An educational game to teach numbers in Brazilian Sign Language while having fun

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Highlights:

• Learning of the Brazilian Sign Language (BSL) was improved by an educational game.

• The solution is cross-platform, turn-based, heavily visual-based and touch-ready.

• Player motivation raised by the entertainment and competition promoted by the game.

• Cognitive perspective and deaf culture features enhance player experience in gameplay.

• A modular software architecture enables other sign languages in the game.

摘要

•Learning of the Brazilian Sign Language (BSL) was improved by an educational game.•The solution is cross-platform, turn-based, heavily visual-based and touch-ready.•Player motivation raised by the entertainment and competition promoted by the game.•Cognitive perspective and deaf culture features enhance player experience in gameplay.•A modular software architecture enables other sign languages in the game.

论文关键词:Educational technology,Digital games in education,Sign language,Deaf,Deaf culture,User experience in games

论文评审过程:Received 31 January 2018, Revised 11 October 2018, Accepted 2 December 2018, Available online 11 December 2018, Version of Record 6 April 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.12.003