The escape room: using a simple text-based game to promote business undergraduates’ digital self reliance

Offord, M. , Honeychurch, S. , Quinn, N. , Barr, M. and Mullen, H. (2022) The escape room: using a simple text-based game to promote business undergraduates’ digital self reliance. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 23, (doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi23.855)

Abstract

This case study aims to highlight the ease of use and effectiveness of an escape room game by describing how it was implemented in an undergraduate business course. The case study demonstrates the simplicity of a straightforward text-based game and how this was used in a large course of online students. Our case study aims to present our experience of implementing the escape room game from a practical perspective. We add to our narrative some descriptive statistics from a student survey conducted after the game. The case study builds on existing work in this field by extending its use beyond small face-to-face sessions to a technique suitable for far larger classes in an online format.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Quinn, Dr Nick and Mullen, Dr Helen and Honeychurch, Dr Sarah and Offord, Dr Matt and Barr, Dr Matthew
• Authors: Offord, M., Honeychurch, S., Quinn, N., Barr, M., and Mullen, H.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science; College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management; University Services > Learning and Teaching Services Division
• Journal Name: Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
• Publisher: Association for Learning Development in Higher Education
• ISSN: 1759-667X
• ISSN (Online): 1759-667X
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education 23
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence