Developing a big game for financial education using service design approach

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to design and develop an educational game which facilitates building adolescents' knowledge and attitudes in financial principles of a daily life. To achieve this purpose, the authors designed a learner-centered big game for financial education by applying an experiencebased triple-diamond instructional design model using service design processes and tools. The big game prototype for financial education implemented in a virtual space utilizing an iPad toolkit. A virtual Lost City and the physical space of Korea's financial center of Yeouido tightly integrated into the big game. As a result of the prototype evaluation sessions with 18 high school sophomores, the authors demonstrated how a big game could be effective in school settings. The learners said they enjoyed gaining the financial principles by communicating with other learners. This study also suggested a great potential for using a service design approach in developing a big game. © 2018 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. All rights reserved.