1. Background of Study
With the abundant of apps in the App stores and Google Play, the effectiveness of those apps towards students’
learning is questionable since learning is closely related to the instructional design of learning materials. It marks
the importance for instructional designer to begin with well-structured learning materials by incorporating the
learning objectives and teaching strategies as suggested previously by Moore and Kearsley (1996). This paper
focuses in integrating project based learning environment into the design and development of mobile apps for
learning 2D animation. We believe that, mobile apps that promote learning in the current market are highly