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Design and Validation of Serious Game on Steganography for Higher Education
Weijsenfeld, F.G.J. (2025) Design and Validation of Serious Game on Steganography for Higher Education.
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| Abstract: | Serious games are increasingly employed in educational environments to enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes. Research indicates that these games positively impact holistic understanding and long-term knowledge retention. Steganography, the practice of concealing information in plain sight to prevent detection, is a critical topic in cybersecurity. Despite its importance, teaching steganography often relies on traditional methods such as lecturing and reading books, partly due to the limited availability of engaging serious games tailored to this subject. This study aims to design and evaluate an interactive, narrative-based serious game focused on steganography in order to help teachers enhance their lessons in an engaging way. To assess the game's effectiveness, two groups of in total 54 participants in higher education in the Netherlands have participated in its validation: one group has played the designed game, while the other group has studied the same content through a textual resource. Both groups then provided feedback on their engagement levels in the User Engagement Scale Short Form and completed a knowledge test. The study has analysed this data and found that there is a significant difference experienced in engagement between the groups. No significance difference between the scores on the knowledge test was found. The results from this research could establish the game as a valuable teaching tool, enriching university curricula and enhancing students' learning experiences in cybersecurity education. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
| Awards: | Best Paper Award |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/105122 |
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