FYP2008 Educational PC Game with the Wii Remotes

Project Members:
Ho Jeng Hong

Idea:
Research have show that both computer games and TUIs can leadto higher learning and complement education. The synergy that may result from them can be largely beneficial in the academic aspect. Therefore, in my project, I intend to design an educational computer game which uses the Nintendo Wii remote (Wii mote) as the tangible user interface. There are several milestone that I have set for my project. The first milestone which I had achieved is to identify a topic in the current curriculum in which the Wii mote can contribute in achieving better teaching and learning results. I have chosen the primary school Health Education from the level of Primary 2 to Primary 4 as my target curriculum. Thereafter, I will design a game which will encompass certain parts of the syllabus and make use of the Wii mote as the user interface. Finally, this game will be tested on primary school students to evaluate whether computer games with tangible user interfaces can actually lead to more efficient learning.