Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game

Yan Ru Guo; Dion Hoe Lian Goh

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49304-6_23

Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game

Yan Ru Guo^*, Dion Hoe Lian Goh

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Libraries have tapped on the popularity of digital game-based learning to promote information literacy (IL) education to students. However, among the many IL games that have been developed, evaluations have mostly relied on anecdotal quotations, or procedures which were neither systematic nor rigorous. This study fills in this gap by adopting the heuristic evaluation method with endusers to evaluate Library Escape, an IL game for tertiary students. Participants identified problems with the game according to the Heuristic Evaluation of Playability (HEP) framework. Useful feedback was gathered, as well as suggestions on how to improve it. We proposed to extend the HEP framework by including two more categories on characters/graphics and pedagogical effectiveness. Implication and limitations of this study are discussed, and directions for future work are pointed out.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication	Knowledge, Information, and Data in an Open Access Society - 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Proceedings
Editors	Atsuyuki Morishima, Andreas Rauber, Chern li Liew
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	188-199
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783319493039
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49304-6_23
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016 - Tsukuba, Japan Duration: Dec 7 2016 → Dec 9 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10075 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Tsukuba
Period	12/7/16 → 12/9/16

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2016.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

Keywords

Digital game-based learning
Game design
Heuristic evaluation
Heuristic evaluation of playability
Information literacy

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Guo, Y. R., & Goh, D. H. L. (2016). Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game. In A. Morishima, A. Rauber, & C. li Liew (Eds.), Digital Libraries: Knowledge, Information, and Data in an Open Access Society - 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Proceedings (pp. 188-199). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10075 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49304-6_23

Guo, Yan Ru ; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian. / Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game. Digital Libraries: Knowledge, Information, and Data in an Open Access Society - 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Proceedings. editor / Atsuyuki Morishima ; Andreas Rauber ; Chern li Liew. Springer Verlag, 2016. pp. 188-199 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Guo, YR & Goh, DHL 2016, Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game. in A Morishima, A Rauber & C li Liew (eds), Digital Libraries: Knowledge, Information, and Data in an Open Access Society - 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10075 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 188-199, 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Tsukuba, Japan, 12/7/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49304-6_23

Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game. / Guo, Yan Ru; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian.
Digital Libraries: Knowledge, Information, and Data in an Open Access Society - 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Proceedings. ed. / Atsuyuki Morishima; Andreas Rauber; Chern li Liew. Springer Verlag, 2016. p. 188-199 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10075 LNCS).

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Guo YR, Goh DHL. Heuristic evaluation of an information literacy game. In Morishima A, Rauber A, li Liew C, editors, Digital Libraries: Knowledge, Information, and Data in an Open Access Society - 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2016. p. 188-199. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-49304-6_23

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