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Journal of Technology Applications in Education 2025, Vol 6(1) 1-10

Development of an Educational Computer Game for Orienteering

Osman Demirhan • Ebru Yılmaz İnce
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Article Type
Research article
Publication Date
December 31, 2025
Pages
1-10
DOI
10.29329/jtae.2025.1403.1

Abstract

Orienteering is a sport that combines physical movement with cognitive skills such as map reading, compass navigation, and route planning. However, due to various environmental and physical constraints, not everyone has access to this sport. With the rise of digital technologies, interactive and educational mobile games offer a new opportunity to bring such experiences to wider audiences. Thanks to immersive design elements such as sound effects, intuitive controls, and three-dimensional virtual environments, today's educational games attract significant attention and provide learners with engaging learning environments. In this study, an educational mobile game that simulates orienteering tasks was developed using the Unity game engine and C# programming language. The game includes interactive missions, a story-driven structure, and dual-language support, and is playable entirely offline. It is believed that this orienteering-themed educational game will attract learners from various age groups and can be used to increase motivation, knowledge, and awareness about orienteering through digital learning environments.

Keywords: Orienteering Educational Technology Game-Based Learning Computer Game Map Navigation
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Demirhan, O. & Yılmaz İnce, E. (2025). Development of an Educational Computer Game for Orienteering. Journal of Technology Applications in Education, 6(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.29329/jtae.2025.1403.1

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