BlockTrainHK: An online learning game for experiencing blockchain concepts

Yung Po Tsang; Chun Ho Wu; Carman Ka Man Lee

doi:10.1016/j.softx.2022.101167

BlockTrainHK: An online learning game for experiencing blockchain concepts

Yung Po Tsang, Chun Ho Wu, Carman Ka Man Lee

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Abstract

Although blockchain is regarded as a promising and revolutionary technology, not everyone, particular non-technical students, can effectively understand and appraise its mechanism. To spread knowledge of blockchain technology, an online educational game for learning blockchain concepts named ‘BlockTrainHK’ is designed and developed from the React Native framework. Users from multi-disciplinary backgrounds can experience the block mining process, where the whole journey of building the blockchain and other advanced concepts, including immutability, Merkle tree, and zero knowledge proof, can be revealed, such that technical barriers of learning blockchain can be overcome.

Original language	English
Article number	101167
Number of pages	7
Journal	SoftwareX
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101167
Publication status	Published - Jul 2022

Keywords

Blockchain
Game
Learning
Teaching

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Computer Science Applications

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