A Mixed Study to Understand Taiwanese Children’s Preference for A Mobile Game

Abstract

This mixed study focused on an educational mobile game, “Lily’s Daily Life,” to explore children’s preference by big data in 8216 children and behavior observation for 12 children. The data result shows the game most attracted 3-5 years old children. The highest frequency of play is 3 years old. The results presented by big data are the same as our observations on the behavior of 12 children. As for the gender preferences, there were no differences for different genders regardless of big data and children’s behavior observations. This study found that: 1. There is a significant difference in age preference for games. 2. There is no significant difference in gender preference for games. Therefore, when we design game-based learning, we can use the results as a reference.