Design and Development of a Serious Mobile Game “MathAventure”

Abstract: In this paper we propose a method to motivate students to acquire and consolidate mental calculation skill by using a serious mobile game. We have developed a serious game MathAdventure for Grade 6 students. This game, we can use it on several platforms, Android, IOS or Windows.... It's like Super Mario game where players can try to pick the right answer to arithmetic questions with increasing difficulty. The prototype development process combines instructional system design with the game's development approach. The developed prototype has been successfully tested using the functionality test which has been used to control the stability, game mechanics and integrity of the game elements. Keywords: Serious game; Mobile phone; Math; Video game; Motivation; Student