Program Overview - Nkury/MathQuest GitHub Wiki

Objectives

The purpose of the tryout session is two fold. First we want to measure the effectiveness of the game’s gameplay in reinforcing the player’s basic arithmetic skills so that we can evaluate the current design and curriculum and determine if there are any drastic changes necessary in order to achieve our team’s educational goals. This is a significant step because Math Quest is designed primarily as a game rather than a traditional educational virtual world and we want to ensure that our player is not only having fun but also actively reinforcing his or her math skills. Lastly, we want to observe how our subjects navigate and interact within the virtual world so that we can alter or redesign any areas of the game that confuse the player and may ultimately turn away new players.

Materials

The tryout session will be performed using a single laptop in which each subject will play the game in an isolated environment. This is done so that the opinions and reactions of the children’s peers do not influence the his or her conclusions.