SAGD-VL Framework: A Framework for Serious Adventure Game Development in A Virtual Laboratory

A virtual laboratory is an instructional approach to facilitate learning on a scientific procedure or experimental motivate students think critically and improve problem-solving skills through media. serious adventure game that has purpose for example Education but with genre allows the user go adventures explore within game. The merging of will contribute progress education field in practicum activities. But currently, there no particular software development framework developing laboratory. This study aims produce called SAGD-VL (Serious Adventure Game Development Virtual Laboratory). obtained from analysis characteristics laboratory, game, similar software, existing methods, mechanics mapping so appropriate obtain student ability. consists pre-production, production, testing, post-production, each these steps specific components. was tested by building according proposed framework. also result testing players repeatedly get optimal mechanics. test see effectiveness produced improving player's abilities determine importance components design. 128 high school dividing them into reading groups playing doing pre-test post-test. results show indicates better positive impact than obtains increase post-test achieving 115.74%.