Testing MARBEL: A interactive game for introducing professions to early childhood

Software technology developing rapidly influences developments in various fields, including in education. The use of game as a learning tool is also carried out in early childhood learning. Children can learn in a fun way using games. This study aims at analysing the Marbel mobile game as a learning tool in early childhood. Particularly, it is on the theme of profession to introduce various types of professions. The study was conducted by observing the game, being tested using a heuristic and an educational criteria test. The results show that the Marbel Profession game can be used as an early childhood learning tool, can stimulate early cognitive development such as jigsaw puzzles, guessing pictures, guessing pictures quickly, and changing colours.