Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® –What aspects of this and other websites are ‘fun’? –How can the Fight BAC!® website be improved? –Are users learning? Research Questions

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Methodology –Case studies of 5 participants –Pre-Post test for knowledge gain –Recommendations for Food Detectives! –Emergent themes in play preferences

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Rushed through game play quickly, returned to play all games Loved site, went back on her own Frequent game player Learned: –20-second hand washing –2-hour rule –Killing bacteria Julia — Rushed Enthusiasm

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Played with friends Loved site Social experience with three girls playing together Learned: –20-second hand washing –2-hour rule –Killing bacteria Maddie — Game Play as Social Experience

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Engaged during some Voluntarily quit ‘early’ Avid simulation gamer Learned: –2 hour rule David — Simulation Gamer

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Loved football and creative computer work Reading difficulty Engaged partly Learned: –nothing Joshua — Engaged Non-Learner

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® High computer proficiency Liked games, found songs juvenile Solved all cases Returned to site independently Learned: –Washing hands after bathroom –Washing hands after drink –How to kill bacteria Grace — Little Girl Grown Up

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Implications for Game Design Interface design is key Incorporate feedback throughout play Environments and characters are important Games should be engaging Build challenge into game play

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Implications for Game Design (continued) Offer user control Build on familiarity Include variety Repeat educational information Involve users in design process

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content: Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ® Recommended Research Gender, population differences Affecting behavior change Website selection behavior Games v. educational games Assessment strategies

Barbara Chamberlin: Dissertation Defense Creating Entertaining Games with Educational Content Case Studies of User Experiences with the Children’s Website, The Food Detectives Fight BAC! ®