Design Considerations for Developing a Mobile Storytelling Game Application

Abstract

In this paper we explore design issues in developing a mobile storytelling game application for young children. As a prototype, we have developed a digital story-reading game application based on Aesop‘s fable titled “The lion and the mouse”. The prototype features chapter-divided storytelling sequences, mini games including quizzes and puzzles, player interaction, and voice recording. These features are designed and implemented based on the concept of Lazzaro’s four keys to fun.