Game “Verse Heroes The Judges” As A Means of Introducing Biblical Figures and Increasing Interest in Reading The Bible

Abstract

Christians use the Bible as their Holy Scripture, both Protestant and Catholic. Reading the Bible regularly is useful as a means of growing the faith of each individual Christian. But in fact there are still many Christians who do not read the Bible regularly so that in addition to their faith is less growing, many are also less familiar with biblical figures let alone less popular figures such as The Judges.

According to a LifeWay Research survey that sampled 2,930 Christian respondents, only 19% said they read the Bible regularly every day. This shows that 81% of Christians do not read the Bible regularly. Many factors cause it, among others: low interest in reading itself, boredom, lack of persuasion from both family and church environments, wrong impressions of the Bible, and unconstructive perceptions. When in fact, reading and studying the Bible is the activity that has the greatest impact on spiritual growth.

The method to know and understand about the Bible contents is reading, either in the form of books or Bible applications that can be accessed online on Smartphone or Computer/PC devices. People nowadays found themselves less interested in reading. For this reason, other methods are needed to increase interest in reading the Bible so that the delivery of Bible contents can be of interest to Christians.

Therefore, the creation of the game "Verse Heroes The Judges" which contains knowledge about the Judges in the Bible is expected to help players increase interest in reading the Bible. The game was chosen as a means of assistance, namely so that players can play while learning. In addition, educational games can also be a means of learning through reading in a fun way.