Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game

Sonia Palha; Anders Bouwer; Daan  van Smaalen; Kevin Hooijschuur

Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game

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In this paper we present an educational digital game, Function Dungeon, that we developed for learning about functions in a playful way. Results from a pilot conducted with fourteen 13-year-old students in a school in the Netherlands show that the game can foster ‘joyful practice’. That is, students experience fun and sense of control while practicing mathematics. Findings from this study contribute to the development of knowledge about digital educational games and its potential to transform traditional practices in education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16)
Subtitle of host publication	ICTMT in the Era of Societal and Digital Transformations
Editors	Dimitris Diamantidis, Myrto Karavakou, Marianthi Grizioti, Chronis Kynigos
Place of Publication	Athens
Publisher	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Pages	77-84
ISBN (Print)	9789604663385
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16) - University of Athene, Athene, Greece Duration: 7 Jun 2023 → 10 Jun 2023 https://conferences.uoa.gr/event/47/page/495-research-papers-videos

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Conference	16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16)
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athene
Period	7/06/23 → 10/06/23
Internet address	https://conferences.uoa.gr/event/47/page/495-research-papers-videos

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Palha, S., Bouwer, A., van Smaalen, D., & Hooijschuur, K. (2024). Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game. In D. Diamantidis, M. Karavakou, M. Grizioti, & C. Kynigos (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16): ICTMT in the Era of Societal and Digital Transformations (pp. 77-84). National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Palha, Sonia ; Bouwer, Anders ; van Smaalen, Daan et al. / Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16): ICTMT in the Era of Societal and Digital Transformations. editor / Dimitris Diamantidis ; Myrto Karavakou ; Marianthi Grizioti ; Chronis Kynigos. Athens : National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2024. pp. 77-84

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Palha, S , Bouwer, A , van Smaalen, D & Hooijschuur, K 2024, Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game. in D Diamantidis, M Karavakou, M Grizioti & C Kynigos (eds), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16): ICTMT in the Era of Societal and Digital Transformations. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, pp. 77-84, 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16), Athene, Greece, 7/06/23.

Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game. / Palha, Sonia ; Bouwer, Anders ; van Smaalen, Daan et al.
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16): ICTMT in the Era of Societal and Digital Transformations. ed. / Dimitris Diamantidis; Myrto Karavakou; Marianthi Grizioti; Chronis Kynigos. Athens: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2024. p. 77-84.

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Palha S , Bouwer A , van Smaalen D, Hooijschuur K. Fostering joyful practice with digital educational games: the Function Dungeon Game. In Diamantidis D, Karavakou M, Grizioti M, Kynigos C, editors, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (ICTMT 16): ICTMT in the Era of Societal and Digital Transformations. Athens: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 2024. p. 77-84

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