Improving Collaboration between Students Exploiting a 3D Game

Abstract

This study investigates whether 3D collaborative games can promote the collaboration between students. The participants of the study were 27 undergraduate students in tertiary education, aged 19-22 years old. The intervention lasted 12 weeks and it was based on the One Group Pretest, Post test experimental design. The game used for the intervention was configurable, providing the ability for changes to its content, and it was developed in the OpenSim platform. The data collection was made with the use of a paper-based questionnaire and the statistical analysis was conducted using paired-samples t-test. The results of the analysis were promising and showed that educational games can promote collaborative interactions between students and improve their social skills.