Analyzing the Influences of Puzzle Games on Learners’ Learning

Abstract

Puzzle games has been one of the essential approaches in education. This paper analyzes its positive and negative influence on learners’ learning, which aims to explore the possible impacts of puzzle games on learners’ learning based on the features of puzzle games. Specifically,the paper focuses on recent studies about puzzle games, learning theories, and any other related topics. Overall,this paper finds that the positive influences of puzzle games include immersive learning, motivational learning, and high-level learning, while negative influences involve low efficiency and declined learning outcomes caused by imbalance. The finding indicates that educational game designers should take these possible influences into consideration, maximizing the positive ones and avoiding the negative ones.