Learning and Motivational Impact of Using a Virtual Reality Serious Video Game to Learn Scrum

Examining and Comparing the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Serious Games and LEGO Serious Play for Learning Scrum

“…These results are consistent with the current body of research on game-based learning [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], which suggests that this methodology is capable of producing positive impacts on student performance and motivation. More specifically, the results obtained for the virtual reality serious game are consistent with those of previous assessments of this game [19][20][21]. Regarding the results obtained for the LEGO Serious Play activity, it is worth remarking that they are aligned with those of [37][38][39][40], who also examined the use of a LEGO Serious Play activity for learning Scrum and found that it was beneficial for the students' learning.…”

“…Although previous works examined the use of virtual reality serious games for learning Scrum [19][20][21][22][23][24], as well as the use of LEGO Serious Play for this same purpose [35,[37][38][39][40][41][42], to the knowledge of the authors this is the first work that performed a comparison between these two game-based learning approaches. Therefore, this article makes a novel contribution by providing, for the first time, evidence on the learning effectiveness of virtual reality serious games compared to LEGO Serious Play.…”

“…Furthermore, some works have reported the use of this kind of game in educational settings, including games for learning languages and culture [15], physics [16], engineering [17], and topics related to computer science such as computer programming [18]. In this regard, it should be pointed out that the authors of the present contribution recently presented ScrumVR [19][20][21], which is the virtual reality serious game examined in this article.…”

“…As described in the previous subsections, virtual reality serious games [19][20][21][22][23][24] and LEGO Serious Play activities [35,[37][38][39][40][41][42] have been used to deliver Scrum training. Moreover, other noteworthy alternatives have been used for this purpose, including serious video games not based on virtual reality [43][44][45], physical games [46][47][48], agile project management tools [49], and classroom exercises [50].…”

“…Thereby, the learning experience is enriched with feedback generated according to the player's actions. More technical details about ScrumVR can be found at [19,20].…”