Philippine E-Journals

THE HERO ADVENTURER: AN EDUCATIONAL OFFLINE 2D GAME APPLICATION ABOUT DR. JOSE RIZAL’S ADVENTURE

Liza May D. Anuada | Anlord R. Bahaya | Jean Cecilia V. Coronel | Eric John G. Emberda

 

Abstract:

Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero, a significant person that have played an important role in the history of every Filipino. In the University of the Immaculate Conception, some students find it less challenging, and even to the point, less appreciated to study the Life and the works of Dr. Jose Rizal. Most of the students are more interested in looking at their gadgets while having classes. Indeed, we can’t stop the advancement of technology. Because of the rampant use of technology, people are becoming more dependent in using it. Researchers were then motivated to develop an educational game as a tool to add knowledge to the students about the life and works of Dr. Jose Rizal. Also to let the students of Information Technology Education program who are currently taking the subject be aware of the contribution of Dr. Jose Rizal. The researchers were guided with the Exploratory research method and had utilized the Iterative software process model for the game development. Adobe photoshop CS5 and Adobe Illustrator CS5 were used in designing the interface of the game. Adobe Flash CS5 and Actionscript 3 as the primary programming language. A researcher made survey questionnaire were administered to the randomly selected set of respondents. After the testing and evaluation of the game, the researchers then conclude that the educational video game is indeed helpful.