Analyzing teachers’ and students’ needs for Augmented Reality-based game development in ELT at MTsN Gresik

To implement Augmented Reality (AR)-based games in ELT, the first thing the teacher does is a Needs Analysis (NA). This research aims to analyze the needs of teachers and students for the development of AR-based games in ELT at MTsN Gresik. By using mixed methods, the data was collected using interviews and questionnaire. The research results show that English teacher needs media that is interesting and aligned with learning objectives, media that provides comprehensive feedback on student assignments, media that is easy to integrate into learning, multimedia, and media that presents types of questions for assignments. The results of this research also show that the students most need media that is interesting and provides thorough feedback on English assignments. This research also explains that the English teacher’s needs are more focused on a well-structured learning process while the students’ needs are more focused on interesting learning experiences. In addition, the English teacher and students both need to use interactive and informative AR-based game. The researcher suggests that future researchers focus on AR-based games development by paying attention to the identified needs of teachers and students.