Nearly all reviewed serious games include game mechanics providing freedom of gameplay, most commonly choice options, interactive elements, and free exploration¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All but two of the reviewed studies included game mechanics giving some freedom of gameplay, with multiple-option choices and interactive elements the most frequent across cognitive skills and knowledge. → Bijl 2024

Evidence¶

Bijl 2024¶

Bijl, A., Veldkamp, B. P., Wools, S., & de Klerk, S. (2024). Serious games in high-stakes assessment contexts: a systematic literature review into the game design principles for valid game-based performance assessment. Education Tech Research Dev, 72, 2041–2064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10362-0

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review's freedom-of-gameplay synthesis (Table 9) tallies mechanics per competency type, including choice between multiple options (n = 14 for both cognitive skills and knowledge), interactive elements, and free exploration. It states "all studies included in the review but two include game mechanics to give some freedom of gameplay".

"Second, all studies included in the review but two include game mechanics to give some freedom of gameplay (Table 9)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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