Simulations in Entrepreneurship Education: Serious Games and Learning Through Play. (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fox, Joe; Pittaway, Luke; Uzuegbunam, Ikenna
• Is Part Of: Entrepreneurship education and pedagogy. Volume 1:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 61
• Page End: 89
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: serious games -- simulations -- education -- learning; Entrepreneurship -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Business education -- Periodicals; 338.04071
• DOI: 10.1177/2515127417737285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2515-1274

Abstract

Entrepreneurship education continues to grow and develop worldwide. This article seeks to expand knowledge and understanding of educational practice in entrepreneurship by focusing on serious games, specifically computer simulations which model entrepreneurship. This paper begins by reviewing the entrepreneurship education literature to consider the role of simulations, explores the nature of serious games, and assesses the role of such games in simulating entrepreneurial learning. This research uses systematic literature review techniques to collect data on serious games, analyzes these games and provides five detailed case studies on the games. The paper concludes with a discussion of what serious games currently simulate in entrepreneurial learning, and directions for future research.