Research co-authored by Lecturer Kazumasa Shimari was presented in the poster session at the IPSJ Kansai Branch Convention 2026, held at Ritsumeikan University’s Osaka Ibaraki Campus on September 27, 2026.

Development and Evaluation of a Competitive PC Game for Forming English Words from Prefixes, Stems, and Suffixes

Original Japanese title: 接頭語・語幹・接尾語から英単語を作る対戦型PCゲームの開発と評価

Authors (original notation): 木田 早紀,山﨑 和真,土田 陸斗,嶋利 一真、松本健一

Publication / venue: IPSJ Kansai Branch Convention 2026, 7 pages, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan, September 2026.

Abstract (original Japanese)

語幹を中心に接頭語・接尾語を組み合わせて作成した英単語数を競う対戦型PCゲームを開発した. 高校生を対象にした実験において,事前・事後テストおよびアンケートにより,語彙の定着効果,ゲームの面白さ,操作性の観点から評価した.

English translation: We developed a competitive PC game in which players compete to form as many English words as possible by combining prefixes and suffixes around a stem. In an experiment with high school students, pre- and post-tests and a questionnaire were used to evaluate vocabulary retention, enjoyment, and usability.

Source: Paper / presentation abstract

Presentation ID: GP-13.

Event date: Convention information