Phase 1
Briefing
30 sec
Pick one operation style (Recon, Systems, or Boss Sim).
Psychology: Choice preserves autonomy and lowers resistance.
Before dinner flow: open game -> clear 1 mission -> done
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How Will Learns The Game
This tutorial is built as a mini campaign, not a rules lecture. It teaches game controls and ARFID-safe mission behavior at the same time.
4-Phase Tutorial Loop
Total target time: around 3 minutes. Teach one control, one behavior, one confidence win.
Phase 2
Guided Run
90 sec
Run the mission with hints, prompts, and one model response.
Psychology: Scaffolding supports success before independence.
Phase 3
Solo Run
60 sec
Complete the next step with fewer prompts.
Psychology: Fading support builds competence and confidence.
Phase 4
Debrief
30 sec
Save one clue and one If-Then action plan for the next meal.
Psychology: Transfer links in-game learning to real-world behavior.
Tutorial Rule
Teach by doing, not by reading
Tutorial starts inside the game loop. Text is short, then action happens immediately.
Tutorial Rule
Give guidance, then fade
Use hard + soft scaffolds first, then reduce hints as the child succeeds.
Tutorial Rule
Feedback must be immediate and contingent
Reward appears right after process actions, not random or delayed.
Tutorial Rule
Use story context to anchor effort
Every tutorial step is framed as campaign progress, not worksheet completion.
Tutorial Rule
Make transfer explicit
Each mission ends with one next-meal behavior plan and fallback script.
Tutorial Rule
Protect safety + agency
No pressure-to-eat mechanics, no guilt loops, and stop control is always visible.
Parent Co-Op Script For Tutorial
Before
"You pick today's operation. We only need one small rep."
During
"Nice data. Want hint mode or solo mode for this step?"
After
"Log one clue and one next-meal move. Then we are done."
Tutorial Progress Sync
Save completion so campaign pages and reports reflect tutorial progress.
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Research Behind This Tutorial
Evidence links used for tutorial structure and interaction rules.
The Gamification of Learning: a Meta-analysis (Educational Psychology Review, 2020)Can guidance during play enhance children’s learning and development? (Child Development, 2022)A review of teacher implemented scaffolding in K-12 (SSAHO, 2023)Game-based learning in early childhood education: systematic review/meta-analysis (Frontiers in Psychology, 2024)Gamified Closed-Loop Intervention Enhances Tic Suppression in Children: A Randomized Trial (2024)Impact of Pediatric Mobile Game Play on Healthy Eating Behavior: RCT (2020)A meta-analysis of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion (Prev Med, 2014)