Understanding player perceptions of RegnaTales, a mobile game for teaching social problem solving skills

Yoon Phaik Ooi; Dion Hoe Lian Goh; Elisa D. Mekler; Alexandre N. Tuch; Jillian Boon; Rebecca P. Ang; Daniel Fung; Jens Gaab

doi:10.1145/2851613.2851678

Understanding player perceptions of RegnaTales, a mobile game for teaching social problem solving skills

Yoon Phaik Ooi, Dion Hoe Lian Goh, Elisa D. Mekler, Alexandre N. Tuch, Jillian Boon, Rebecca P. Ang, Daniel Fung, Jens Gaab

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Abstract

Research on the use of serious games to support child and adolescent mental health interventions is in its early stages. Work is needed to provide evidence of the applicability and effectiveness of using such games in teaching children skills needed to overcome their behavioral and emotional problems. The present study adds to the knowledge in this area through the development and evaluation of RegnaTales, a mobile game for teaching social problem solving skills among children. The study examined the playability and usability of the mobile game among 12 children (mean age = 9.58; SD = 1.78) from international schools in Basel. Results showed that 76% of participants found the game fun and 58% would play it again. Our findings further highlight the potential of serious games in teaching skills needed to address anger feelings and provide support for its use in child and adolescent mental health interventions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC 2016
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	167-172
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450337397
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2851613.2851678
Publication status	Published - Apr 4 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	31st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC 2016 - Pisa, Italy Duration: Apr 4 2016 → Apr 8 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
Volume	04-08-April-2016

Conference

Conference	31st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC 2016
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	4/4/16 → 4/8/16

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© 2016 ACM.

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Software

Keywords

Children
Curiosity
Fun/enjoyment
Game evaluation
Mental health
Mobile app
Playability
Serious games

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Ooi, Y. P., Goh, D. H. L., Mekler, E. D., Tuch, A. N., Boon, J., Ang, R. P., Fung, D., & Gaab, J. (2016). Understanding player perceptions of RegnaTales, a mobile game for teaching social problem solving skills. In 2016 Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC 2016 (pp. 167-172). (Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing; Vol. 04-08-April-2016). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2851613.2851678

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Understanding player perceptions of RegnaTales, a mobile game for teaching social problem solving skills. / Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian; Mekler, Elisa D. et al.
2016 Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC 2016. Association for Computing Machinery, 2016. p. 167-172 (Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing; Vol. 04-08-April-2016).

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