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Indonesian students’ Android game receives awards in Malaysia
Four Indonesian dentistry students from Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, received awards at the 2018 ITEX for Si Manggis Celebes, a game that educates children about healthy teeth and mouths.
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Baso, the main character on 'Si Manggis Celebes', Android-based game made by students from Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi. (JP/Ni Nyoman Wira)
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i Manggis Celebes, an Android-based game developed by four dentistry students from Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, took home trophies from the 2018 International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Held for three days from May 10 to 12, the team received a silver medal in the Education category during the World Young Inventors & Exhibition (WYIE) forum and a special award from World Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA) Taiwan.
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The four students, Mixelia Ade Novianty, Nurfaisya Riandani, M.Shaad Isra and Julian Marchel Nuruwael, are concerned with the lack of knowledge about healthy teeth and mouths among parents and children in Indonesia.
“The existing education method has been dominated by conventional ones, such as speeches and posters,” said Mixelia Ade Novianty to Antara news agency. They thought of more interesting methods to attract more people and the game was born . They also asked a student of information techniques within the same university, Alwi, to join.
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Mixelia claimed the game was the first in Indonesia to be based on research. “This game also has security authorization feature for parents,” said Mixelia. “If children play the game for more than 30 minutes, it will be closed automatically. Why 30 minutes? Based on our study, it is the maximum duration for children to be face-to-face with a smartphone screen.”
Si Manggis Celebes has Baso as the main character. It is divided into different stages and children are able to learn anything about teeth one step at a time. In the first stage, for instance, they will learn about the function of each tooth. It has been downloaded by more than 1,000 users.
Organized by Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS), ITEX is an annual event that debuted in 1989. The event has been attended by different universities and research institutes from Asia and Europe. (wir/wng)
