Analysis and Design of N-Ram Digital Games for problem-based solving for Early Childhood Geometry Learning
Taufik Ridwan, Endang Hidayat

Study Program of System and Information Technology Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia,
Study Program of Elementary School Teacher Training Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Development and growth in children have to be stimulated properly in order to occur optimally. One aspect that must be considered is the cognitive aspect. In the growth and development phase, children spend most of their time to play. Generally, Children have the high ability to learn and curiosity. They tend to like games that attract attention to be played. At his age, children can’t be separated from objects in their environment, including objects in geometric shapes such as balls, cupboards, beams, tubes, coins, cubes, tubes, cabinets, and many more in play. Learning to recognize geometric shapes helps children to understand, describe, and describe objects that are around them. Therefore, at this time children need to get interesting positive stimulus to hone their intelligence. Now, many childrem can’t be separated form gadgets. Many of them become addicted to gadget and games.
This paper tries to analyze and design a prototype of Digital Edu Games for children that can be used to help learn geometry based on specific problem solving approaches. Children will learn geometry through pairing and adjusting pictures accordingly, arranging drawings, and building a geometric shape. The method used in this study is Research and Development (R&D) with a waterfall approach in software development. The objectives of this study are: (1) analyzing the needs of games for learning geometry for children; (2) designing N-Ram for children. This research has benefits in developing learning media through Digital Edu Games combined with games in the form of games on gadgets.

Keywords: digital games, learning media, geometry, children

Topic: Computer Science