OrbiFIRE - Orbiting the Field Report

OrbiFIRE - Orbiting the Field Report is an innovative and interactive board game-based teaching aid. It addresses the needs of creating digital teaching and learning platform for to enhance classroom learning. OrbiFIRE is specially designed for LCC402: English for Oral Reporting in UiTM. OrbiFIRE uniquely uses POTM.File to create the platform. The game starts with questions and answers relevant to field report investigations. OrbiFIRE enhances learners’ understanding of the elements of a complete field report project. The game features engaging mechanics of a board game, attractive clickable elements, avatar and dice, as well as dynamic astronomical visuals that respond to the actions of two to four players. The novelty of this digital game is it runs seamlessly as a standalone file and requires no installation. It is easily accessible using QR code on various devices with office software support either with online or offline connection. The potential benefits and outcomes of OrbiFIRE demonstrate high efficiency and user-friendliness for enjoyable classroom activities, for the usage of diverse users even with no internet connectivity.

OrbiFIRE - Orbiting the Field Report, POTM.File

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