Infant learning through games via Arduino

• Main Author: Lau, Bryan Wee Kiat
• Other Authors: Teo Hang Tong Edwin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139676
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objective of this Final Year Project is to design and build a game with customisation options using Arduino for children between the age of three to five years old, which is the optimal age for the development of creativity and object spatial awareness. This report will highlight the benefits of the gamification of learning, and how customisable games with tangible interface are better suited for young children as compared to video games. After which, an in-depth analysis will be done on the targeted skillsets, design principles of educational games and past educational games. The development of the game will be discussed in terms of the software and hardware aspect. Following which, the gameplay and how the game will facilitate the training of the child to develop the targeted skillsets will be examined. Lastly, the limitations of the game will be addressed and possible solutions in the form of future work will be suggested.