游戏是时下最受青少年欢迎的一种娱乐方式,而科普游戏因其兼具娱乐功能和科学传播的特点,成为科普领域的研究热门。虽然市场上已经研发出许多科普游戏产品,但科学传播的结果并不理想。大都面临游戏的趣味性和科普内容的严肃性难以平衡,社会效益与经济效益难以兼得这两个主要问题。本文以科普野生动物保护的知识为例,通过对游戏类型,游戏情感和游戏的社会影响三方面入手寻找科普游戏设计的突破点。发现提高科普游戏的愉悦性,可以增加游戏对人们的黏着度,从而提升学习动物保护知识的积极性;创造可以满足人们情感需求的沉浸体验,有助于公众对人与自然和谐发展的精神理解;使用灵活多样的传播方式扩展科普游戏的社会影响力,可以推动公众积极参与科学。最后通过科普游戏的设计要点总结,对其未来发展进行展望。
Nowadays game is the most popular entertainment in young people. And science games because of its entertainment function and the characteristics of scientific communication have become popular in the field of popular science. Although there are a lot of science games made, the result of scientific communication is not ideal. There are two major problems of Science Games. One is the fun of the game and the seriousness of science content is difficult to balance, the other one is social benefits and economic benefits are difficult to have both.In this paper, the knowledge of wildlife protection as an example, searched for the starting point of science game design through the game type, game emotions and the social impact of the game. Improve the enjoyment of science games, you can make people immersed with the game, so as to improve the enthusiasm of the knowledge of animal protection. To satisfy people's emotional needs in game will help the public understand the importance of accord development between man and nature. The use of flexible and diverse means of dissemination to expand the social influence of science games can promote public participation in science. Finally, through the summary of science game design essentials made the future development of science games.