The effect of culture in educational games for school students
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In this study, we aimed to determine whether incorporating a student’s cultural background into gamified educational content would positively impact their learning achievements and overall experience. To do so, we created two versions of a game - one that reflected Egyptian culture and one that did not - while keeping the learning content consistent. Through experimentation and analysis, our findings showed that students who played the culturally relevant Egyptian version demonstrated greater learning achievements and overall satisfaction compared to those who played the other version.
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