This session looks at the design, development
and user testing of FPS Assessor, a first person shooter assessment
preparation tool. The purpose is to engage students sufficiently
to encourage preparation for tests. This personal project of the
author was triggered by comments made by keynote speaker Marc Prensky
at E-Fest 2004. Created in Macromedia Flash and XML the student
shoots at planes or cyborgs colour-coded to the four distractors
of a multichoice test. The application tracks the students score,
and at the end presents a list of those questions the student got
wrong, providing a useful guide to further study. The tutor edits
the XML file with questions, answers and distractors. The student
is put under intense pressure by the game and needs energy, focus
and a thorough knowledge of the subject material in order to obtain
a satisfactory result.
User testing with students will also be discussed. |
