Nursing Students' Scenario Performance: Game Metrics in a Simulation Game

AIMThe purpose of this study was to examine nursing students' scenario performance in a simulation game by utilizing game metrics.BACKGROUNDA significant advantage of simulation games is that they can store large amounts of data. Although game metrics enable the objective evaluation and analysis of performance, their use in the evaluation of students' performance is limited.METHODNursing students (N = 376) played a simulation game at home for 1 week. The resulting data consisted of game metrics stored in the game: number of playthroughs, mean scores, and mean playing times.RESULTSThe total number of playthroughs was 1,923. Statistically significant differences were found between different scenarios regarding the mean score (p < .0001). Mean playing time was significantly associated with the mean score (p < .05).CONCLUSIONGame metrics demonstrate nursing students' scenario performance in clinical reasoning skills in different scenarios in a simulation game.