Enhancing Digital Congkak with Rewards
Noraziah Che Pa1, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya2, Nur Intan Syafiqah Abdullah3
1Noraziah Che Pa, Department of Human Centred Computing, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.
2Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya, Centre for Instructionl Technology and Multimedia, University Science Malaysia, Malaysia.
3Nur Intan Syafiqah Abdullah, Department of Human Centred Computing, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 01 February 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 07 February 2019 | Manuscript Published on 13 February 2019 | PP: 229-235 | Volume-8 Issue- 4S February 2019 | Retrieval Number: DS2865028419/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Realizing that traditional games are nearly forgotten and going extinct, effort has been made to digitize the original versions. One of them is the traditional Congkak. Although many digital versions of Congkak are available on different platforms, none has incorporated rewards as one of the features. This study focuses on incorporating rewards in digital Congkak. Experiments were conducted involving 40 gamers among the millennials. The enhanced digital Congkak and self-administered questionnaire were used as the tools in the experiment. Findings suggested that rewards have enhanced the game, managed to attract players to play and keep playing, hence making the game stand out from the crowd.
Keywords: Digital Congkak, Digital Games, Game Rewards, Games Engagement.
Scope of the Article: Evolutionary Computing and Intelligent Systems