Requirements’ Analysis and Design of Tsunami Preparedness Game to Support Learning with a Quality Function Deployment Technique

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the users’ need for Tsunami preparedness game, and 2) design the Tsunami preparedness game. This research applied the concepts of edutainment, the discovery learning model, and the software development principles. The subjects of this study were 30 Mathayomsuksa 2 students. The research was undertaken using Quality Function Development (QFD) for requirements elicitation and analysis. The analyzed data were then used for game design.

The research results revealed the followings: 1) the users needed for Tsunami preparedness game with 6 respective attributes at a more level: (1) support learning, (2) provision of constructed domain, (3) simulation of events, (4) small file, (5) running on tablets, and (6) functioning on Android operating system; and 2) the 6 aforementioned attributes were used for design, with additional 3 game attributes, suggested by the subjects: (1) having child characters in the game, (2) providing items collection and rewarding points, and (3) offering the screen design showing how to escape Tsunami. Future work includes implementing the game design in writing software and evaluates learners acceptance.