Business management games are serious game that establish a link between business management theory and business management in practice, by providing learners a environment in which they can act as business leaders.
Published in Chapter:
A First Step towards Integrating Educational Theory and Game Design
Jan-Paul van Staalduinen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Copyright: © 2011
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch005
Abstract
As of yet, there is no clear relationship between game elements and deep learning. This chapter used a literature review to create an overview of 25 game elements that contribute to learning. The TOPSIM game, by TATA Interactive Systems, was used in a case study to delve into the educational impact of 16 of these game elements. Using pre-game and post-game tests, it was concluded that the students learned from the game, and that they considered the following elements to contribute to their learning: ‘action-domain-link’, ‘adaptation’, ‘debriefing’, ‘conflict’, ‘control’, ‘fantasy’, ‘goals/objectives’, ‘mystery’, and ‘safety’. These results will be used in the construction of a game-based learning model that also incorporates theory on education game design, research on educational elements and principles in games, and theory on core elements that make up all games, whether educational or entertaining.