DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE AI - GENERATED DIGITAL GAMES   FOR TEACHING THE TOPIC “MAP SCALE” IN GRADE 5

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen	nguyenthithanhtuyen@hvu.edu.vn	Hung Vuong University Nong Trang ward, Phu Tho province, Vietnam

Summary:

In the context of today’s rapidly advancing digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new opportunities for the design and development of digital games for educational purposes, especially at the primary school level. However, research on a systematic set of principles and procedures for designing AI-supported digital games in primary Mathematics education remains limited. This paper uses two research methods: document analysis and literature synthesis. The new contribution of the study is the proposal of a set of five principles and a four-step process for developing AI-supported digital games for the topic of “Map Scale” including: Defining objectives and developing game ideas; identifying the core game design components; using prompts to transform ideas into digital games; and testing, evaluating, and improving the games. The study also illustrates the process of disigning and developing an AI-supported digital game for teaching the topic of “Map Scale”. Through illustrative examples, the study suggests the potential application of AI in supporting digital game design, creating diverse learning content, and developing interactive forms suitable for the learning characteristics of primary school students.

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Keywords:

AI-supported digital games

map scale

principles

Procedures

grade 5.

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Journal:

No. 10, October 2026

VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

THE VIETNAM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE AI - GENERATED DIGITAL GAMES FOR TEACHING THE TOPIC “MAP SCALE” IN GRADE 5