The Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences cordially invites you to attend the talk titled “Are All Who Wander Lost? An Exploratory Analysis of Learner Traversals of Minecraft Worlds” by Maricel Esclamado on Tuesday, 05 April 2022 at 4:00 PM.
This talk is part of the ALLS Lecture Series. It will be held via Zoom. Please register at: https://go.ateneo.edu/ALLSLecture05042022
Admission is free.
Abstract
We analyze in-game data and out-of-game assessment data from 15 Grade 6 boys from the Philippines who were completing a learning task with the What-If Hypothetical Implementations using Minecraft (WHIMC) to determine how distance traveled and area covered relate to assessment outcomes. We also determine the extent of overlap of areas covered by computing the Jaccard Index and Maximum Similarity Index (MSI). We find no significant correlation between assessment scores and overall distance, area, or MSI. However, when we break the data down into five-minute intervals, we find a significant negative correlation between assessment scores and distance traveled and the area covered during certain time periods. These findings suggest that wandering off early in gameplay may be indicative of low learning outcomes later on. The absence of a significant relationship between MSI and assessment scores suggests the absence of a canonical traversal in an open-ended environment.
About the Speaker
Maricel A. Esclamado is a graduate student currently taking Ph.D. in Computer Science at Ateneo de Manila University. She has been working on the data analysis for the WHIMC project in Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS) since September 2021. She is also an Associate Professor at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines.
