The Game Within the Simulation Game the Research Method Concept and Project With Game Design Implementation

Abstract

The following paper discusses the idea of a double-game structure within one course. The first game is a classic top management business simulation game played in teams, while the second game is an investment game played on an individual basis. The investment game will be based on the industry data drawn from the first game and will be graded based on the average industry return ratio. This course structure should help students remain more motivated and focused than a business simulation alone and satisfies their desire to be graded based on both participation within a team and on individual performance. In order to analyze the effects of such an idea, an experiment is designed to compare groups of master’s degree-level students with business simulation alone with those using the simulation with the investment game incorporated. The experiment will be focused both on the game results and students’ motivation. In order to design a new game based on investment decisions, a pilot study was conducted. This paper presents an analysis of the gathered data and conclusions regarding the creation of the main experiment based on the investment game.