Leveraging Digital Tools for Immersive Gamified Learning in the Old City of Rhodes

Abstract

In today's dynamic educational environment, gamification has emerged as a powerful approach to captivate students and elevate their learning experiences. This paper aims to demonstrate the potential of a gamified teaching experience as a transformative educational strategy by utilizing the Global Positioning System, Google Maps, and Geolocation in a location-based game, following a multi-disciplinary approach that successfully combines History, Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Language, and Arts. Examining the specific case of Rhodes' Old (Medieval) Town, the paper provides insights into how adventure, technology, and multidisciplinary learning can create a dynamic, interactive, and engaging educational environment in an outdoor setting. © 2024 IEEE.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Gamification in Historical Places Geolocation Educational Game Historical Educational Game Knight's History Treasure Hunt Game Learning Local History gamification

Index Keywords

Digital devices Engineering education Educational game Gamification Gamification in historical place Geolocation educational game Geolocations Historical educational game Knight history treasure hunt game Learning local history gamification

Author Affiliations

Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Attica, Greece

Department of English Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

7th Middle School of Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece

Funding & Acknowledgements

University of Piraeus Research Centre, UPRC

This work is partly supported by the M.Sc. program \"Digital Culture, Smart Cities, IoT, and Advanced Digital Technologies\", and the University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC). Is also co-financed by GREECE and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund-ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program \"Attiki\" 2014-2020.

European Commission, EC

This work is partly supported by the M.Sc. program \"Digital Culture, Smart Cities, IoT, and Advanced Digital Technologies\", and the University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC). Is also co-financed by GREECE and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund-ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program \"Attiki\" 2014-2020.

European Regional Development Fund, ERDF

This work is partly supported by the M.Sc. program \"Digital Culture, Smart Cities, IoT, and Advanced Digital Technologies\", and the University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC). Is also co-financed by GREECE and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund-ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program \"Attiki\" 2014-2020.

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Leveraging Digital Tools for Immersive Gamified Learning in the Old City of Rhodes

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