Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure

The paper describes a model for transferring data from dictionary structure into games. The model is developed on the example of Croatian Web Dictionary – Mrežnik. Mrežnik has a complex structure with fields and subfields for entering data created in TLex. Dictionary data organized in a fixed struc...

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Main Authors: Josip Mihaljević, Lana Hudeček
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Language:English
Published: Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography 2022-06-01
Series:Studia Lexicographica
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Online Access:https://161.53.245.121/sl/article/view/372
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description The paper describes a model for transferring data from dictionary structure into games. The model is developed on the example of Croatian Web Dictionary – Mrežnik. Mrežnik has a complex structure with fields and subfields for entering data created in TLex. Dictionary data organized in a fixed structure can be selected from the dictionary, exported, and used for automatic or semi-automatic creation of educational games like spelling games, accentuation, splitting words into syllables, idioms, and word relations (e.g. synonyms, antonyms). Dictionary data can be processed by a game algorithm that creates game assignments and corrects answers based on data structure. Game types based on structured dictionary data are quizzes, fill-in-the-blank games, drag-and-drop games, typing games, and crossword puzzles. The development process will be analyzed based on these initial steps: understanding dictionary structure, conceptualizing games based on structured dictionary data, choosing game data, exporting data, processing data, and gamifying dictionary data. After explaining each of the steps, the authors propose modifications to the steps and analyze how they can be used for other e-lexicographic works.
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spelling doaj-art-c4ee73cd43454b51bd2f66f1fa8a1e592025-08-20T03:21:42ZengMiroslav Krleža Institute of LexicographyStudia Lexicographica1846-67452459-55782022-06-011630Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structureJosip Mihaljević0Lana Hudeček1The Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography, ZagrebThe Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Zagreb The paper describes a model for transferring data from dictionary structure into games. The model is developed on the example of Croatian Web Dictionary – Mrežnik. Mrežnik has a complex structure with fields and subfields for entering data created in TLex. Dictionary data organized in a fixed structure can be selected from the dictionary, exported, and used for automatic or semi-automatic creation of educational games like spelling games, accentuation, splitting words into syllables, idioms, and word relations (e.g. synonyms, antonyms). Dictionary data can be processed by a game algorithm that creates game assignments and corrects answers based on data structure. Game types based on structured dictionary data are quizzes, fill-in-the-blank games, drag-and-drop games, typing games, and crossword puzzles. The development process will be analyzed based on these initial steps: understanding dictionary structure, conceptualizing games based on structured dictionary data, choosing game data, exporting data, processing data, and gamifying dictionary data. After explaining each of the steps, the authors propose modifications to the steps and analyze how they can be used for other e-lexicographic works. https://161.53.245.121/sl/article/view/372data exportdata processingeducational gamese-lexicographygamificationstructured dictionary data
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Lana Hudeček
Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
Studia Lexicographica
data export
data processing
educational games
e-lexicography
gamification
structured dictionary data
title Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
title_full Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
title_fullStr Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
title_full_unstemmed Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
title_short Model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
title_sort model for developing educational games based on data from dictionary structure
topic data export
data processing
educational games
e-lexicography
gamification
structured dictionary data
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