History Leap: Enhancing Historical Learning Through a Game-Based Approach

The development of “History Leap: Indonesian Independence” integrates engaging 2D platformer gameplay with historical narratives to stimulate dwindling interest in Indonesian history. The game's urgency lies in addressing the decreasing engagement with traditional history education, making it vital to innovate educational methods. Our research utilizes a game development approach, specifically the Agile methodology, to create an educational game that elucidates Indonesia's journey to independence. Participants, including university and high school students, played the game and evaluated its educational impact. The results showed significant satisfaction with the game's learning effectiveness and enjoyment, despite lower scores in game presence. These findings were analyzed using T-Test and Mann-Whitney methods based on the data normality. This underscores the potential of game-based learning to enhance historical education across different educational stages.