Serious games vs. traditional tutorials in the pandemic: a randomised controlled trial
This study demonstrates the utility of a serious game (PlayMed™) as an online teaching tool for medical education. Students exposed to PM demonstrated superior engagement and feelings of safety. Utilisation of serious games may also facilitate knowledge acquisition, at least in the short term.
Authors
- Isabella Dobrescu
- Su Min Joyce Tan
- Katrina Blazek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-4756)
- Neela Sitaram
- Chee Y. Ooi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7111-0926)
- Sandra Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5119-371X)
- Michael J. Coffey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5543-9438)
- Alberto Motta
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1424024
- Primary Topic
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council