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Simulator and Robot-Based Game for Learning Automata Theory

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Entertainment for Education. Digital Techniques and Systems (Edutainment 2010)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 6249))

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This paper introduces a Finite State Machine Simulator and a robot-based game associated with it for learning Automata Theory. The Finite State Machine Simulator is implemented in Java language and the automaton game based robot is build by the Lego NXT Robot set. Learners can build their own automaton graphically in the simulator interface, and then pass it to the robot, which can then simulate the automaton transitions. Learners can learn by observing the robot’s motion.

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  1. Graduate School of Computer Science, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

    Mohamed Hamada & Sayota Sato

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Automation, LIAMA, The Sino-French Lab in Computer Science, NLPR, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100080, Beijing, China

    Xiaopeng Zhang

  2. School of Software, Ideal Institute of Information and Technology, E-learning Laboratory of Jilin Province, Engineering & Research Center of E-learning, Northeast Normal University, 130117, ChangChun, China

    Shaochun Zhong

  3. State Key Lab of CAD&CG, DEARC – Digital Entertainment and Animation Research Center, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China

    Zhigeng Pan

  4. School of Information Technology, South St. Murdoch, Murdoch University, 6150, Perth, WA, Australia

    Kevin Wong

  5. School of Education and Science, Digital Entertainment Research Center, Nanjing Normal University, 310097, Nanjing, China

    Ruwei Yun

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Hamada, M., Sato, S. (2010). Simulator and Robot-Based Game for Learning Automata Theory. In: Zhang, X., Zhong, S., Pan, Z., Wong, K., Yun, R. (eds) Entertainment for Education. Digital Techniques and Systems. Edutainment 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6249. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14533-9_44

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