Game-based Content Development for Learning Principles of Prime Numbers

This paper presents a game based learning content for learning principles of finding prime numbers which called 'PrimeMiner'. PrimeMiner is a new type learning content that combines characteristics of a puzzle game and principles of the prime numbers. Learners can improve interest and elevated concentrations on learning through playing the game. While learners play this game they can learn the principles of prime numbers. In this paper, we introduce to the game principle and the internal algorithms of PrimeMiner, and describe how to learner can learn about prime numbers through PrimeMiner.