Author(s)

Josua Ng

Game Application & Technology Department, School of Computer Science, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Games nowadays have been associated with the decline of a child’s academic performance. Whether this is true or not, it remains to be seen, as there’s no link that has been found between the two after several researchers conducted their own research. This paper’s aim is to discuss whether the game art motivates the user to find out more about the topic that are brought up in the said game, which in this case is the history of Indonesia, specifically from the periods of just before and during the Japanese Occupation to the Declaration of Indonesia’s Independence in 1945. Aside from accurate depiction of objects, buildings or events, another question posed is whether the chosen art style conveys the atmosphere of the situation depicted, and if it helps with the storytelling of the game.

History, Indonesia, Video Game, Educational, Storytelling, Game Art, Art Style, Literature Study, Data Analysis

Ng, J. (2019) Storytelling through Art: Teaching the History of Indonesia with Video Games. Art and Design Review, 7, 29-40. doi: 10.4236/adr.2019.71004.