Learning about Hygiene and Antibiotic Resistance through Mobile Games

Andreea Molnar, Patty Kostkova
2018 Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Digital Health - DH '18  
Edugames4all MicrobeQuest! is a mobile game that aims to teach microbiology and create awareness about important healthcare issues among 9 to 12 years old. This article presents the game, discusses the game design and integration of the learning objectives into the game mechanics. A pilot study has been performed to assess the game effectiveness in teaching the learning objectives integrated into the game. The study showed that the game can teach the learning objectives, however, the knowledge
more » ... ifference has not been statistically significant across all three learning objectives.
doi:10.1145/3194658.3194682 dblp:conf/ehealth/MolnarK18 fatcat:c7kn335c45amtlscoii4sms3tm