DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL GAME ON BOTANICAL STUDIES FOR LEARNING PROMOTION PROJECT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION UNDER THE ROYAL INITIATIVE IN MAESOT DISTRICT, TAK PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to design and develop an educational game on botanical studies for the Learning Promotion Project for Environmental Conservation and Restoration Project under the Royal Initiative in Maesot District, Tak Province, using the Roblox platform; 2) to test the efficiency of the developed educational game; and 3) to evaluate user satisfaction toward the game. This study followed a Research and Development framework. The primary tools employed for development included Roblox Studio and Blender for 3D environmental modeling, with Lua programming language utilized for in-game system scripting. The research sample consisted of 5 experts and 30 primary students as general users. The research instruments consisted of an educational game on botanical studies for Learning Promotion Project for Environmental Conservation and Restoration Project under the Royal Initiative in Maesot District, Tak Province, along with efficiency evaluation forms and user satisfaction questionnaires regarding the educational game. The research findings revealed that the efficiency of the educational game on plant species was overall at a high level (mean = 4.21, S.D. = 0.47). Furthermore, the overall user satisfaction was at a high level (mean = 4.43, S.D. = 0.52).