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Conceptualization of Game Based Approaches for Learning and Training on Cyber Security

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Menelaos N. Katsantonis,

Panayotis Fouliras,

Ioannis MavridisAuthors Info & Claims

PCI '17: Proceedings of the 21st Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics

Article No.: 36, Pages 1 - 2

https://doi.org/10.1145/3139367.3139415

Published: 28 September 2017 Publication History

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Utilizing game based approaches for learning and training on cyber security is a way to foster innovative methods and effectively train learners in highly-motivating settings. In this work, we investigate related works on such approaches. Our study reveals only a limited set of works focusing on diverse target groups and methodologies and a lack of conceptual analysis and design standards. To this end, we analyse the structure of cyber security learning and training approaches that utilize gamification and game based learning notions; we decompose these approaches into their respective elements; we define their relations; and we construct a concept map of pedagogical and technological elements of game based learning and training approaches on cyber security.

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Conceptualization of Game Based Approaches for Learning and Training on Cyber Security
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
      1. Computer games
  2. Education

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PCI '17: Proceedings of the 21st Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics

September 2017

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DOI:10.1145/3139367

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September 28 - 30, 2017

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