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Wordomino - A word game for improving children’s language skills

Yan, Yujun LU (2021) IDEM05 20211
Industrial Design
Abstract
This research examines the board game market, which can help the client in improving their existing board games. Based on the literature review, the board game is situated in a large-scale market (Arizton, 2019) that is suitable for developing novel games. Meanwhile, this research includes a survey on popular board game mechanics and an examination of relative word games and target groups. Regarding its research methods, it applies questionnaires and literature review. Consequently, the final design of the word game is improved by incorporating some of the most popular game mechanics and determining the existing pain points originating from the competitors of the client.
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author
Yan, Yujun LU
supervisor
organization
course
IDEM05 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Educational game design, Board game mechanics, Spiel des Jahres
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--21/50553-SE
language
English
id
9066146
date added to LUP
2021-09-27 11:24:51
date last changed
2021-09-27 11:24:51
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  author       = {{Yan, Yujun}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Wordomino - A word game for improving children’s language skills}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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