Who poisoned Hugh? - the STAR framework: integrating learning objectives with storytelling

Andreea Molnar, David Farrell

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    Abstract

    Little research in Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS) has been given to writing stories that convey a set of Learning Objectives (LOs). This is particularly important for educational IDS games. In this paper we propose the STAR framework for formalizing the design of IDS stories for educational interventions. The story is designed as a set of red-herrings and clue puzzle in which the LOs are integrated. We present one of the three IDSes we designed based on this framework; we use one as a case study and present its evaluation. A study was undertaken to evaluate the game effectiveness in conveying the educational message. This study performed with 145 players shows that the players’ knowledge improved as a result of playing the game and that the change was statistically significant.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInteractive storytelling
    Subtitle of host publication5th International Conference, ICIDS 2012, San Sebastián, Spain, November 12-15, 2012. Proceedings
    EditorsDavid Oyarzun, Federico Peinado, R. Michael Young, Ane Elizalde, Gonzalo Méndez
    Place of PublicationBerlin
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages60-71
    ISBN (Print)9783642348501, 9783642348518
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventInternational Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling - , United Kingdom
    Duration: 12 Nov 2012 → …

    Publication series

    NameLecture notes in computer science
    PublisherSpringer
    Volume7648
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Period12/11/12 → …

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