Abstract
For this study, the authors designed a serious game to increase leisure reading engagement in H. C. Andersen’s fairy tale, The Little Mermaid. The objectives were to increase leisure reading engagement among young Danish adults and to familiarize the group with original version as a supplement to the Disney version. The novelty within this study is the focus on leisure reading engagement and having participants read a story in its original 1837 language. 25 participants were included in a formative evaluation. The evaluation was based on three questionnaires at various stages of the game play, and six participants were selected for in-depth interviews. The findings reveal increased engagement and interest in the story throughout the game. There was a very high level of interest in the story and some good indicators that the users read the entire story. In conclusion, when designing a serious game to promote increased leisure reading engagement, intrinsic motivation is of high importance. Telling the original story of The Little Mermaid in a serious game is, to a large extent, about transforming the fairy tale into a digital storytelling with meaningful skills and knowledge for the users.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Games and Learning Alliance : 9th International Conference, GALA 2020, Laval, France, December 9–10, 2020, Proceedings |
Editors | Iza Marfisi-Schottman, Francesco Bellotti, Ludovic Hamon, Roland Klemke |
Number of pages | 10 |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2020 |
Pages | 294-303 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-63463-6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-63464-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | 9th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance - Laval, France Duration: 9 Dec 2020 → 10 Dec 2020 Conference number: 9 https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 9th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance |
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Number | 9 |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Laval |
Period | 09/12/2020 → 10/12/2020 |
Internet address |
Series | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Volume | 12517 |
ISSN | 0302-9743 |
Keywords
- Digital storytelling
- Formative evaluation
- Intrinsic motivation
- Reading engagement