Teaching Public Administration· 2026Q2
Gaming for the public good: Unraveling the outcomes and challenges of serious games in the public sector
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Short summary
Serious games effectively boost motivation, training success, and task performance in public sector vocational training, though design and implementation challenges persist.
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Key points
- Serious games are recognized as low-risk, cost-effective tools for public sector training.
- When well-designed, serious games can increase learner motivation, training success, and task performance.
- Applications span military, policing, sustainability, citizen participation, and healthcare sectors.
- A systematic literature review identified both outcomes and challenges of serious games in public sector vocational training.
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Abstract
Serious games are increasingly recognized as low-risk and less costly environments for fostering competencies in the public sector. They are used internationally in the fields of military, policing, sustainability, citizen participation, and healthcare. When properly designed, serious games are considered feasible for encouraging learners’ motivation, advancing training success, and enhancing task performance. This article reviews the current state of research on serious games for vocational training in the public sector. This article pursues the question: “What are the outcomes and challenges of the purposeful use of serious games in the vocational training of public employees and students?” Using a systematic literature review, we classified selected records concerning their applied methods, theories, outcomes, challenges, and point towards avenues for further research. Hence, we set a research agenda for the use of serious games training in the public sector.
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Field: Developmental and Educational Psychology
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