IREDIA, Atram's Secret: a Videogame for Values Education

Authors

  • Álvaro García-Tejedor
  • Olga Peñalba
Keywords: Edutainment, Serious games, Values education, Hearing disorder, XNA

Abstract

Iredia, Atram's Secret is a 2D platform videogame for XBOX 360 and PC developed by the CEIEC of Universidad Francisco de Vitoria with the objective of making children between 8 and 11 years old aware and sensitive to the deafness problem by means of edutainment (use of videogames to educate and not only to entertain). The game explains basic issues of deafness in an adventure through the magical world of Iredia. It is organized in five levels, each one targeting a different educational objective related to hearing and hearing disorders. The developemnt was based in four main technologies: XNA, Tomahawk Engine, Levels Editor and SpriteSheet Packer.

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Published
15-07-2015
How to Cite
García-Tejedor, Álvaro, & Peñalba, O. (2015). IREDIA, Atram’s Secret: a Videogame for Values Education. Distance Education Journal, (28). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/232431
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