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Multisensory games-based learning - lessons learnt from olfactory enhancement of a digital board game

Covaci, Alexandra, Ghinea, Gheorghita, Lin, Chang-Hsin, Huang, Shu-Hsien, Shih, Ju-Ling (2018) Multisensory games-based learning - lessons learnt from olfactory enhancement of a digital board game. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 77 (16). pp. 21245-21263. ISSN 1573-7721. (doi:10.1007/s11042-017-5459-2) (KAR id:77604)

Abstract

Serious games are becoming an alternative educational method in a variety of fields because of their potential to improve the quality of learning experiences and to facilitate knowledge acquisition and content understanding. Moreover, entertainment-driven learners are more easily motivated to benefit from the learning process through meaningful activities defined in a game context. Interfacing educational computer games with multisensorial interfaces allows for a seamless integration between virtual and physical environments. Multisensorial cues can improve memory and attention and increase the cognitive and sensory-motor performance. Despite of the increasing knowledge in sensory processes, multisensory experiences and interactions in computer based instruction remain insufficiently explored and understood. In this paper, we present a multisensory educational game - Fragrance Channel - and we investigate how enabling olfaction can contribute to users' learning performance, engagement and quality of experience. We compare results obtained after experiencing Fragrance Channel in the presence and absence of olfactory feedback on both a mobile and a PC. A knowledge test administered before and immediately after showed that our proposed educational game led to an improvement of performance in all the explored conditions. Subjective measurements carried out after the olfactory experience showed that students enjoyed the scenario and appreciated it as being relevant.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s11042-017-5459-2
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Alexandra Covaci
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2019 16:31 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 12:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/77604 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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