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We are pleased to announce that the paper “User Experience and Game Performance in 5G-Enhanced Educational Escape Rooms for STEM Learning” (Fante, C., Ravicchio, F., Caruso, G., Boccuzzi, G., Boccuzzi, R., & Manganello, F.) has been accepted at the 10th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation.
The study presents selected results from the DI5CIS project, focusing on experimental activities conducted in upper secondary schools. We investigated the impact of 5G-enabled live-action interactive videos run on smartphones. These were designed in an educational escape-room format to support learning in chemistry (ChimiGame) and physics (FisiGame).
🔬 What did we explore?
We examined how objective game performance metrics relate to subjective user experience dimensions, combining Game Learning Analytics with the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ).
We examined how objective game performance metrics relate to subjective user experience dimensions, combining Game Learning Analytics with the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ).
👩🔬 Participants: 28 high school students engaged in collaborative gaming sessions
📊 Key findings:
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High levels of engagement and positive user experience across all dimensions
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Performance–UX relationships are context-dependent, not uniform
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In ChimiGame, longer sessions negatively affected satisfaction, regardless of success levels
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In FisiGame, higher scores increased attractiveness and clarity, while too many attempts reduced these factors
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Engagement strongly correlated with stimulation, efficiency, and attractiveness.
💡 These results highlight that balancing challenge, feedback mechanisms and content design is crucial in technology-enhanced STEM learning environments.
This work contributes evidence-based guidelines for designing immersive, real-time, 5G-enabled educational experiences that integrate interaction, active learning, and engagement.
📩 For more information: Flavio Manganello (CNR-ITD) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.