PENYEIMBANGAN MEKANIKA GAME EDUKASI AIR BERSIH “WATER HUNTER” SEBAGAI MEDIA INTERAKTIF

The lack of understanding regarding water sanitation techniques at the elementary
school level motivates the creation of an interactive digital artwork in the form of
the 3D educational game "Water Hunter". This research and development aim to
design learning media simulating three simple water purification methods bottle
filtration, solar distillation, and water boiling and to evaluate its software
engineering functionality. Acting as the game programmer, the development was
executed using the Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) methodology,
implementing modular script architecture and onion design. This approach aims to
build a stable gameflow, minimize code coupling, and optimize game mechanics.
Cognitive evaluation measuring educational effectiveness (Pre-test and Post-test)
on 31 elementary school students was analyzed using the Paired Sample T-Test.
The results demonstrated a highly significant increase in understanding, with the
average score escalating from 69.68 to 86.45 (Sig. 0.000 < 0.05). Meanwhile,
system functionality testing using a dichotomous questionnaire (Guttman Scale)
achieved a technical feasibility percentage of 94.19%, proving that the application
is free from fatal errors and runs smoothly on user devices following the bug fixing
phase. In conclusion, "Water Hunter" is proven to be technically highly reliable
and effectively functions as an interactive edutainment output to enhance clean
water sanitation literacy.
Keywords: Educational Game, Game Programmer, Gameflow, Modular Script,
Onion Design, Water Sanitation.
Rendahnya pemahaman mengenai teknik sanitasi air di tingkat sekolah dasar
melatarbelakangi penciptaan karya seni digital interaktif berupa game edukasi 3D
"Water Hunter". Penelitian dan pengembangan ini bertujuan merancang media
pembelajaran yang menyimulasikan tiga metode pemurnian air sederhana filtrasi
botol, solar distillation, dan perebusan air serta menguji fungsionalitas teknis
perangkat lunaknya. Berperan sebagai game programmer, pengembangan
dieksekusi menggunakan metode Game Development Life Cycle (GDLC) dengan
menerapkan arsitektur modular script dan onion design. Pendekatan ini bertujuan
membangun gameflow yang stabil, meminimalisasi konflik antarkode, serta
mengoptimalkan mekanika permainan. Evaluasi kognitif untuk mengukur
efektivitas media edukasi (Pre-test dan Post-test) terhadap 31 siswa sekolah dasar
dianalisis menggunakan Paired Sample T-Test. Hasilnya menunjukkan lonjakan
pemahaman yang sangat signifikan, dengan peningkatan nilai rata-rata dari 56,77
menjadi 87,10 (Sig. 0,000 < 0,05). Sementara itu, uji fungsionalitas sistem
menggunakan kuesioner skala dikotomis (Skala Guttman) mencatatkan persentase
kelayakan teknis sebesar 94,19%, membuktikan bahwa aplikasi terhindar dari fatal
error dan berjalan lancar pada gawai pengguna pascapengaplikasian tahapan bug
fixing. Kesimpulannya, "Water Hunter" terbukti sangat andal secara teknis dan
sangat efektif berfungsi sebagai luaran media edutainment untuk meningkatkan
literasi sanitasi air bersih.
Kata Kunci: Game Edukasi, Game Programmer, Gameflow, Modular Script,
Onion Design, Sanitasi Air.