Development of the X-NUM game on students numeracy skill
Makmuri, Tian Abdul Aziz, Ari Hendarno, Savitri, I Gede Eka Pahlguna, Arga Widya Samudera

Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Abstract

This research aims to develop an Android-based mathematics game that integrates concept of number. Data was collected through a questionnaire involving 37 elementary and junior high school students as the main target of this research. The results of the questionnaire showed that 75.5% considered math as a difficult subject at school. There are 91.1% of students like playing games on smartphones and 75.7% feel interested in learning math through games. And 73% of students think that concept of numbers will be more fun if learned by using games. The game is implemented on the Android platform to enhance accessibility and usability on mobile devices. This game is implemented on Android platform to enhance accessibility and usability on mobile devices. The prototyping method was used in the development of this game to enable rapid iteration and continuous functionality testing. The main development tools used are Unity and C# programming language. Testing was conducted through blackbox testing, expert validation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) methods to ensure the reliability and quality of the game.

Keywords: math game, concept of numbers, android, prototyping method, Unity, C#, blackbox, UAT

Topic: Mathematics