Life-size Board Game “Human SUGOROKU” To Teach Children about Vegetation Succession - Application of Human Sensing Technology to Embodied Education

Ryuichi Yoshida, Takayuki Adachi, Keita Muratsu, Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Fusako Kusunoki, Miki Namatame, Masanori Sugimoto, Etsuji Yamaguchi, Shigenori Inagaki, Yoshiaki Takeda

2015

Abstract

In this paper, we propose and develop a full-body interaction system and simulation game called “Human SUGOROKU,” which helps elementary school students learn about vegetation succession while having fun. We found that the students became more involved in the game because they were required to play it using their body movements. An experiment conducted with students verified that the participants became immersed in the virtual world of vegetation succession while playing Human SUGOROKU. This paper describes the structure of our game and the results of its evaluation.

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Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yoshida R., Adachi T., Muratsu K., Mizoguchi H., Kusunoki F., Namatame M., Sugimoto M., Yamaguchi E., Inagaki S. and Takeda Y. (2015). Life-size Board Game “Human SUGOROKU” To Teach Children about Vegetation Succession - Application of Human Sensing Technology to Embodied Education . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-108-3, pages 295-300. DOI: 10.5220/0005476202950300

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu15,
author={Ryuichi Yoshida and Takayuki Adachi and Keita Muratsu and Hiroshi Mizoguchi and Fusako Kusunoki and Miki Namatame and Masanori Sugimoto and Etsuji Yamaguchi and Shigenori Inagaki and Yoshiaki Takeda},
title={Life-size Board Game “Human SUGOROKU” To Teach Children about Vegetation Succession - Application of Human Sensing Technology to Embodied Education},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2015},
pages={295-300},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005476202950300},
isbn={978-989-758-108-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Life-size Board Game “Human SUGOROKU” To Teach Children about Vegetation Succession - Application of Human Sensing Technology to Embodied Education
SN - 978-989-758-108-3
AU - Yoshida R.
AU - Adachi T.
AU - Muratsu K.
AU - Mizoguchi H.
AU - Kusunoki F.
AU - Namatame M.
AU - Sugimoto M.
AU - Yamaguchi E.
AU - Inagaki S.
AU - Takeda Y.
PY - 2015
SP - 295
EP - 300
DO - 10.5220/0005476202950300