Cyber Security Educational Games for Children: A Systematic Literature Review
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| author | Damenu, Temesgen Kitaw Gökbay, İnci Zaim Covaci, Alexandra Li, Shujun |
| author_facet | Damenu, Temesgen Kitaw Gökbay, İnci Zaim Covaci, Alexandra Li, Shujun |
| contents | Educational games have been widely used to teach children about cyber security. This systematic literature review reveals evidence of positive learning outcomes, after analysing 91 such games reported in 68 papers published between 2010 and 2024. However, critical gaps have also been identified regarding the design processes and the methodological rigour, including lack of systematic design, misalignment between proposed and achieved learning outcomes, rare use of control groups, limited discussions on ethical considerations, and underutilisation of emerging technologies. We recommend multiple future research directions, e.g., a hybrid approach to game design and evaluation that combines bottom-up and top-down approaches. |
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| spellingShingle | Cyber Security Educational Games for Children: A Systematic Literature Review Damenu, Temesgen Kitaw Gökbay, İnci Zaim Covaci, Alexandra Li, Shujun Cryptography and Security Computers and Society Human-Computer Interaction Educational games have been widely used to teach children about cyber security. This systematic literature review reveals evidence of positive learning outcomes, after analysing 91 such games reported in 68 papers published between 2010 and 2024. However, critical gaps have also been identified regarding the design processes and the methodological rigour, including lack of systematic design, misalignment between proposed and achieved learning outcomes, rare use of control groups, limited discussions on ethical considerations, and underutilisation of emerging technologies. We recommend multiple future research directions, e.g., a hybrid approach to game design and evaluation that combines bottom-up and top-down approaches. |
| title | Cyber Security Educational Games for Children: A Systematic Literature Review |
| topic | Cryptography and Security Computers and Society Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17414 |