay related background assets save as prefabs and generate infinitely along with player’s running direction. Characters behave under the Unity state machine base on the user’s touch input. Modeling applications are used to create 3D game assets and the internal human organs. Scripts are attached to most of the gameplay objects to control their behavior. The players are allowed to get knowledge of human anatomy with the help of Augmented Reality which is an interactive experience of a real-world environment. Perfomance and effectiveness of the proposed analysis verify by comparing result of the selected players’ feedback. This concept can be tailored to other large theoretical and complex educational content as well.