Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior

Birgit Schmitz; Stefaan Ternier; Marco Kalz; Roland Klemke; Marcus Specht

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_28

Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior

Birgit Schmitz, Stefaan Ternier, Marco Kalz, Roland Klemke, Marcus Specht

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Despite research in mobile learning games has intensified over the last decade, there is relatively little research about how individual game mechanisms influence or change behavior. This article aims at understanding the influence of the game mechanism role-playing and investigates how it can be used to alter behavioral intention. In order to do so, we designed a mobile learning game to train Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). With the game we aim at improving laymen’s willingness to help in case of emergency. First, we illuminate the strand of research related to role-playing in the context of BLS and bystander CPR. Second, we describe the pedagogical framework of the mobile learning game that was designed to train BLS and introduce the game engine this development is based on. Third, we present the results from a first prototype testing, which we carried out with medical professionals as well as laymen in order to test game-play usability and interface. This article concludes by outlining the experimental setting of an upcoming study, which will use the mobile learning game to evaluate the influence of the game mechanism role-playing on the willingness to provide bystander CPR in case of emergency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact
Subtitle of host publication	8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-21, 2013, Proceedings
Editors	Davinia Hernández-Leo, Tobias Ley, Ralf Klamma, Andreas Harrer
Place of Publication	Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer Heidelberg
Pages	357-370
Number of pages	14
Volume	8095
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-40814-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-40813-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_28
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact - Paphos, Cyprus Duration: 17 Sept 2013 → 21 Sept 2013 Conference number: 8

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series
Number	1
Volume	8095
ISSN	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning
Abbreviated title	EC-TEL 2013
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Paphos
Period	17/09/13 → 21/09/13

Keywords

games for health
mobile learning
serious games
behavioural intention

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Schmitz, B., Ternier, S., Kalz, M., Klemke, R., & Specht, M. (2013). Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior. In D. Hernández-Leo, T. Ley, R. Klamma, & A. Harrer (Eds.), Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact: 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-21, 2013, Proceedings (1 ed., Vol. 8095, pp. 357-370). Springer Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_28

Schmitz, Birgit ; Ternier, Stefaan ; Kalz, Marco et al. / Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior. Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact: 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-21, 2013, Proceedings. editor / Davinia Hernández-Leo ; Tobias Ley ; Ralf Klamma ; Andreas Harrer. Vol. 8095 1. ed. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Heidelberg, 2013. pp. 357-370 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series; No. 1, Vol. 8095).

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Schmitz, B, Ternier, S, Kalz, M , Klemke, R & Specht, M 2013, Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior. in D Hernández-Leo, T Ley, R Klamma & A Harrer (eds), Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact: 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-21, 2013, Proceedings. 1 edn, vol. 8095, Springer Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, no. 1, vol. 8095, pp. 357-370, 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Paphos, Cyprus, 17/09/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_28

Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior. / Schmitz, Birgit; Ternier, Stefaan; Kalz, Marco et al.
Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact: 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-21, 2013, Proceedings. ed. / Davinia Hernández-Leo; Tobias Ley; Ralf Klamma; Andreas Harrer. Vol. 8095 1. ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, 2013. p. 357-370 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series; No. 1, Vol. 8095).

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Schmitz B, Ternier S, Kalz M , Klemke R, Specht M. Designing a mobile learning game to investigate the impact of role-playing on helping behavior. In Hernández-Leo D, Ley T, Klamma R, Harrer A, editors, Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact: 8th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-21, 2013, Proceedings. 1 ed. Vol. 8095. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg. 2013. p. 357-370. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series; No. 1, Vol. 8095). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_28

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