Development of Education Game for Fruit Recognition based in

Mobile Device

Greis Maulu, Olivia Eunike Selvie Liando, Arje Cerullo Djamen, Julyeta Paulina Amelia Runtuwene,

Parabelem Tinno Dolf Rompas, Trudi Komansilan, and Sondy Campvid Kumajas

Universitas Negeri Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Keywords: Mobile Education Game; Early Childhood Program; Multimedia Development Life Cycle.

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to design Education Game for fruit recognition based in mobile device which

will be used in learning process. This research uses development method of Multimedia Development Life

Cycle system which has six stage, namely Design, Obtaining Content Material, Assembly, Testing and

Distribution. After conducting experiments conducted by the makers and material experts, the researcher

concludes that the educational game of fruit name recognition has been feasible for use in the learning

process and has been in accordance with the concept of product design, and from the test results that been

done the application has been running well based on the purpose development and no errors occurred during

the operation of the application.

1 INTRODUCTION

The application of games for educational media or

what is called education game stems from the rapid

development of video games and makes it an

alternative medium for learning activities.

Educational game is very interesting to develop.

There are several advantages of educational games

compared to conventional learning methods. One of

the players enjoys the learning process because of

the interaction of the game.

Early childhood It is generally difficult to

concentrate on an activity for a long time. He always

quickly turns his attention to other activities. They

will interact longer with an activity that is fun,

varied, and not boring. Early childhood is also very

curious about the world around them so they often

observe new things to fulfill their curiosity about

something they see.

Children aged 2-4 years develop their brain

growth very quickly towards things around them,

and they need to be introduced to new things, among

which are about Fruit. They still do not know the

kinds of fruit, they only know the fruit around them

that they often consume, whereas in fact there are

still many other kinds of fruit that are not yet known,

therefore a media about fruit recognition and in the

form of games is needed for help introduce various

kinds of fruit.

Based on the above background, the researchers

are interested in making research on

"DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE-BASED FRUIT

NAME EDUCATION GAMES".

With the educational game, it is expected that

children can learn while playing so that they feel

happy and excited in the learning process taking

place and in their daily environment.).

2 THEORETICAL BASIS

2.1 Game

Games according to Jhon M Echols and Hasan

Shadily1 (in Marshel Julio Rogi 2014) Games in the

Indonesian English dictionary means playing,

playing or matching English words called "games"

(nouns), "to play (verbs)", "Toys" (nouns) are

derived from the main word means to do deeds for

the purpose of having fun (with certain tools or not);

something to do with what you like, just as original.

The game is an act that contains preoccupation and

is carried out on its own will, free without coercion

with the aim of gaining pleasure when doing the

activity.

Maulu, G., Liando, O., Djamen, A., Runtuwene, J., Rompas, P., Komansilan, T. and Kumajas, S.

Development of Education Game for Fruit Recognition based in Mobile Device.

DOI: 10.5220/0009010303070310

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2.2 Type of Game

Based on the type of game that is usually played on

cellphones and computers, including:

a. Adventurous Action

This genre combines action and adventure

gameplay, for example players are invited to explore

underground caves while defeating enemies, and

looking for ancient artifacts, or crossing rivers.

b. Simulation, Construction, and Management

In this game given the freedom to build in a

particular project with limited raw materials.

c. Arcade

Arcade games are game genres that are not

focused on stories, but are only played "just for fun"

or to chase after points / highscore.

d. Word game

This game is often designed to test skills with

language or to explore its properties. Word games

are generally used as a source of entertainment, and

have been proven to be used for education as well.

Based on the description above it can be concluded

that the game is a result of the multimedia process in

the form of tools for fun can be used as a medium to

play while learning.

2.3 Education

According to Sugihartono2 (in Dewi) education

comes from students, or educates which means

maintaining and forming exercises. While in the big

dictionary Indonesian (1991) education is defined as

the process of changing attitudes and behavior of a

person or group of people in business and training.

Based on the description, it can be concluded that

education is a conscious and continuous effort

carried out by the government, family and society

for the purpose of transforming an individual into a

better direction and direction, in all aspects of his

life.

2.4 Education Game

Educational games are games that are designed

or made to stimulate thinking including increasing

concentration and solving problems3.

So, based on this description it can be concluded that

educational games are one form of game that can be

useful to support the teaching and learning process

in a more fun and more creative way, and is used to

teach or increase user knowledge through an

interesting and unique media.better direction and

direction, in all aspects of his life.

2.5 Theory of Children

Early age is a period of development and growth

that greatly determines the future development.

Various studies conducted by experts concluded that

children's education from an early age can improve

achievement and increase the productivity when

he/she become of an adult at work4.

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. Data Collection Techniques

In this research process, it requires data that is

truly accurate, relevant, valid, and reliable so that it

gets the expected results. First, do research to collect

information data in the following ways:

3.1.1. Literature Study

This study was conducted by studying books and

browsing on the internet related to the development

of mobile-based educational games and various data

related to the data needed in the study.

3.1.2. Similar Literature Studies

The author makes comparisons to similar studies

that have been done before, by visiting a library or

with seeing similar thesis.

3.2 Development Methodology

According to Luther (in Iwan Binanto)

Multimedia Development Life Cycle as shown in

Figure 1. This development methodology consists of

six stages, namely Concept (design), Design

(Design), Obtaining Material Content (Material

Collection), Assembly (Testing), Testing (Testing),

and Distribution. This development method is very

suitable in the process of developing an application

system as a goal to obtain the expected application

results.

Figure 1: Multimedia Development Life Cycle.

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4 RESEARCH RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION

4.1. Research Results

4.1.1. Application Making Process

a. Concept

The design of educational games for childrens

was made based on MOBILE with .apk format. The

description of the concept of this application is as

follows. The picture is in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Hierarchy Menu.

b. Design

After the concept process is complete, the next

stage is Game Design. At this stage the researcher

will begin the application design, the researcher will

do the storyboard design and design the navigation

structure in the form of a menu hierarchy.

c. Obtaining Content Material

At this stage, the manufacturer has collected

materials and materials that are suitable for

applications such as scripts, images, animation, and

audio. Taken from various sources and others are

made by the author.

d. Assembly

For the manufacturing process in the Educational

Game Application Introduction to the Fruit,

hardware and software are needed to support the

manufacturing process.

1) Application Creation

After processing Background, Sound, Buttons,

Animation, the image that will be used in making

the game application has been finished, then the next

process is the creation of application games using

Construct 2-r245 where all image files, existing

material are processed and make a project with

HTML5 format.

Results on the process The storyboard design

that has been designed can be seen in the following

figure:

 The Welcome scene is the result of the

Storyboard design in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Welcome Scene.

 The game menu results are the result of the

Storyboard design in Figure 4.

Figure 4 Menu Scene.

 Game selection results are the result of the

Storyboard design in Figure 5.

Figure 5 Game Selection.

After going through several production

processes, the next stage is the export process to

Apk.

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e. Testing

After the game has been finished, then the system

will be tested and tried by the user. The test aims to

find out whether this educational game is in

accordance with the plan and whether it is

functioning properly or cannot be used.

 Developer Test

For testing games that have been created or

designed researchers use software with the following

specifications: - ASUS_Z007

a). Version of Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

b). A Fruit Recognition Game has been installed

f. Distribution

After testing the application phase, the Compile

application formatted in the final stage is done so

that it can run on an Android smartphone device.

4.1.2. Validation of Media Quality by Expert

Material Teachers

The material expert who became the validator in

this study had the following requirements, namely:

Kindergarten teacher, has competence in the field of

learning media especially knowing educational

games and can operate Android smartphones.

Phase I Questionnaires and Applications with

learning formats were evaluated by previously

providing educational game products. The material

expert gave an assessment of the quality of the

media on the material aspect with an average of 4.27

including the "very good" criteria.

Data obtained from the validation results are then

analyzed and used as a basis for revising this

learning media product. Data from material expert

validation consisted of 30 items in the learning

media product assessment questionnaire. Based on

the data obtained from the assessment of material

experts in Phase II regarding this learning media

product is "very good" with a mean score of 4.63.

4.2. Discussion

In the process of developing this Mobile Fruit-

Based Fruit Learning Education Game, it takes

various stages that must be considered so that the

maker can get satisfactory results, because in the

development of the Application requires testing so

that the manufacturer can find out the application

can work well or vice versa.

In the application the writer makes it more

directed to the voice button and the image than the

text, so that the child is easier to learn with the voice

button than having to spell letters one by one.

5 CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMENDATIONS

This educational game application can be

developed and can be run using the MDLC method

(multimedia Development Life Cycle). Thus this

application can be used with the theme of Fruit

Recognition (Indonesian Fruit Recognition, English

Fruit Recognition, Alphabetical Fruit Name, Guess

Fruit), and this application has made learning easier

and children will know the names of fruits especially

in children's education early age.

There are suggestions that might help to make

this application more interesting

1. The application will be developed again to

support all types of mobile resolutions.

2. Adding another theme is also very useful to make

the application more interesting.

3. By adding game objects so that children are more

interested in using the application.

4. The application will be developed again so that it

can be used on all smartphone devices.

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