TY - CONF T1 - Discovery-based Games for Learning Software Y1 - 2012 A1 - Tao Dong A1 - Mira Dontcheva A1 - Diana Joseph A1 - Karrie Karahalios A1 - Mark W. Newman A1 - Mark S. Ackerman KW - help AB -

We propose using discovery-based learning games to teach people how to use complex software. Specifically, we developed Jigsaw, a learning game that asks players to solve virtual jigsaw puzzles using tools in Adobe Photoshop. We conducted an eleven-person lab study of the prototype, and found the game to be an effective learning medium that can complement demonstration-based tutorials. Not only did the participants learn about new tools and techniques while actively solving the puzzles in Jigsaw, but they also recalled techniques that they had learned previously but had forgotten.

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